Episode 32: Octopuses
Triple the Heart, Double the Strange
Hyperfixation Investigations · Wolf & Stag Productions LLC, Josh Love, Kara Nyhan
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Show Notes
Swim with us through the coral reefs and dark sea floors as we explore the outrageous octopus! This episode specifically delves into the general evolutionary and biological facts of these 8-legged friends. Mythology, history, culture impacts and more will be available in a later episode! The intelligence and strangeness of these animals is sure to fascinate you, as it does Josh and Kara!
Discussion Includes:
Etymology of Octopus & Its Plurals
Evolution & the Mollusk Phylum
Cephalopods & Jet Propulsion
Surviving the Chicxulub Meteor
DNA versus RNA: Evolution & Adaption
Biology Overview
Arms versus Legs
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