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Coach Ciana joins Alessandra on the podcast this week discussing all things transitions- from big life transitions like entering motherhood, to navigating the switch from CrossFit to various styles of training. Learn more about Ciana + some common client struggles she's helped our people with!   Join the Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lvltncoaching The Fitness Blueprint for Busy Humans (free guide): https://floral-union-973.myflodesk.com/gbwen1hwnv FREE TOOLS to start your health and fitness journey: https://www.lvltncoaching.com/resources/freebies APPLY FOR COACHING: https://www.lvltncoaching.com/1-1-coaching SDE Method app: https://www.lvltncoaching.com/sde-method-app Alessandra's Instagram: http://instagram.com/alessandrascutnik Joelle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joellesamantha?igsh=ZnVhZjFjczN0OTdn Josh's Instagram: http://instagram.com/joshscutnik

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In this midweek special episode I chat with licensed psychologists Dr Michele Bechor and Dr Ciana Mickolus of the Neurobehavioral Institute (NBI) in Florida.  We discuss their stories, a team approach to OCD treatment, what's it like working in a big multidisciplinary team, the benefits for clients and for staff, a day in the life at NBI, and much more. Hope it helps.   Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/nbi-7  The midweek special episodes which go out at the end of the month on a Wednesday are made possible by and in partnership with the Neurobehavioral Institute (NBI) in Florida. I will be interviewing different members of their clinical team on a range of topics. NBI specialise in treatment and programs for anxiety, OCD, comorbidities, and complex cases. They also offer an intensive outpatient program, and a residential program called the NBI Ranch: A supportive living experience that complements intensive treatment for Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders. To find out more about their intensive outpatient services, or the NBI ranch, as well as to read some of their free information online about OCD via their blog, click here to find out more: https://www.nbiweston.com/

Ciana Rose (Revak) is a nutrition coach & personal trainer with SD Evolution. Ciana is passionate about helping humans love the life they live by eating enough, moving enough and finding lifestyle changes that work for their life! She holds a B.S. in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Central Florida (UCF). Ciana also holds her GGS PPT, HMCC, CF-L1, PN-1 and NSCA CPT. 2023 has been busy with getting married in February and buying a home in April.   Learn more about working with me Shop my masterclasses (learn more in 60-90 minutes than years of dr appointments for just $19.99) Follow me on IG Apply to work with Ciana Follow Ciana on IG   

Exie & Ciana are back together and catching up on all the things they've missed in each other's lives over the past several months. Trigger warning: Pet lossPoints of interest: Updates on our parenting journeys, work, home improvements, and moreTranquil Touch Birth & Women's Wellness Birth support services helping clients feel supported, cared for and confident about birth.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Please email us if you want to be a guest on Doula2Doula or have your birth story featured in an upcoming episode.Questions or Comments? Contact or Follow Exie Email: doula2doula@tranquiltouchforwomen.com Instagram: @massage_doula_cbe Facebook: Tranquil Touch Birth & Women's Wellness DISCLAIMER: The thoughts and opinions expressed on Doula2Doula are those of the participants. They do not represent any organization or profession. This show is meant to be informative, educational, and entertaining. Nothing in any episode (past, present, or future) should be construed as medical advice or take the place of your medical professional.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we will betalking about ambergris, an interesting product that comes from the intestinesof a sperm whale and has some unexpected uses.First, let's talkmore about what ambergris actually is. It is also called grey amber, which isjust a translation of the originally French word. This waxy, usually greysubstance is formed in the bile ducts of a sperm whale's intestine, and similarto poop, it exits the body the same way. Scientists believe that the reasonambergris exists is that it acts as a waxy coating over sharp objects, such assquid beaks, that sperm whales will eat. By doing this, these sharp and usuallyhard-to-digest objects will not scratch and hurt the inside of the whale'sintestine.But, what isambergris used for? In some places, especially in East Asia, ambergris has beenused as traditional medicine. But more common and more surprising is thatambergris used to be a common ingredient in perfume. First, it is used as afixative, meaning that the smell would last longer on the wearer once they hadput the perfume on. It is also described to have a pleasant and earthy smell,making it desirable for luxury perfume makers, especially since ambergris is sorare. Ancient Egyptians would burn ambergris as incense, whereas modernEgyptians use it in cigarettes.However, ambergrisis also incredibly rare. It's estimated that only around 1 percent of spermwhales will ever make ambergris. Also, it will usually float around in theocean for several years before it reaches the shore for someone to harvest it.Because of its rarity and also because of legal questions surrounding howethical it is to harvest ambergris, most perfume makers have stopped usingambergris and instead turned to synthetic alternatives that work just as well.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

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Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we will betalking about invasive species. What are they, and what are some of the mostdestructive ones?First, what is aninvasive species? An invasive species is any organism, such as a plant, aninsect, or a bird, that has been introduced to an ecosystem that it doesn'tbelong in, and is now causing harm. An invasive species can cause harm byhurting the environment or human health. They usually are spreadunintentionally by humans, such as rats getting onto a ship from Europe thenspreading to the Americas.Now, what are someexamples of particularly destructive invasive species?The first would bemosquitoes, specifically, the Asian tiger mosquito and the yellow fevermosquito. They cause lots of damage through the diseases they spread, such asZika, Chikungunya, yellow fever, and dengue, which cause significant threats topublic health.A second fairlydestructive invasive species would be rats. This is due to a few things. First,they are very strong and resistant and have driven many native species toextinction. The Pacific Rat, native to southeast Asia, has wiped out 1000 ormore species of island birds. Additionally, rats are pests that destroy cropsand also spread disease.Third, cats arealso very dangerous invasive species. Being skilled predators, feral cats haveno problem hunting birds and small mammals for food, but this can often driveanimals to extinction.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening, and see you next time.

Labhraíonn Ciana Ní Churraoin, buaiteoir Craobh Ceannais na hÉireann sa liathróid láimhe, le Seán faoin méid atá bainte amach aici sa spórt, seal a chaith sí i Meiriceá ag obair ar MA agus an méid atá idir láimhe aici le comhairleoireacht spóirt, cóitseáil, peil, rothaíocht agus go leor eile.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we willtalk about fairy wrasses, which are a genus of very vibrant tropical fish. Whathappened to create the multiple different species of fairy wrasse?The fairy wrasseis a type of small, reef fish. The males are known for their vibrant colors,which they like to show off during courtship. There are many different speciesof fairy wrasse, and their genetic diversity has been a topic of interest forsome scientists. There are around 45 species of fairy wrasses, and new ones arefound every year.However, a newstudy shows that changes in sea level over the last few millions year may havesomething to do with the genetic diversity and evolution of fairy wrasses. Buthow does this work?Fairy wrasses arenaturally found in the Indo-Pacific ocean, and are believed to have first evolvedin an area called the Coral Triangle, which is named after the abundance ofcoral found there. Then, fairy wrasse spread throughout the oceans and evolvedinto many different colors. Scientists think this is because of the history ofthe area they are found in.TheIndo-Australian Archipelago is a raised area of rock found between Asia andAustralia. Many islands are found here, such as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.This Archipelago is known as a “soft barrier” and this is because sometimeswhen the sea level is low, the raised land creates a wall that is too difficultfor fish to cross. But when sea levels are higher, fish are able to swim overthe archipelago.Because of this,fish have split apart from each other on either side of the archipelago, and sothey could only interact and breed with fish on their side of the ocean. Thisisolates species and makes new species evolve faster. Additionally, the sealevel raised and lowered multiple times, meaning that new species were alsocreated multiple times.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we willtalk about side-blotched lizards, a group of lizards that are unique because oftheir mating habits.The side-blotchedlizard looks like an ordinary lizard. They are mainly dull browns and greys,with some white spots or stripes running down their backs. They don't look veryinteresting, but as I said earlier, it's their mating habits that have madethem famous. The males come in three types. Some have orange throats, some haveyellow throats, and some have blue throats. This might sound odd, but think ofhow humans can have different skin and hair colors.Furthermore, thecolor of the side-blotched lizard's throat also tells us how they mate. Orangemeans they are more aggressive and have larger territories with more females.Yellow lizards are not as aggressive and don't have territories. Instead, theywill sneak into the orange lizard's territory to mate with the females. Bluelizards have smaller territories and usually only one female, but they willteam up with other blue lizards.This specialmating habit has given the side-blotched lizard the name of “rock paper scissorlizard” since each strategy for mating success has its positives and negatives.Orange males have larger territories with more females, which makes it moredifficult for blue males to succeed since they breed with only one female.However, yellow lizards will sneak into the territories of orange lizards andmate with females. Yellow lizards, however, can't compete with blue lizardssince they are better at defending their territories, and other blue lizardshelp each other defend females in their territory. This creates a cycle oforange, yellow, and blue, or rock paper scissors.In some places,scientists have noticed that some varieties of males have disappeared. Usually,the yellow lizards are the first to disappear, since they are no longer able tocompete with the orange and blue lizards. Sometimes, more than one color willdisappear. Because of this, the offspring of the side-blotched lizards in thatarea will start to change, meaning that new species of lizards might start toemerge after millions of years.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening, and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we will betalking about Brood X, also called Brood 10, which is a group of cicadas thatwill be emerging in North America this year, 2021.First, what is sospecial about Brood 10, and what makes it different from other species ofcicadas? Usually, cicadas have life cycles that are 2 to 5 years long. They areunderground for most of their lives until the weather gets warm and adultcicadas emerge to breed. Brood 10 has a 17-year life cycle.Brood 10 is justone group, however. There are around a dozen other broods, but Brood 10 will bethe one emerging this year. The last time this group emerged was in 2004, 17years ago. Brood 10 is part of a North American genus of cicadas, known asMagicicada. They are unique among cicadas since their life cycles are 13 or 17years long, which is much longer than the typical 2 to 5-year life cycles ofmost cicadas. Of the 3,000 species of cicadas, there are only 7 species ofthese so-called “periodical cicadas”.No one reallyknows why Brood 10 and related species do this, but we do know how they manageto be consistent with their 17-year life cycle. Cicada nymphs live undergroundand they feed on the liquids from plant roots. Most cicadas will mature fasterand emerge more frequently. Additionally, they don't emerge at the same time.Periodical cicadas, all mature at the same pace and therefore emerge at thesame time. They do this by counting the seasonal pulses of liquids that flowthrough the plant roots they feed on. Once they finish 13 or 17 cycles, theywait until the temperature is right and they emerge all at the same time.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we will betalking about death-feigning, and why do some animals do it?First, what isdeath-feigning? It is a fancier way of saying that an animal is pretending tobe dead, usually so that they can escape a predator. There are many examples ofanimals doing this, and one of the most famous examples would be the Opossum.However, many other organisms do this as well, such as insects, frogs, andsnakes. Charles Darwin once recorded a beetle he had found had pretended to bedead for 23 minutes.But why would ananimal do this? Wouldn't it make them easier to catch if they're pretending tobe dead? Sometimes, this is true. But in certain species, pretending to be deadmakes predators less likely to eat them. There are risks to eating an animalthat has been dead for too long, since bacteria and other diseases could befound in the carcass. This is similar to how humans usually throw out old andmoldy food instead of eating it.When it feelsthreatened, the hognose snake will lay with its belly up, secrete a foulsmelling liquid, and sometimes spew blood from their mouth. This gives thepredators the sense that there is something wrong with it and that they shouldavoid eating it.Another animal,the Fire-Bellied Toad, will also pretend to be dead when threatened. However,when it rolls onto its back, any predators looking for a meal will see thebright yellow-orange markings on the toad's belly, and they will usually avoideating it because bright colors usually mean that an animal is poisonous.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we willtalk about “Rat Island”, an island of the coast of Alaska, USA that shows thestrength of ecosystems and nature.“Rat island”, wasan island that was accidentally introduced to rats, since rats weren'tnaturally found there. This was because of ships sailing to the area and alsopeople who stayed on the island during World War II. As a result, the invasivespecies spread its way through the island and people started to call it RatIsland. Rodents are very resilient, and because of this, they are verydangerous to natural ecosystems since they reproduce easily and are hard to getrid of. They easily adapted to their new habitat and quickly ruined theecosystem.However, aconservation group was able to remove the rats from the island, and what's interestingabout this is that the ecosystem on the island was able to heal and go back tonormal. The island, now renamed Hawadax island, was able to return to itsnatural state in just over ten years.The problem withthe rats on the island was that they were predators, and would often eat eggsand chicks. This nearly wiped out the shorebird population, since so many eggsand chicks were being eaten. As a result, the populations of snails and seasnails that the shorebirds ate grew a lot and started killing off the kelp inthe ocean. So to reverse the effect, the conservation group removed all of therats in 2008, and were now able to watch the process of recovery on HawadaxIsland.Once the rats wereonce, seabirds were able to repopulate and started eating snails again, helpingkelp to grow again in the waters surrounding Hawadax Island. Overall, thisstudy shows how destructive rats can be, and also how resilient naturalecosystems can be to heal so quickly.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we will betalking about the black-footed ferret and how it might be saved from goingextinct.The black-footed ferret doesn't lookextraordinary compared to other types of ferrets. It's mostly white and lightbrown, with black feet, a black tipped tail, and black mask on its face. Italso has a dark brown back. The black footed ferret is endangered, with onlyaround 500 of them left in the wild. Habitat loss, disease, and less food for theblack footed ferret to eat make it more difficult for the species to survive.Nowadays, humans step in to help the species, usually by vaccinating theferrets and also using insecticides to protect them from fleas.However, a new solution for saving theblack-footed ferret now seems possible, since the black-footed ferret is nowthe first cloned endangered species native to North America. The black-footedferret was cloned, meaning that it has the same DNA as its parent. Normally,cloning is used to talk about the cells in a body duplicating as the bodygrows. But here, it means that there are two of the same species that areidentical.The cloned ferret, who has been namedElizabeth Ann, was cloned from a black-footed ferret that died more than 30 yearsago. The cells from the ferret were frozen to keep them preserved, untilrecently. Last year, they were turned into embryos, which is an unborn baby. Acompany who specialized in cloning pets was able to do the same with theblack-footed ferret and grow the embryos in another species of ferret.Elizabeth Ann will live in a conservation center with her siblings, who werealso cloned. Scientists hope that in the future, they will be able to clone amale black-footed ferret and save the species from extinction.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we will betalking about Anglerfish, which is a group of around 210 rather unique lookingfish.First, what is anAnglerfish? They are a group of rather bizarre looking fish that have amodified fin that sits on the top of their head. This modified fin has a fleshypiece of skin attached at the end, which looks like a bait a fisherman woulduse. This is where anglerfish get their name from. In english, the word anglermeans a fisherman who uses a fishing rod, which is what the anglerfish lookslike it is doing. This is because the fin on the top of its head looks like afishing rod, and works like one too. Other fish are attracted to the fin on thetop of the angler fish's head, thinking that they have found something to eat.Instead, the anglerfish is going to eat them! There are four different types ofanglerfish: frogfish, batfish, goosefish, and the deep-sea angler.Batfish, which isone group of anglerfish, has a unique feature. One big difference betweenbatfish and other types of anglerfish is that the fishing rod shaped fin on thetop of its head is retractable, meaning it can be hidden when it's not beingused.When people thinkof anglerfish, they probably think of deep-sea anglers. These are by far themost recognizable group. Unlike other groups, they usually swim instead of walkalong the ocean floor, and only the females have the fishing rod shaped fin onthe top of their head. Additionally, the bait, which is the piece of skinattached to the end of the rod, usually glows because of the dark underwaterenvironment. In some species, the male anglerfish is parasitic, attaching andfusing to its female mate and eventually becoming totally dependent on thefemale to survive.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou,Today, we will betalking about Na Doi, a small fishing village in Thailand that was able to savethe fish populations that lived in their local river.Na Doi is a smallvillage with around 75 households that is in northwest Thailand. In 1998, theynoticed the amount of fish in their rivers was declining, as fishermen weren'tcatching as family fish. They also noticed that the fish they caught weresmaller than they used to be. To fix the problem, the villagers decided to keepan area of the river off limits from fishing, hoping that the fish populationwould be able to grow.Their projectworked, and now the section of the river is filled with larger fish and morefish. Even areas outside of the protected area have more fish nowadays,according to villagers. Na Doi is not the only village to have tried this.Dozens of other villages have decided to try the same thing, with similarresults. These results show that this tactic could be useful in larger scaleconservation of river animals, which are at higher risk than both land andocean animals.In 2012, AaronKoning visited the river valley that the Na Doi lived in to see how successfulit really was. He spent several years visiting other villages in the area, andfound that the bigger and older reserves were more successful since they had givenmore time and space for populations to recover. However, even small reservesthat were the size of a bathtub were able to help struggling fish populations.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we willtalk about fritillaria delavayi, a small flower that grows in Southwest Chinathat recently has changed a lot.Fritillariadelavayi is a small, yellow plant that is often used in traditional Chinesemedicine to treat illnesses like bronchitis and coughing. This flower belongsto a group of flowers, known as fritillaries. It has 3 to 5 bright greenleaves, and once a year blooms with a single flower. This flower is a brightyellow and looks sort of like an upside down tulip.However, recently,the coloring of these flowers have changed a lot. In areas where thefritillaries are harvested more, this species has changed. The bright green andyellow flowers have become dull and are no longer as beautiful. Instead theyhave become grey and brown.The reason forthis is because of their high demand. Since many people use this fritillariadelavayi in traditional medicine, people want it more. Because people want theflower, more of them are harvested from the wild. A kilogram of these littleflowers needs more than 3500 flowers. But how does this affect their color? Thepeople who harvest the flowers are relying on their eyesight to find them, sobright yellow blooms will be easier to see and are picked more often. Thismeans that the remaining flowers are more brown and gray, since they are harderto see. Because they are the surviving flowers, they will pollinate and thenext generation of fritillaries will also be brown and gray. This is an exampleof natural selection, since these duller plants are better at camouflage andcan better hide from humans, while the yellow flowers cannot hide from humansand will not reproduce.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we will betalking about bobbit worms, also known as sand strikers. These frighteningcreatures live under the seafloor and are sneaky and quick predators.First, what arebobbit worms? They are marine worms that can be anywhere from 10 centimeters to3 meters long. They can come in many different colors, from brown, to purple toblack. Their bodies are soft but have an exoskeleton, just like a spider or abeetle would have. Bobbit worms are ambush predators, using their antennae tosense for prey, grabbing them with their strong jaws, and then pulling theminto their burrows.Newly foundfossils show that these worms may have been around in the ocean around 20million years ago. The fossils found are called trace fossils. A trace fossilis different from what most people expect fossils to be, because they areevidence of footprints, trails, and burrows that ancient animals used to livein. In this case, scientists found trace fossils of the burrows that bobbitworms live in. These fossils were found by biologist Masakazu Nara when he noticedthe weird burrows in the rocks he was studying. They were unlike anythingscientists had seen before.It took some hardwork to figure out what had made the fossils, but two things helped scientiststo find the answer. First, the tops of the burrows were eroded, or worn down,shows that there was an animal moving in and out of the tunnel. The shape alsoshowed that the animal was moving out of the burrow quickly, like bobbit wormsquickly ambushing prey. Second, the tops of the burrows were rich in iron. Thisis because bobbit worms release mucus to stop the burrow from wearing down asquickly. Bacteria will feed on the mucus, creating a compound known as ironsulfide, which has iron in it.Finally, newfossils have been found in Canada that are around 400 million years old, withsigns of worms that move and act like bobbit worms do. Maybe one day, evenolder fossils could be found with fossil evidence of the intriguing and uniquebobbit worm.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we willtalk about adaptations, and look at some interesting examples of adaptationsthat animals have made.First, what is anadaptation? It's how animals change so that they can survive better indifferent places. For example, animals that live in cold places might havethicker, warmer fur, like bears. Another example would be birds that live in ornear water, who have evolved to have webbed feet. These adaptations happenbecause they make life easier for the animals that adapt.This idea ofadaptation is closely related to Darwin's theory of natural selection, alsoknown as “survival of the fittest”. This means that some animals have traits,or characteristics, that make them survive better. A bear with thicker fur willdo better in the winter than one with thinner, less warm fur. The second bearmight even die. This means that the first bear will survive and reproduce, soits babies will also have thick fur and survive better.There are threemain types of adaptations: physiological, structural and behavioral. Aninteresting physiological adaptation occurs in five families of Antarctic fish,who have a special protein in their blood that prevents their blood fromfreezing up. This stops the fish from freezing to death, and because this is souseful, these five families of fish make up 90% of all the fish in that area.An example of a structural adaptation would be giraffes, who have longer necksso they can reach leaves on tall trees. Finally, an example of a behavioraladaptation would be penguins huddling together to stay warm. Another would bebirds migrating in the winter, since they are looking for food and resources,and also a place to mate and lay their eggs.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we will betalking about mutations, and we will also look at a couple interestingexamples.First, what is amutation? It's when there's a change in the structure of a gene. What does thatmean? Genes are what make your hair brown instead of red, or tall instead ofshort. They tell your body what you will look like and how you will survive.They are made from building blocks called nucleotides. There are four differentnucleotides. These are kind of like letters in the alphabet, and if you movethem around you can make different words that mean different things. Genes arelike different words.Now, a mutation iswhen the gene is changed. Think of the letters in the alphabet again. Forexample, maybe your writing a sentence that says “I like chocolate ice cream”but you accidentally write “I like vanilla ice cream” instead. The meaning ofthe sentence has changed. When this happens to a gene, it will not do thethings it is supposed to do. Most of the time, this is not bad, but sometimesit can make people sick. Sometimes, the mutation is worse and instead ofwriting “I like chocolate ice cream” you've written something entirelydifferent. This can be much more dangerous.Sometimes, though,mutations can be useful. Have you ever seen a really big strawberry? A mutationhappened which made the strawberry different, so instead of being a normalsized strawberry, it could be double or even triple the size! It can also helpanimals to survive, because if a frog is darker and has more patterns on itsback, it can blend into the environment better and hide from predators.Hopefully, youlearned something new about mutations. Can you think of any mutations thatyou've seen before?For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this isWild Suzhou.Today, we willtalk about plateaus, which are a type of beautiful and unique landform.First, what is aplateau? A plateau is large, flat piece of land that rises out of the ground.It looks kind of like a table, which is why plateaus are sometimes calledtabletops. Unlike mountains and hills, they don't slowly rise up out of theground, but look like the land has been pushed up entirely. Plateaus can befound on every continent and take up around a third of the Earth's surface.They can even be found underwater.There are twotypes of plateaus: dissected plateaus and volcanic plateaus. Dissected plateausform when the earth's crust moves and a piece of land is pushed upwards.Volcanic plateaus are formed by lava build up in areas after volcaniceruptions.Gradually, theshapes of plateaus can change, usually because of erosion. Erosion is whensystems like water and wind wear down the earth and change its shape. Forexample, there is often a lot of soft rock at the top of plateaus which caneasily erode. Erosion can also eventually split up a plateau into smallersections, called outliers. Rivers can also cut through plateaus and graduallyform valleys.For Wild Suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this is Wild Suzhou.Today, we will talk about woodpeckers, and why they like to peck wood.In case you didn't know, a woodpecker is part of a family of birds, and they are known for pecking wood. There is a lot of variety among species, meaning different kinds of woodpeckers can look very different from each other. They can be large, or small, brightly colored or rather dull. They live in most parts of the world, except for Oceania, Madagascar, and the North and South poles.Now, why do woodpeckers peck holes in wood? There are three reasons for doing this.First, woodpeckers peck at trees because that's how they get their food. By pecking at trees, it's almost like a drill making holes in the wood, and woodpeckers can then pick out insects, insect eggs, and larvae that they find under the bark. Some similar species, like the sapsucker, will drill into trees so they can drink the sap.Second, woodpeckers will drill into dead or dying trees and make holes that they can lay eggs in and take care of baby woodpeckers. This is also important for other animals, since when a woodpecker is done using a nest, another animal can now make a home in the hole.Finally, woodpeckers will peck at wood because of the sound it makes. It's loud, and it lets other animals know that there is a woodpecker nearby. This helps a woodpecker to establish a territory, or area that it owns and uses, and it can also tell other woodpeckers that they are ready to mate. This behavior is called “drumming”. Woodpeckers are not the only birds who do this, many birds will drum on other objects to alert others that they are there.I hope you have learned a few new things about the woodpecker that are surprising or interesting to you. For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this is Wild Suzhou.Today, we will talk about Voeltzkow's Chameleon, which was thought to have been extinct since the last time it had been spotted was in the 1900's, but it was recently rediscovered. This rare species of chameleon was rediscovered during a two-week expedition to the northern tip of Madagascar. The chameleon had last been seen in 1913, over a century ago, and was only first described by biologists in 1893. The rediscovery of Voeltzkow's Chameleon means that scientists will now be able to learn more about the species.One member of the expedition, Frank Glaw, said that “I thought we might have a good chance of rediscovering Voeltzkow's Chameleon, but I was surprised that it took so long and that it was so difficult.” This is because during most of the expedition, the team was unable to find any of the chameleons, but during the last few days of their trip, they were able to find 3 males and 15 females.The male Voeltzkow's Chameleon's coloration looks fairly normal for a chameleon, being a slightly muddy green color with some brighter green stripes going down their sides. There is also a white streak that runs on either side of their body. When they feel angry or stressed, the bright green stripes turn dark. Females, however, are much more distinct when they are stressed. They become black, with several dotted stripes in different shades of blue going from up to down on their sides. There is also a line of large red dots that goes across their body. Their throats are also bright red or orange.For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

This episode features the fantastic Ciana Gregan. Ciana is the Social Media Specialist at Musgrave (SuperValu). Ciana is charming throughout the episode sharing her career starting off producing content in Links of London. To now running one of the most popular social brand accounts in Ireland, Supervalu. Throughout the episode, shares her insight into community building and all the great work SuperValu does in sustainability. She talks about one of her latest campaigns which is "save the bees" which for the first time TikTok becomes a focal point of digital marketing. She highlights the use of influencers, the Waggle dance, and strong fact-driven infographics deliver a great campaign overall. We also talk Emplifi for social management and be real as an emerging social platform. This is an episode for anyone interested or working in digital marketing. 

Hello, this is Wild Suzhou.Today, we'll be talking about dogfish and catsharks, two families of small sharks that look similar and get confused with one another though they are only distantly related. However, they look so similar that sometimes catsharks are even called dogfish.First, we will talk about dogfish. They are small, slender sharks with pointed snouts and large eyes. Fishermen named this species of shark the dogfish because they noticed the sharks hunting together in packs, similar to a dog. The most well-known species of dogfish is the spiny dogfish. They have rough skin that appears to be greyish brown in color, which becomes almost white on their bellies. Spiny dogfish are also covered in white dots. Like all sharks, spiny dogfish are carnivores, usually eating fish smaller than themselves, such as mackerels and herring. Sometimes, they will even eat jellyfish and squid. The spiny dogfish is unique since it has a venom spine. The dorsal fin, or the large fin on its back, has a spine attached to a venom gland. This venom is not used for hunting, but rather for any predators that try to attack it. This venom can be mildly toxic to humans but you most likely wouldn't die from it.Now we'll move on to catsharks. Like dogfish, catsharks are also long and slender, with large eyes that look like those of a cat. They are also not very dangerous. Most species have dark skin, but many species have lighter spots, stripes and patches covering them. One species of catshark is even biofluorescent, meaning it can create its own light, like a firefly. Unlike dogfish, catsharks are bottom feeders and usually eat small invertebrates on the ocean floor or small fish. No species of catsharks have venom either.Hopefully you now know some key differences between dogfish and catsharks, though they are not easy to tell apart.For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this is Wild Suzhou.Today, we will talk about the Umbrella Octopus, which get their name from their appearance. They have webs of skin between their tentacles that make them look like little umbrellas.Umbrella octopuses are deep-sea creatures, which means that they are only found in the ocean's deepest darkest parts. They have been found in the Pacific Ocean, in areas almost 4800 meters underwater. They will usually try to stay within 3 to 4 meters underwater and hover above the ocean floor rather than walking over it.One group of umbrella octopuses is known as the dumbo octopuses. The name Dumbo octopus came from a Disney film, in which one of the characters was an elephant named Dumbo. This group of octopuses has fins on the side of their heads, which look like an elephant's ears. They have large heads, with seemingly short tentacles that, like all umbrella octopus species, have webs between them. The dumbo octopus can come in colors like orange, yellow, red, pink, white, brown, or sometimes invisible to blend in with their surroundings. Dumbo octopuses will feed on prey such as worms, crustaceans such as shrimp, shellfish such as clams, and plankton. To catch prey, they will pounce on top of it, then swallow it whole. Dumbo octopuses are not preyed on by humans, but these creatures are preyed on by sharks and other octopuses.For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana; thanks for listening and see you next time.

Another school year of pandemic parenting is behind her and Ciana is sharing her reflections on how she and her kids successfully got through it. Both moms discuss some differences in their parenting journeys of school-aged children.Happy summer to all!!!

Hello, this is Wild Suzhou.Today, we will be talking about great white sharks. Are they really as dangerous as humans make them out to be, or do they just have a bad reputation?Great white sharks are one of the larger species of sharks, from the mackerel shark family. Mackerel sharks got their name from their diet, which consists mainly of fish such as mackerel.Great whites have a type of camouflage known as countershading, where their backs are grey and their undersides are white, meaning animals from above will not see them since their backs blend in with the depths of the water, while animals looking up will see what looks like sunlight. Great whites have multiple rows of jagged teeth, so when one tooth breaks off, another tooth will replace it. These serrated teeth help the shark to hunt since the teeth latch on easily and can tear off flesh for the shark to eat. They also have large blue eyes.Great white sharks are carnivores, mainly eating fish. However, their diet is very broad, and they can also eat dolphins, whales, seals, turtles, birds, and otters. They will also eat other sharks. In California, great white sharks will hunt northern elephant seals by biting them on the hindquarters, or around the midsection of their tail. This immobilizes the seal, and it will also eventually bleed to death. Sharks will also hunt dolphins and porpoises by sneaking up on them from above, below, or behind so that a dolphin's echolocation will not give away the shark's position.Great white sharks are responsible for the most unprovoked attacks on humans. However, they don't intentionally hurt humans unless humans attack them. Great whites will also do something called “test biting” where they will bite an object to figure out what it is. Sometimes, a shark and a human may be in water that is not clear or contaminated, making it harder for the shark to sense that a human is not a seal or some other preferable prey item. Usually, when a great white shark bites a human, they will quickly realize it's too bony, meaning less proteins and fats for the shark to digest. Because of this, the human is not worth attacking and they will stop biting.For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening, and see you next time.

Hello, this is wild suzhou.Today, we will be talking about the harpy eagle, specifically the American harpy eagle. It's the largest and most powerful bird of prey that can be found in a rainforest, and one of the largest in the world.The upper side of the harpy eagle, such as the back of the body and tail, is grey, while the underside is mostly white. However, the leg feathers are striped black and white. The head is grey, and there is a thick black border on the neck. The head has a crown that consists of two rows of dark grey or black feathers. The bill of the bird is dark grey or black, and the feet are bright yellow.Harpy eagles are fierce predators, and are at the top of the food chain. This means that they eat many other animals. This also means that there are little or no animals that hunt down harpy eagles. However, there was a case where two young harpy eagles were reintroduced into the wild, but were caught by a jaguar and an ocelot. Harpy eagles mainly prey on tree-dwelling mammals, such as sloths and monkeys. This includes species like the brown-throated sloth, Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, and Hoffmann's two-toed sloth. There are many species of monkeys that may be caught by harpy eagles, but some species are capuchin monkeys, howler monkeys, and spider monkeys. They will also eat other animals, such as squirrels, armadillos, other birds like macaws, other carnivores, like weasels, and even porcupines.Harpy eagles are able to hunt effectively due to their talons, which are the largest of any eagle. Because of this, they are able to snatch and carry away items about the same weight as them, such as monkeys and sloths. The female eagles, which usually catch larger prey, can grab onto animals and then fly away without having to land, showing how strong these birds are.For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this is wild suzhou.Today, we will be talking about poison dart frogs, a group of brightly colored yet dangerous little frogs found in Central and South America.Poison dart frogs are relatively small, when you compare them to other species of frogs. Most of them have very bright coloring, which is to warn predators that they are toxic. This is known as aposematism, which means using signals, such as bright coloring or bad smells, to warn predators that a prey is not worth trying to eat. The aposematism displayed in poison dart frogs varies a lot, and different species can look vastly different from one another. For example, the golden dart frog is almost 100% yellow, which can range from lighter yellows to almost orange. However, another species, the dyeing poison dart frog, is jet black, with a thick yellow stripe going from the nose to the back, and very light green spots on the legs.Though many species of poison dart frog possess aposematic coloring, not all of them are actually so dangerous. Some species of poison dart frogs aren't actually poisonous, and are just tricking predators into thinking that they are.The toxin that poison dart frogs have probably comes from the insects that they eat, such as ants and termites. It's thought that these insects eat plants that contain certain toxins or chemicals, and since the frogs eat the insects, the chemicals are stored in their bodies. People have also noticed that poison dart frogs that are kept as pets or in zoos are not as toxic, since they don't feed on the insects they normally would.Poison dart frogs got their name from because of Native Americans, who would sometimes use the poison from a dart frog to put on the tip of a blowdart, effectively making a toxic and more dangerous dart.For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

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Hello, this is wild suzhou.Today, we will be talking about the gila monster, the only venomous lizard that can be found in the United States, and can be found in the southwestern United States and the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora.Gila monsters are large, stocky, and bulky lizards, and move slowly. They have long, fat tails, rounded heads with bulky cheeks, thick necks, and small, chubby legs. Their skin is black, with pink, yellow, or orange markings. The skin is also very bumpy, and their scales look like little jewels. American explorers thought that Gila Monsters had a toxic bite and breath, and would die if they were bitten. However, Dr. George Goodfellow decided to do some research on the Gila monster, even paying people around 5 dollars for every specimen he received from locals, as well as collecting his own. He said that the breath of the Gila monster was very strong and foul, and could possibly be a way of distracting prey from their oncoming death. He also let one of his specimens bite him on the finger to see what would happen, and spent five days in bed feeling sick, but he recovered and felt completely fine afterwards. The Gila monster is not fatal towards humans, and the last recorded fatality was before 1930, but those who died had been drunk, which most likely caused dangerous drops in blood pressure.The gila monster's venom is produced in modified salivary glands in its lower jaw. It's jaws are much weaker than a snake's, so instead of injecting venom, it chews on its victim until the venom is propelled into the wound. Since Gila monsters mostly feed on helpless prey, like eggs and other young animals, their venom is most likely for defense, which would also explain their bright coloring.For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this is wild suzhou.Today, we will be talking about the pitcher plants, another type of unique and clever carnivorous plant. Pitcher plants are, of course, named for their shape, which is that of a pitcher, or a jug that you might put a drink in. They are found in areas with poor soil, such as swamps or sandy areas. This is because they don't need good soil to grow since they get enough nutrients from catching insects to eat. There are three groups of pitcher plants: Sarracenia, Nepenthes, and Cephalotus.Pitcher plants eat mainly insects, and they are able to attract them using nectar. If an insect gets close enough and lands on the area where the nectar is, they will fall into the bottom of the pitcher, because the top part of the plant is very slippery. Prey cannot get out of the pitcher since downward facing hairs make sure they can't climb out, and prey eventually drowns. At the bottom of the pitcher are digestive enzymes and bacteria, which will digest the prey.Sarracenia is the group of pitcher plants found in the New World. The New World refers to the Western Hemisphere, mainly the Americas. They can be found in bogs, swamps, meadows, and savannas. In these areas, the water is soggy and does not contain much nutrients. Most of the plants in Sarracenia look like trumpets, and are fairly long and thin. The pitchers also shoot out of the ground, and are able to support themselves. Nepenthes are the group of tropical pitcher plants found in the Old World. This means places like Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia. Plants in this group are usually found in acidic soil but can also grow in trees. Some species like Attenborough's pitcher plant are large enough to catch small animals, like mice and rats. These pitcher plants are shaped more like pitchers, and are fatter, like a very round and wide pot. Unlike Sarracenia, they droop from the plant that they are attached to. Cephalotus is the final group of pitcher plants, and only has one species, the Western Australia pitcher plant, which is found only in southwestern Australia. It lives in sandy and swampy soil, which is once again very low in nutrition. The pitchers are red, white, and green, and are very short and hairy.For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this is wild suzhou.Today, we will be talking about fungi and mushrooms. What are they? Are they plants, or animals, or something else?Now, what are some things that are interesting about fungi? There are almost 120,000 species that have been discovered, but estimates say there could be millions of different species. Some species, like the portobello, oyster, and button mushrooms are edible and are commonly used in cooking. Others, like the deathcaps, destroying angels, and autumn skullcaps can very easily kill you. They come in bright oranges and yellows, warning you not to touch them, or softer brown and greys, blending in with their environment. They are found in every part of the earth, sometimes helping other life and sometimes preying on it, but usually helping to decompose dead matter and recycling nutrients back into their ecosystems. Fungi are curious and complex organisms, similar to both plants and animals, but existing as their own group.Fungi are an extremely broad group of organisms, since it is considered a kingdom. A kingdom is a taxonomic rank, or level that we use to classify and name organisms. This may be confusing, so I'll use the animal kingdom as an example. The animal kingdom contains all animals, from bears to birds to fish. There are many taxonomic ranks, and each one is more specific and usually has less animals that fit into the category. For example, with the animal kingdom, you can start with all animals, then all vertebrates, which are animals with spines, then all mammals, then all carnivorous mammals, then all cats, large and small, then all medium sized cats, and finally the house cat. You can see how the list of animals that fit in each rank becomes smaller as you move through the ranks. Just like the animal kingdom, fungi are their own kingdom, with organisms like mushrooms, yeast and mold. There are a few reasons fungi are not considered plants or animals. They are unlike plants because they are not able to photosynthesize, meaning they can't create their own food and energy from the sun. You might be wondering why there is confusion as to why people have been unsure whether fungi are animals. This is because fungi are more closely related to animals than they are to plants, which is crazy to think. Humans even share around 50 percent of their DNA with fungi, which is useful in developing cures for disease since we can observe how fungi learned to deal with the problem at hand.For Wild Suzhou I'm Ciana thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this is wild suzhou.Today, we will be talking about bumblebees, which include any of over 250 species of bees from the genus bombus. Their name and the name of their genus means that they make buzzing or humming sounds. These bees are usually found in the Northern Hemisphere, though some species can be found in South America.Though there are over 250 species of bumblebees, they are generally plump insects and also very fuzzy, with dense hairs covering their body. They are more stocky and broad than a typical honeybee. Many species of bumblebees have a few bands of color like black, yellow, pink, white, orange, and red, and different species can be told apart from the patterns on their bodies. These colors and patterns are known as aposematism, and are a warning to predators that the females can sting them. They have longer tongues than honeybees, which is important because honeybees can only pollinate certain types of flowers, while bumblebees are able to pollinate other kinds.Like most species of bees, honeybees are also able to sting animals or humans that threaten them. However, their stinger works differently to a honeybees. Honeybees have stingers with barbs on them. Think of a harpoon, or fishing spear. When you strike the fish with the spear, small spikes on it hook on to the fish, making the harpoon more difficult to pull out. The same is true with honeybees. When they sting a predator, the barbs on the stinger make sure the stinger stays pushed into the skin. However, this means the stinger is pulled out of the honeybee, killing it. Bumblebees don't have barbed stingers, meaning that they can sting predators multiple times without hurting themselves. However, bumblebees are not very aggressive, and do not sting often.Like honeybees, bumblebees feed on the nectar of flowers. They use color and a basic understanding of the space around them to figure out which flowers have nectar and which ones have already been pollinated. Bumblebees also do something called nectar robbing, which is when a bee, instead of going into a flower normally to get pollen and nectar, it instead bites a hole into a flower to access nectar directly. Some bumblebees will do this because their tongues are not long enough to reach into the flower to get nectar. This isn't as good for the flower because it does not get pollinated.For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello, this is wild suzhou.Today, we are going to talk about centipedes, which are horrifying and scary animals that are related to spiders and scorpions. The name centipede is latin, and means 100 feet. However, this number isn't true, since centipedes can have as little legs as 30, or as many as 354.Centipedes have round, flat heads, with a pair on antennae. They have long mandibles, also known as jaws. Many centipedes don't have eyes, but some have ocelli, known as simple eyes. Sometimes, a centipede has lots of these simple eyes and have compound eyes, or one eye structure made of multiple simple eyes. However, these can only detect the difference between light and dark, and are not that useful. They can't actually see anything. Centipedes have modified front legs, known as forcipules. These are unique to centipedes, and they are short with little pincers on the front of them. They capture and inject venom into prey.Centipedes have many legs, and there are a pair of legs on every section of a centipede after the head. Every centipede has at least 16 sections, so every centipede should have at least 30 legs. The final segment has a tail-like appendage called a telson. There are two groups of centipedes. In one, the anamorphic group, they grow more legs as they grow up. They will start with a few pairs of legs, but as they molt their skins, they will add more pairs of legs. For example, the stone centipede starts with seven pairs, then gradually goes up to 15. The other group, epimorphs, are born with all of their legs and do not grow more as they get older.For wild suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Today, we will talk about the Tokay Gecko, a striking and unique lizard found in many parts of Asia.First, tokay geckos are very large, and can grow to be up to 30 centimeters long. They are robust, with large heads, muscular jaws, a prehensile tail, and bodies that resemble flattened cylinders. They have foot pads that let them climb up walls with ease. Their skin is soft, and mainly grey with orange-red spots. They can also have light spots on their body, and light bands on their tail. Male geckos are larger and more brightly colored than females. They have a bright pinkish-red mouth, and yellow eyes with vertical pupils.Tokay geckos are known for the male's mating call, which sounds like their name. It is described as sounding like token, gekk-gekk, tuck-too, or poo-kay. These sounds are also why the family name is gecko. This loud call usually starts with a low-pitched cackling. When a tokay gecko feels threatened, they will let out a bark and open their mouths, showing they are ready to fight.Tokay geckos are found in many places in India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. They are also found in Southeast Asia, in places like the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and also to western New Guinea. They are found in rainforest areas, in places like trees and cliffs, but they also live in rural areas, living on the walls and ceilings. The tokay gecko has been introduced to places like Florida, Martinique, the islands of Belize, and possibly Hawaii.For Wild Suzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello,this is Wild Suzhou.Today, wewill be talking about frog fish, which refers to any member of a family offish, Antenariidae. They are a type of anglerfish, and are found in shallowtropical and subtropical waters.First,frogfish are very small. They look like squatting frogs, which is where theygot their name from. The largest only grows to be around 30 centimeters. Theyare round, lumpy fish, with large mouths. Most species of frogfish have pricklyskin, too. They have specialized front fins, which look like legs and also letthem walk along ocean floors looking for food.Frogfishare excellent when it comes to disguise, and have multiple ways of stayingconcealed, from both enemies and prey. Some species, like Commerson's frogfish,have roughly textured skin that resembles coral, and can even change the colorof this skin to match their surroundings. The psychedelic frogfish has strikingyellow, brown, and white stripes that help it blend in with another kind ofcoral. The hairy frogfish has long, waving appendages that look like plants.This camouflage is extremely effective in hunting prey, since small fish andanimals can swim by the frogfish, unaware that they are about to get eaten.This is called aggressive mimicry, since the frogfish mimics, or pretends to bepart of its surroundings so that it can attack its prey more effectively.On top oftheir wonderful camouflage, you have to remember that frogfish are a type ofanglerfish, which means they have a special type of fin on their head, calledan illicium, that acts like a fishing rod. This fishing rod has a “bait” orlure on it, which can look like a small fish or worm, like a bait that afisherman would use to catch fish. Sea animals are attracted to this lure, andwhen they get close enough, the frogfish swallows them whole. They swallowtheir prey so fast that it can't be seen with the human eye. Sometimes, thestill living fish can be seen moving around inside their stomach before itdies.For WildSuzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello,this is Wild Suzhou.As achild, I remember going to the beaches in Australia, and seeing these brightblue balloon-like objects washed up onto the shore. People would usually drawcircles around them, and I would help draw them too. Though they looked cool,everyone knew not to touch them, unless they wanted a very painful experience.The blueballoons are known as bluebottles, or the Indo-Pacific Man O War. They have asimilar, deadlier relative, known as the Portuguese Man O War. They look likejellyfish, but are actually siphonophores. It's a colony of polyps that allwork together. In this sense, they are kind of like coral, since they're madeup of trillions of organisms. However, unlike coral, these polyps are not allthe same. Different groups of them have different functions, kind of likeorgans. In this sense, the bluebottle is like one animal.There arefour groups of polyps that make up the blue bottle. The first one, usuallycalled “the float”, are the polyps that make up the gas-filled sac that lookslike a balloon. Another group of polyps make up the stinging tentacles, which catch food byparalyzing prey. These tentacles can grow to be up to 10 meters long. Paralyzedprey is transferred to digestive tentacles, another group of polyps.Reproductive tentacles produce sperm and eggs, which grow into larva, or young.These larvae will divide themselves many times, each time doubling the amountof polyps. They do this until there are enough cells for a new colony and newblue bottle to be formed.Not manyanimals prey on blue bottles, but some species of nudibranch, a type of seaslug, and also sea snails, feed on them. One species of nudibranch, known asthe pacific blue glaucus, has a diet that consists almost entirely ofbluebottles. They also store the stinging cells of the bluebottle, which theycan use as a defense against their own predators.For WildSuzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Today, wewill be talking about the roadrunners, which consists of two extant species,the greater roadrunner and the lesser roadrunner.Roadrunnersare usually about half a meter in length, and weigh about a third of akilogram. They are large, slender birds with long necks, tails, and legs. Theirfeathers are black and brown, but have lots of white streaks running throughthem. They have a large, dark bill, a patch of blue and or red skin behindtheir eyes, and a dark crest with white spots or streaks. The greater andlesser roadrunner are very similar to each other, the main difference would bethat the lesser roadrunner is the smaller of the two species.Roadrunnersare very fast, running at speeds of up to 32 kilometers an hour. Because ofthis, they prefer to sprint rather than fly, even though they can do both.Roadrunnersare omnivores and there are a lot of things that they will eat. They willmainly eat insects, but they can also eat reptiles, small mammals, spiders,scorpions, small birds, eggs, and plant materials like fruits and seeds.Roadrunners are very active, and will run and jump to catch prey. They willalso batter, or hit prey against the ground repeatedly to kill it. Roadrunnersare so fast that they are able to prey upon rattlesnakes. They are also able toeat tarantula hawk wasps, a type of parasitic wasp with an extremely painfulsting.For WildSuzhou, I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Today, we will betalking about the fig wasps. They don't look particularly interesting, theylook like ordinary insects, but the fascinating thing about fig wasps is theirlife cycle. Have you ever heard a story about wasps in figs? Well, it's true,but don't be disgusted. I will explain how fig wasps reproduce and why youshouldn't be worried about eating figs.The fig wasp andthe fig have a very special relationship with each other, since they bothheavily rely on one another. There are about 900 species of figs, and alsoabout 900 species of fig wasp, one for each species of fig. This is an exampleof coevolution, which is when different organisms affect how another organismevolves. The relationship between the fig wasp and the fig is so close thatwithout one, the other cannot exist.Figs rely on figwasps for pollination, the same way many flowers rely on bees. Since the waspsare the only organism capable of pollinating the figs, figs wouldn't existwithout them. However, the fig wasps also rely on the figs, since they laytheir eggs inside the figs. Since there are so many kinds of figs, we will usethe caprifig, a type of nonedible fig, as an example. Figs are not actuallyfruits, they're syconiums, a type of pod with many flowers growing inside. Allof the reproductive parts of the fig are inside the flower. A female wasp willfly over to a fig, and climb through a narrow tunnel called the ostiole to getinside. This passage is so narrow that the wasp will lose its antennae andwings while entering. Now, she is inside the fig. But there are two kinds offigs, the male figs and the female figs. The female fig is not suitable forwasp eggs. If a wasp enters a female fig, she will die, but she deposits pollenfrom the male fig she was born from. This means there are dead wasps in thefigs you eat. But, when they die, an enzyme in the fig breaks the wasp downinto protein, so you don't have to worry about eating wasps.The male fig,however, is specially shaped to hold wasp eggs. When an egg is deposited in aflower, the flower will turn into a container called a gall which will hold theegg. When the males hatch, they leave their gall, find one with a female waspin it, and mate with her. The male then digs an escape tunnel out of the figand dies. The female uses this tunnel to leave the fig and continue the cycle.For wild suzhou,I'm Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.