Butterflies: Caterpillars with Wings!

Schoolhouse Rock is possibly the best children's program of all time. Join Josh and Chuck in this classic episode as they tell the story of SR, featuring an interview with Pavement's Bob Nastanovich, contributor to the '90s Schoolhouse Rock tribute record.See omnystudio.com/liste ... Show More

The concept of hospice was created as a way to help people with only a few weeks to live spend their last days comfortable an surrounded by friends and family in the hope they can pass away peacefully. It’s kind of crazy hospice was ever a radical idea.See omnystudio.com/listener ... Show More

Did you know that the "the call is coming from inside the house" urban legend may be based on a very grisly murder case from the 1950s?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

🐛there is a determined caterpillar. She wanted to fly like a butterfly. 🦋🌈 🌸 After much practice, she transformed into a butterfly and soared high in the sky! 🌟 🦋💕 Dreams do come true! Never give up! 💪🌈 

Caterpillars go through a striking transformation from a crawly, tube-like creature into a soaring, beautifully-winged butterfly. This process is called metamorphosis and it’s no wonder our listeners have lots of questions about it. We’ll find out exactly how a caterpillar transf ... Show More

Look -- up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a ...chemtrail? You've probably heard of these allegedly poisonous strips of stuff streaking across the sky, but what are they, exactly? Tune in to learn more in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in ... Show More

Ces animaux majestueux ne deviennent roses qu'en grandissant, grâce vous allez le voir à un certain pigment. Perchés sur une de leurs deux longues pattes, le cou en forme de "s", les flamants ont une allure originale immédiatement reconnaissable par les amoureux de la nature... V ... Show More

On your marks, get set, GO! The Beanies get racing, chase speedy snails and learn some silly snail facts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

How do insects factor into our traditions of death -- and how do insects handle their own burials? Find out in this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind as Robert and Joe discuss ants, termites, Virgil, ancient civilizations, bees and more. (originally published 1/21/2021) ... Show More

Blowflies may be some of the most reviled insects on the planet, but as Erica McAlister discovers, they are central to the surprisingly long tradition of forensic entomology and how there's more than meets the eye in the distinctive structural colour of the morpho butterfly wing, ... Show More