Great White Sharks: Not the Scariest Predator in the Seas

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06/09/21 • 55 min

This week’s episode is The Great White Shark, aka the largest macropredatory fish of the oceans.

First, what the heck happened to sharks 19 million years ago when 90% of sharks just disappeared from the ocean??? This unknown event didn’t seem to affect other ocean animals, but wiped out between 70% and 90% of shark species. Scientists have no idea what happened to the sharks, and we’ll have to wait probably a decade for more information, cause that's how science works.

Of all the different shark species, the great white shark is responsible for most of the recorded shark bite incidents on humans. Does that make them bad? No. And, luckily for humans, we’re either too boney for the Great White’s liking, or we’re able to get away before we bleed to death.

You might think White Sharks are related to the Giant Megalodon (which could literally grow to the size of a semitrailer), but they’re actually more closely related to Mako Sharks, which you’ve probably never heard of.

Due to recent scientific research we’ve recently learned a lot of about Great White Sharks that we didn’t know just a few years ago. Listen now as Better Than Human presents, The Great White Shark: Not the Scariest Predator in the Seas.
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This week’s episode is The Great White Shark, aka the largest macropredatory fish of the oceans.

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Plastics, the Creator of Microplastics: The Second Worst Invention of All Time?

Microplastics are fragments of any type of plastic that are less than 5 mm (0.20 in). Think a grain of rice or smaller. Microplastics come from a lot of different places, but sources include single use plastics (shopping bags and water bottles), cosmetics (those stupid plastic beads they put in toothpaste and face scrubbers), clothing (bet you didn’t realize your clothing was shedding plastic), and industrial processes.

Why do we care about Microplastics? Because they are EVERYWHERE. Yes, you’ve probably heard that they are in the ocean, because a lot of trash ends up there. Microplastics, however, are also in fresh water, wetlands, soil, icebergs, and even worse, they’re in the air you are breathing right now. You probably have microplastic in your stomach and lungs at this very moment.

What can we do about microplastics, and plastic waste in general? Listen to learn about this microplastic contamination of our entire planet that is only going to get worse and worse.
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Inchworms are Caterpillars, But They're Not Moths ... Yet: Inchworms, Parasitic Wasps, Peppered Moths, and Rosy Maple Moth.

Guess what, Amber? Do you know what inchworms turn into because they’re caterpillars? They turn into butterflies or moths! Inchworms specifically turn into Geometer moths, which is a very large family of moths with over 23,000 species. A well-known Geometer moth is the peppered moth, which I bet you don’t remember the name, but remember learning about them in Biology class.

Inchworms are cute, and you’ve probably seen them dangling from threads in the forest. If you’re lucky enough, you might have even found one on yourself. Inchworms however, are generally regarded as a pest that can be hard to get rid of, which is why biological controls are commonly used against them. The biological control just happens to be terrifying parasitic wasps, and be glad you aren’t an inchworms cause you don’t have to worry about parasitic wasps laying their eggs inside of you.

We end the episode with the Rosy Maple Moth, a North American moth that is the smallest of the great silk moths.

Listen now to learn about Inchworms, Parasitic Wasps, Peppered Moths, and the cute little Rosy Maple Moth.

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