That's Just Wild

Blue: Glowing Scorpions, WIld Blue Pigs, and Egg Evolution

That's Just Wild

Show Notes

This week on That’s Just Wild, Lizzie and Sarah are seeing blue 💙 — and discovering why it’s one of the rarest, cleverest and most mind-blowing colour in the natural world.

Lizzie dives into the science behind the jaw-dropping blues of the electric blue tarantula, Morpho butterfly, and the Hyacinth macaw. 🕷️🦋🦜

Discover why guillemot eggs look like tiny blue works of art, each one totally unique — and how their unusual shapes are an evolutionary masterstroke.🥚💙

Hear why Blue-tongued skinks flash their electric tongues at predators.

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