Frick, I Love Nature
Hello, world! Have you ever asked yourself if humans are the only animals who have best friends? Are you curious if any other species has a democratic government? Do you wonder if the creatures who eat poop enjoy the taste? If you have, then this is the podcast for you. Join your hosts, Gordie and Stephen, as they bring you the fascinating answers to the world's silliest nature questions. Each episode they'll interview real-life plant/animal experts and uncover bizarre behaviour, obscure facts, and incredible stories in their search for the truth. They won't stop until they get to the very bottom of these nature mysteries. And maybe, just maybe, we'll all learn a bit about what it means to be human along the way.
Episodes
You've probably seen a butterfly or two flapping their cutie-pie wings this summer...but guess what? THEY WEREN'T ALWAYS LIKE THAT. Somehow, these creatures started out as a thiccc caterpillar, turned into a goo-ball and came out looking hunky and ready to fly their little hearts out. But how does such a beautiful creature come from mushy gloop? And why?
To find out, we interviewed Dr. Jens Rolf, a scient...
It's fathers day and we got daddies on the mind. In the past, we've learned about some not so great animal dads, so we wanted to meet up with an expert to learn about some of the BEST animal daddies. What do these good animal daddies do? Who is the best animal dad, and what can aspiring / current daddies learn from them?
To find out, we interviewed Dr. Karen Bales, a scientist who specializes in understan...
Whether it’s Easter or paying $9 per dozen, eggs are in the news. But what do we really know about these delicious breakfast orbs? How did they evolve? Why do they exist? Which came first: the chicken or the egg?
The more we thought about it, the more we realized that eggs are weird. Really weird. Think about it, most animals lay SOME kind of egg. Why did they all decide to go with that? Did they have a me...
We all want to live good, long lives, but it’s not just about diet and exercise. Some animals simply live longer than others. It’s just how things are: cats live longer than mice, humans live longer than deer, bears live longer than salmon.
But why? And how? And most importnatly, could I you live forever?
People have spent their entire careers trying to answer these seemingly simple question...
Poop is a part of life. Animals, plants, and even bacteria need to eliminate waste to survive. But what about the animals that eat poop to survive? Why would nature make them do something so gross? And, most importantly…
Do animals actually enjoy eating poo?
At Frick, we’ve been pondering this question for years. It’s a complicated topic, touching on not just the sense of taste, but also on t...
Ants build structures. Ants wage war. Ants even do agriculture. But ants also live in large, organized colonies that experience challenges, disagreements, and even natural disasters. This begs the question:
Do ants vote?
Seriously, are humans the only ones to figure this out (kinda)? Do ants have their own form of democracy? Do other animals? Is there an ant George Washington?
We interview Dr. Aaron Fairweather, an entomologist sp...
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