Bonus: Oh, Evolution

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[00:01:12] I'm your host, Melissa McCumick, graphed still recording from the tiniest podcast studio

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[00:01:19] And today we're going to talk about an evolution swing in a mists that's really a big hit.

[00:01:24] A gross hit.

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[00:02:23] Okay, so evolution.

[00:02:32] We can all agree it's pretty cool, right?

[00:02:34] Sometimes evolution says hey, let's get legs.

[00:02:38] It'll improve your ability to move, stand, develop a poseable thumbs, you will be unstoppable.

[00:02:45] Sometimes evolution says let's class up this joint.

[00:02:47] Hey, this creature needs the most visually appealing features to attract mates and

[00:02:51] that geophotographers for the rest of time.

[00:02:54] And other times evolution says, let's make this one look like poop.

[00:03:00] This poor moth drew the short end of the evolution stick or maybe evolution just needed to get

[00:03:06] some toilet humor out of the way before moving on to bigger, brighter, more appealing things

[00:03:09] when this poor moth rolled in and said hey, what about me evolution?

[00:03:15] But even funnier, the name of this particular moth that looks exactly like bird do-do is called

[00:03:22] and I'm not making this up.

[00:03:24] The beautiful wood nymphs.

[00:03:27] I will say watching videos of the beautiful wood nymphs, they are striking and they're

[00:03:31] quite beautiful in the air.

[00:03:33] That part is no lie.

[00:03:35] But when they're at rest, if I was a bird looking for a very easy meal, I would take a hard

[00:03:42] pass on this moth.

[00:03:44] I think the closest equation that I could make would be if I were eating a poop colored

[00:03:50] and shaped cookie, even knowing it was a delicious dessert.

[00:03:55] Even if it were a rainbow one marketed as unicorn poop cookies, I could not do it.

[00:04:01] And neither can the birds.

[00:04:03] So while they looked like they drew the short end of the straw, evolution kind of did

[00:04:07] them a solid or if I'm being honest, not quite solid, they're kind of gooey and should

[00:04:13] maybe seek medical attention.

[00:04:21] But if you want to see these creatures check out the links in the episode, but also if

[00:04:25] you happen to live on the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada, you can

[00:04:28] see them from Nova Scotia all the way to Florida and as far west as Texas.

[00:04:33] So if you're willing to investigate what is likely, very likely actual bird poop.

[00:04:38] But if you want to take a gamble, it might actually be a beautiful moth.

[00:04:43] A beautiful wooden moth that looks like a pile of peeps, P.U.

[00:04:53] So stay tuned and we will have more episodes coming this one was short.

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