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Creature Feature: A Halloween Special on Nature’s Creepiest (and Coolest) Animals

Every Halloween, black cats, bats, and spiders take center stage as symbols of all things spooky—but how did these animals earn their eerie reputations, and which creatures deserve a little more Halloween spotlight? In this Barking Mad Halloween special, hosts Jordan Tyler and Dr. Stephanie Clark are joined by David Perez and Kait Wright to unravel the myths, folklore, and surprising facts behind nature’s creepiest (and most misunderstood) species. From toads with hallucinogenic toxins to beetles that bury the dead, discover how science, superstition, and pop culture turned these seemingly ordinary animals into Halloween legends. Helpful Links 🎃 Learn more about: • Why are Bats, Owls, Toads, and Crows Associated with Halloween? (https://blog.nwf.org/2022/10/why-are-...) (National Wildlife Federation) • Why Black Cats Are Associated With Halloween and Bad Luck (https://www.history.com/articles/blac...) (History) • The Sydney funnel-web spider (https://australian.museum/learn/anima...) (The Australian Museum) • Daddy long-legs—an Opiliones, not a spider! (https://spiders.ucr.edu/daddy-long-legs) (The University of California-Riverside) • Truth & Myth: Crows & Ravens in The Game of Thrones (https://avesnoir.com/game-of-thrones-...) (AvesNoir) • Huginn and Muninn: The Backstory of Odin's Ravens (https://www.birdsofvalhalla.com/blogs...) (Birds of Valhalla) • Horned Lizards, AKA Horned Toads (http://www.zo.utexas.edu/faculty/pian...) (University of Texas at Austin) • Animals that are sanguivores (https://animalia.bio/Sanguivore) (Animalia) • Death’s-head hawkmoth (https://butterfly-conservation.org/mo...) (Butterfly Conservation) • The American burying beetle (https://www.fws.gov/species/american-...) (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) • Ticks (https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/index.html) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) • Tardigrades (https://www.livescience.com/57985-tar...) (LiveScience by Future US) 🦇 Find the full blog post, “Nine animals begging for more Halloween representation (https://bogleech.com/halloween/hall19...) .” Show Notes 00:20 – Inside the Episode 02:27 – Spooky Cinema: Animals in Horror 04:43 – Halloween’s Most Iconic Animals 05:47 – The Black Cat’s Curse and Comeback 07:26 – Toads, Witches, and Ancient Symbolism 09:32 – Debunking Spider Myths 15:02 – Bats, Vampires, and the Birth of Dracula 16:32 – Draculin and Other Bloody Facts 17:15 – Ravens, Crows, and Ominous Intelligence 20:00 – Owls: From Omens of Death to Symbols of Wisdom 22:41 – Halloween’s Most Underrated Creeps 23:15 – Centipedes: The Nightmare Pest You Shouldn’t Kill 24:46 – The Death’s-Head Hawkmoth Has a Screaming Sweet Tooth 26:45 – The Burying Beetle: A True Gothic Homemaker 28:24 – Ticks: Nature’s True Vampires 32:03 – Creepy Reptiles and Lizard Legends 36:44 – Tardigrades: Cute or Creepy? 41:18 – Today’s Key Takeaways—and Happy Halloween!