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The Primordial Soup Pot

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  • Welcome to the Primordial Soup Pot! Join Aaron and Rustin as they explore the strange side of ecology, natural history, and evolution.
    Aaron Johnson 2022
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  • Lakes: Carbonated Death Traps and the Freshwater Sharks of Lake Nicaragua

    Lakes: Carbonated Death Traps and the Freshwater Sharks of Lake Nicaragua
    Jun 6 2024

    Lakes! Rustin opens with the tale of Lake Nyos. Learn about the folklore and science behind this carbonated lake, along with the disaster caused by the lake's eruption. Aaron follows with Lake Nicaragua, a freshwater lake that many sharks call home. Learn about the freshwater habits of bull sharks, and how they ended up in this freshwater ecosystem.
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    50 mins
  • Ants: Cannibal Nuclear Bunkers and Lazy Parasitic Coworkers

    Ants: Cannibal Nuclear Bunkers and Lazy Parasitic Coworkers
    May 23 2024

    We got ants! Aaron starts with the cannibal ants found living in an abandoned nuclear bunker. Learn more about how this ant "colony" adapted to these unique conditions and what researchers learned about ant behavior. Rustin follows with an overview of social parasite ants. Learn about all different types of social parasites, from kidnapping raiders to ants so repulsive nobody wants to deal with them.
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    52 mins
  • Top Gun's Reject Bugs: Stinkfly Lacewings and the Fecal Shielding Tortoise Beetles

    Top Gun's Reject Bugs: Stinkfly Lacewings and the Fecal Shielding Tortoise Beetles
    May 9 2024

    Bugs! Rustin starts off with the lacewing. Learn about this bug's usage by farmers, antipredator behaviors, and habit of wearing insect corpses. Aaron follows with the biology of tortoise beetle larvae and their....unique methods for dealing with predators.
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    40 mins
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