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Vampire Bats and Cinnamon Blood
Episode 258
Wednesday, 21 January, 2026

Hello Everyone and thanks for listening this week. Kirk kicks things off with a story about Vampire bats that just won't learn their lesson. In fact, they aren't able to. New research shows vampire bats may be the only mammal that doesn't develop food aversions after eating bad food. Rachel is up next and she tells us about the tricky Harlequin bug. It comes in so many colors and varieties, scientists keep falling for the trap of calling it a new species over and over and over again. Victoria tells us about the Common side-blotched lizard and how their mating strategies are a bit like Rock, Paper, Scissors. Let's play some Blue Lizard, Orange Lizard, Yellow Lizard! Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails.