On this SpoOoOoky Halloween episode we learn about a slew of truly spooky frogs, investigate which animal has the most bones, and see how capitalism may have led to the rise of witch hunts!
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We also learn about: fluorescence, dinosaur eating frogs (technically), CAN A SPIDER EAT A DINOSAUR??? (NOT CLICKBAIT), frog shazam, Ella learns to love the Freddy Krueger Frog, wishing you a happy bones day, evo-devo, deregionalization, how would antlers wear pants?, the origin of gossip, down with capitalism!
Sources:
Horror frog breaks own bones to produce claws
Frogs with Claws, Frogs with Hair
New pumpkin toadlet species found
How the Newly Discovered, Mud-Loving ‘Zombie’ Frog Got Its Name
Skeletal Structure, University of Idaho
Skeleton, Postcranial, Rommel & Reynolds
Axial patterning in snakes and caecilians, Woltering et al.
From Lizard to Snake; Behind the Evolution of an Extreme Body Plan, Woltering
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