For this episode, we’re heading to Mexico to learn about two incredible creeping things: Phrynosoma orbiculare, better known as the Mexican Plateau Horned Lizard, & Ambystoma mexicanum, better known as the Axolotl.

We’ll dig into what makes each of these animals so unique, from the horned lizard’s incredible defenses and unusual appearance to the axolotl’s amazing ability to regenerate lost limbs and even parts of its organs. We’ll also explore where they live, what they eat, and some of the fascinating adaptations that help them survive.

Although these two animals couldn’t look more different, they have something important in common. Both are native to Mexico and face conservation challenges in the wild. We’ll talk about the threats they face, why protecting their natural habitats is so important, and what makes these animals worth fighting for.

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Episode 6: Italy | Walser’s Viper & Tarantula Wolf Spider

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First up is the Walser’s viper (

Then we meet the tarantula wolf spider (

Two very different creeping things, one incredible country. 🇮🇹🐍🕷️

Come virtually travel Italy with us and meet two animals you may never have known existed.

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For this episode, we’re heading to Brazil to learn about two incredible creeping things: Phoneutria nigriventer, better known as the Brazilian Wandering Spider, & Bothrops insularis, better known as the Golden Lancehead.

We’ll dig into what makes each of these animals so unique, how their venom works, where they live, and why both have earned such intimidating reputations. We’ll also separate some of the myths from the facts, including just how dangerous they actually are to humans.

One roams the forests and sometimes turns up surprisingly close to people. The other lives naturally on just one tiny island off the coast of Brazil.

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For this episode, we’re heading to Egypt to learn about two incredible creeping things: Uromastyx aegyptia, better known as the Egyptian Uromastyx, & Pseudotrapelus sinaitus, better known as the Sinai Agama.

We’ll dig into what makes each of these desert lizards so unique, how they survive Egypt’s extreme heat and dry conditions, and some of the adaptations that make life in such a harsh environment possible. We’ll also talk about the very different ways these two reptiles use color, behavior, and their surroundings to survive.

These are two animals that gave us SO much to talk about, and we learned some seriously fascinating things while researching them.

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For this episode, we’re heading to Norway to learn about two incredible creeping things: the Apollo butterfly, specifically the Jotunheimen mountain form, & Triturus cristatus, better known as the Great Crested Newt.

One lives high in Norway’s mountains, where something as delicate looking as a butterfly has to survive some seriously harsh conditions. The other spends part of its life underwater & the males look a little bit like a tiny dragon.

These are two animals we knew very little about before this episode, which made researching them even more fun.

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For this episode, we’re heading to Zimbabwe to learn about two incredible creeping things: Platycypha inyangae, also known as the Inyanga Jewel, & Dispholidus typus, better known as the Boomslang snake.

We’ll dig into what makes each of these animals unique, where they live, how they survive in their very different environments, and some of the things that surprised us most while researching them.

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For our very first episode, we’re heading to Mongolia to learn about two incredible creeping things:

We’ll dig into what makes each of these animals unique, where they live, how they survive in Mongolia’s harsh desert environments, and some of the things that made us fall a little more in love with them while researching this episode.

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