This Week I Learned

Ep. 56: This week I learned praying mantises are killing your hummingbirds and eating their brains, and more

Episode Summary

Praying mantises go for the brain | Frogs have ridiculously soft tongues | The 'poorly sleeping grandparent hypothesis' | Coral's magnificent protective glow

Episode Notes

This week I learned the gruesome way praying mantises are coming for your hummingbirds, the science behind a frog's tongue, grandparents helped us survive in the wild, and that deep-sea dwelling coral make their own sunlight to survive.