Life, Death, and Taxonomy
Learn about all things animalia in this family friendly podcast. Each week Joe and Carlos dive deep into nature to find animals that have at least one amazing talent they use to survive. Gather up some animal knowledge and crazy nature facts to drop on your friends at parties with each new episode of Life, Death, and Taxonomy.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 390
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 308 – Plains Zebra: White Stripes
“…and today we’re talking about a fashion icon that is more interested in function over form. But more on that later.” Few looks in nature are as iconic as a plains zebra’s stripes. But these savanna…
00:53:25 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Episode 307 – Greater Sage Grouse: House of Grouse
“…and today we’re talking about the Charlie Chaplin of chickens. But more on that later.” In the wide open plains of Saskatchewan, a bulky pheasant puts on a very interesting display. The Greater Sag…
00:34:19 |
Tue 05 Dec 2023
Episode 306 – Demodex Mite: Face to Face with Friends
“…and today we’re talking about a tiny animal that likes oil, but not the kind that comes from olives. But more on that later.” Warning: Learning about this animal might give you the heebie jeebies o…
00:46:56 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Episode 305 – Sarcastic Fringehead: Sea Grouch
“…and today…yeah, we’re talking about a really beautiful animal… But more on that later.” They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but you need more than wit to stake your claim in the animal king…
00:32:29 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Episode 304 – Bdelloid Rotifer: Millennial Thaw
“…and today we are talking about a rip van winkle for the ages. But more on that later.” What if you could talk to someone from thousands of years ago? What could they tell you about the world and wh…
00:35:20 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Episode 303 – Slaver Ant: Hill Raiders
“…and today we are talking about an ant that is absolutely canceled. But more on that later.” In Pixar’s A Bug’s Life, the ants are the good guys, but studying ants shows that ants aren’t exactly on …
00:45:25 |
Sat 11 Nov 2023
Episode 302 – Yellow Bellied Marmot: Brilliant Burrows
“…and today we are talking about some sleepy mountain rodents, but more on that later.” If your circumstances are difficult, sometimes it helps to sleep on it. When you wake up, you’ll feel renewed a…
00:37:30 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Episode 301 – Pinhead Pearlfish: Nature’s Pocket
“…and today we’re talking about an assertive insertive fish in the sea. But more on that later.” The ocean is full of situations where animals work together toward a common goal. Whether it’s finding…
00:31:24 |
Tue 24 Oct 2023
Episode 300 – Sponge Crab: Hat Fashion
“…and today we’re talking about a boss that puts the team on his back. But more on that later.” In everyday life, it’s often necessary to wear many different hats. You’re a student, an employee, a pa…
00:44:02 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Episode 299 – Koala: Eucalip-Smacking Good
“…and today we’re talking about an arboreal ignoramus. But more on that later.” Way out in the land down under, a famous little gray puff gremlin spends its days as a literal tree-hugger. Like its eq…
00:48:45 |
Tue 10 Oct 2023
Episode 298 – Doliolida: Mass Reproduction
“…and today we’re talking about a tiny barrel in the sea. But more on that later.” Humans, like many animals, go through a familiar generational cycle. Your parents made you and their parents made th…
00:44:36 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
Episode 297 – Crocodile Icefish: Cold as Ice
“…and today we’re talking about an ice cold krill killer. But more on that later.” The trend of swimming in cold water for health benefits is doggy paddling its way into the public zeitgeist. But wha…
00:34:58 |
Tue 26 Sep 2023
Episode 296 – Burmese Python: Invasion of the Swamp Snatchers
“And today we’re talking about a reptile that’s coming in our state trying to take our rabbits! But more on that later…” A “fish out of water” is someone who feels out of place because their surround…
00:48:19 |
Tue 19 Sep 2023
Episode 295 – Timber Wolf: Another Day with Parasites
“…and today we’re talking about the most popular villain of nursery rhymes. But more on that later.” Pack leader. Top dog. Dominant male. Head honcho. Alpha male. It’s a common misconception that wol…
00:42:15 |
Tue 12 Sep 2023
Episode 294 – Cartwheel Spider: Whirly Bug Saw
“…and today we are talking about an animal whose mind commands the body to roll and it obeys. But more on that later.” Members of the animal kingdom know that survival is the ability to swim in stran…
00:27:32 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
Episode 293 – Blue-Ringed Octopus: Uh-Oh Spadeadly-Os
“…and today we’re talking about spicy calamari, but not really. More on that later.” When you’re a teeny tiny cerulean cephalopod in a big bad cephalopod’s world, you need to have some tricks up all …
00:41:28 |
Tue 29 Aug 2023
Episode 292 – Purple Emperor: Purple Putrid Eater
“…and today we’re talking about something with a name that sounds like it could be a fish, bird, or flower. But more on that later…” Butterflies are truly one of God’s gifts of nature. A creature tha…
00:42:13 |
Tue 22 Aug 2023
Episode 291 – Jack Jumper Ant: Be Nimble
“…and today we’re talking about an Olympic-level bug. But more on that later.” “Jack, be nimble. Jack, be quick. Jack jumps over the candle stick.” Jumping over a whole candle stick might be an easy …
00:32:33 |
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Episode 290 – Tadpole Shrimp: Rice Lice
“…and today we’re talking about a crustacean that’s coming for your rice crispy treats. But more on that later.” What if you lived in a place that was sometimes uninhabitable for years? You’d have t…
00:33:21 |
Tue 08 Aug 2023
Episode 289 – Hadal Snailfish: 20,000 Leagues
“…and today we’re talking about the cousin of an alumni. But more on that later.” Deep in the water where no fish hang out lives a glum, gloomy swimmer with some ever-present clout. The hadal snailfi…
00:38:36 |
Tue 01 Aug 2023
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