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    Strange by Nature PodcastStay Out of the Water!
    40 minEpisode 283

    Stay Out of the Water!

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    Kirk starts us off with a strange nematode parasite that causes spiders to drown themselves.

    Rachel also takes us to the water but we don't want to get in. She tells us about Lake Natron, a lake that will calcify anything that dies it in it and turn you to stone.

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    © Strange by NatureLength 40 min8 July 2026Episode 283NatureScienceFactsUSAEpisodic

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    Kirk starts us off with a strange nematode parasite that causes spiders to drown themselves.

    Rachel also takes us to the water but we don't want to get in. She tells us about Lake Natron, a lake that will calcify anything that dies it in it and turn you to stone.

    Victoria tells us about cordyceps fungus and how it zombifies the insects it infects and causes them to engage in strange behaviors.

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