{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ac641acf3521bc019027825/5d69645b008427e90f510cf2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Animal Mimicry in Nature and Carpenter's The Thing","description":"<p>In this episode I'm sharing types of animal mimicry. From owl butterflies to cuckoo birds, to the \"thing\" from space. I discuss defensive mimicry, aggressive mimicry and even mimicry humans have contributed to. It turns out there's no greater inspiration for horror than the natural world.</p><p><br></p><p>Research from this episode is from my ol' pal Wikipedia and</p><p>C. Blut, J. Wilibrandt, D. Fels, E.I. Girgel &amp; K. Linau's 'The 'sparkle' in fake eyes - the protective effect of mimic eyespots in lepidoptera' in the journal <em>Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata</em></p><p><br></p><p>Dream/Flashback effect from Zany Madcap</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/factandscifi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a> @FactandSciFi</p><p>Read the blog <a href=\"https://factandsciencefiction.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">factandsciencefiction.com</a></p>","author_name":"Fact & Science Fiction"}