The Critter Shed

Matricidal spiderlings, zombie tarantulas and intestine-splurging sea cucumbers... welcome to THE CREEPY SHED Hallowe'en special!

The Critter Shed is presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella, and produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.

You can watch the Suriname toad doing its thing here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7b4spjXhw

Footage of the tarantula hawk wasp immobilizing a tarantula https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq8916ZbjfE

Assassin bug, Acanthaspis petax: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-insect-uses-its-victims-carcasses-as-camouflage-83656246/

As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/

TWITTER: @crittershedpod

EMAIL: [email protected]

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Ireland has one dedicated wildlife rehabilitation and teaching hospital. It's run by volunteers and is an incredibly demanding, emotional and tireless job, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They get very little government support and they need help to help our wildlife.

If you have a few quid to spare, please think about supporting them: www.wri.ie

You can also report wildlife crime here: https://wildlifecrime.ie/

The Critter Shed is presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella, and produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.

As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/

TWITTER: @crittershedpod

EMAIL: [email protected]

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Collie and Colette visit a local pond in search the elusive dragonfly larvae.

Further reading:

For more information on how to identify dragonflies, click here.

Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella, produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.

As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/

TWITTER: @crittershedpod

EMAIL: [email protected]

Music:

Podington: Curious, Rope Swing

Image:

Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dragonfly_15.jpg#filehistory

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SUPPORT THE CRITTER SHED: https://www.patreon.com/thecrittershed

We enter the wilds of the Co. Wicklow countryside on the east coast of Ireland to visit Collie's new home. We find out how to build a very simple pond to attract amphibians, and there's an investigation into a curious duck tale.

Thanks to Geoff McQueen for sharing his duck tales with us. If you want hilarious Twitter content with updates about his garden shenanigans, running adventures, and father-in-law woes, follow him here: @theGeoffMcQ

As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/

TWITTER: @crittershedpod

EMAIL: [email protected]

Music:

Podington: Camp, Curious, Galoshes

The Critter Shed is a founding member of https://www.thewarren.ie/ podcast network.

The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what you hear.

The Critter Shed is still available in all the usual places like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, etc. AND please give us a rating on Apple Podcasts if you like the show. We really appreciate it!

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SHARKS ARE NOT JAWS!!

We set the story straight on sharks, seriously misunderstood and maligned ocean dwellers. We chat to shark researcher Jenny Bortoluzzi who fell in love with sharks a long time ago and now studies them at Trinity College Dublin.

We think you'll fall in love with them too, once you've heard her stories about sharks and how they survive in one of the world's toughest environments, the open sea.

You can follow Jenny on Twitter to access gorgeous underwater images: @SharkyJenny

Become a citizen scientist! If you spot shark egg cases (mermaid's purses) on the beach, you can report your find online at the websites of Marine Dimensions if you're in Ireland and The Shark Trust if you're in the UK.

If you want to find out more about the fish you eat and how it's caught, you can get some good information here: The Good Fish Guide

As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/

TWITTER: @crittershedpod

EMAIL: [email protected]

Music:

Podington: Curious, Seashore, Funk, Belfast, Glitter, Swale.

Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.

Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.

Image:

Creative Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Hammerhead_shark%2C_Cocos_Island%2C_Costa_Rica.jpgs

The Warren:

The Critter Shed is a founding member of https://www.thewarren.ie/ podcast network.

The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what you hear.

The Critter Shed is still available in all the usual places like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, etc. AND please give us a rating on Apple Podcasts if you like the show. We really appreciate it!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collie gets excited about reported sightings of an animal that was declared extinct in the early 20th century. Are the stories true?

Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about.

Or, leave us a voicemail on our website https://www.podpage.com/the-critter-shed/

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TWITTER: @crittershedpod

EMAIL: [email protected]

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Music:

Podington: Curious, Camp, Algo Rhythm

Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.

Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.

The Warren:

The Critter Shed is a founding member of thewarren.ie podcast network.

The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what you hear.

The Critter Shed is still available in all the usual places like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, etc. AND please give us a rating on Apple Podcasts if you like the show. We really appreciate it!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A peek into the private lives of one of our oldest companions, the house mouse.

Produced by Red Hare Media

Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella

The Critter Shed is now on Patreon! We make this show for free, in our own time, but it does incur costs for us. A donation from you - even the price of a cup of coffee - will help us stay afloat and allow us to keep sharing stories about the weird and wonderful side of nature.

We are grateful for every donation, however small.

If you want to buy us that coffee, you can do it here: https://www.patreon.com/thecrittershed

You are TOADLY awesome!

Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/

TWITTER: @crittershedpod

EMAIL: [email protected]

Image source:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nat_mouse_-_Christopher_Watson.jpg

Music:

Podington: Curious, Algo Rhythm, Sunset, Tuxes

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A very special chat with Kathryn Murphy from Trinity College Dublin about the way exotic animals were used for entertainment and hunting in ancient Rome. With a particularly gruesome (i.e. fascinating) tale of a human-bull mating. Yeah, we know.

The Critter Shed is now on Patreon! We make this show for free, in our own time, but it does incur costs for us. A donation from you - even the price of a cup of coffee - would help us stay afloat and allow us to keep sharing stories about the weird and wonderful side of nature.

We are grateful for every donation, however small.

https://www.patreon.com/thecrittershed

Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/

TWITTER: @crittershedpod

EMAIL: [email protected]

Music:

Podington: Curious, Gizmo, 808 and Moog Out, Juliette

Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.

Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.

The Warren:

The Critter Shed is a founding member of The Warren podcast network. https://www.thewarren.ie

The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what you hear.

Our newest member, the Hazbeanz Show, is here.

AND please give us a rating on Apple Podcasts if you like the show. We really appreciate it!

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Today we chat with Dublin Zoo keeper Brendan Walsh about the role of zoos in modern society and modern conservation.

For more information on Dublin Zoo conservation projects: https://www.dublinzoo.ie/

The Critter Shed is now on Patreon! We make this show for free, in our own time, but it does incur costs for us. A donation from you - even the price of a cup of coffee - would help us stay afloat and allow us to keep sharing stories about the weird and wonderful side of nature.

We are grateful for every donation, however small.

If you want to buy us that coffee, you can do it here: https://www.patreon.com/thecrittershed

You are TOADLY awesome!

Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/

TWITTER: @crittershedpod

EMAIL: [email protected]

Music:

Podington: Curious, Tuxes, Algo Rhythm

Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.

Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.

The Warren:

The Critter Shed is a founding member of The Warren podcast network. https://www.thewarren.ie

The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what you hear.

The Critter Shed is still available in all the usual places like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, etc. AND please give us a rating on Apple Podcasts if you like the show. We really appreciate it!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.