Life, Death, and Taxonomy

About 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.

Publisher

Life, Death, and Taxonomy

Category

education · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jan 2018

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

29 of 442 episodes have a transcript.

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   3 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 438 – Velvet Ant: Thick Skinned

   Host Dr. Eleanor Vance explores the fascinating defense mechanisms and unique biology of the velvet ant, revealing its surprising resilience.

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   26 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 437 – Elephant Seal: That’s Deep

   Host Dr. Anya Sharma interviews marine biologist Dr. Ben Carter about the surprising deep-sea adaptations of elephant seals.

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   21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 436 – Foam-Nest Tree Frog: Modern Insulator

   Host [Host Name] interviews herpetologist Dr. Jane Smith about the foam-nest tree frog's unique insulating properties and its fascinating biology.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 438 – Velvet Ant: Thick Skinned

Published 3 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] In this case, red and black is still not friend of Jack. No. Jack is enemies of this bug. They are solitary, non-colony forming. They are not eusocial. There's no queen. They're anarchists. Wasps don't have queens. Yeah. It's a wasp. It's not an ant. Males search for females using their pheromones and even respond to the female's stridulation sounds, which I guess you'll talk about. Once a male finds a receptive female, he carries her to a sheltered location to mate. You have to buy a house. Or you have to have some sort of shelter. Carry her across the threshold. Yeah. Females are believed to mate only once. […]

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YouTube views

8,428

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

50 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

50 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

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Quality

80

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

95