{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/681cbb5124b1daf01a6c33ee/69f917b73371a53209d594a5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Moist: Slime Highways, Snot Bubble Beds, and a Legendary Orca Sighting","description":"<p>This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie dive headfirst into the wonderfully weird and surprisingly soggy side of the natural world 💧💧💧</p><p><br></p><p>🐜 Honey ants take food storage to another level — with a special cast that swells up with nectar until they’re completely immobile, hanging from the nest ceiling like living reservoirs, ready to feed the colony when times get tough. 🍯</p><p><br></p><p>🧪 Hagfish unleash one of the strangest defences in the animal kingdom — producing up to 20 litres of slime in seconds. This bizarre mucus expands in seawater, clogging the gills of predators and making a swift escape possible. Slippery doesn’t even cover it. 🐍💨</p><p><br></p><p>🐸 The ultimate survivalist? Meet the water-holding frog — capable of storing huge amounts of water in its body, going into a state of stasis, and surviving underground for up to five years without drinking in extreme drought conditions. 🌵💧</p><p><br></p><p>📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧</p>","author_name":"Fresh Air"}