57 episodes

If you like learning about the weird and wonderful side of nature - about things like spider sex, venom-packing frogs, or mind-controlling parasites, and more - then this is the podcast for you! Oh, and it's in a shed.
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The Critter Shed Collie Ennis & Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media

    • Science
    • 5.0 • 10 Ratings

If you like learning about the weird and wonderful side of nature - about things like spider sex, venom-packing frogs, or mind-controlling parasites, and more - then this is the podcast for you! Oh, and it's in a shed.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    New Newt News

    New Newt News

    Collie and Colette chat to research scientist Éinne Ó'Cathasaigh about a new species of newt that has mysteriously appeared deep in the Irish countryside...
    The Critter Shed is presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella and produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.
    As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:
    FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
    TWITTER: @crittershedpod
    EMAIL: crittershed@gmail.com

    Music:
    Podington: Curious

    Photo:
    Creative Commons image
    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Alpine_newt_%E2%99%82_%28Ichthyosaura_alpestris%29%2C_Rocherath%2C_Ostbelgien_%2840909766513%29.jpg

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    • 40 min
    Pimp my pond!

    Pimp my pond!

    Is your wildlife pond a bit overgrown? Well, pop in your headphones and clean it up along with Collie as he prepares his own pond for the breeding season.
    Questions or queries? Hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:
    FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
    TWITTER: @crittershedpod
    EMAIL: crittershed@gmail.com
    Music:
    Podington: Curious
    Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella, and Dr. Steph Maher.
    Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.
    The Warren:
    The Critter Shed is a founding member of https://www.thewarren.ie/ podcast network.
    The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what you hear.
    The Critter Shed is still available in all the usual places like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, etc. AND please give us a rating on Apple Podcasts if you like the show. We really appreciate it!


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    • 14 min
    Predatory Plants

    Predatory Plants

    This episode is about plants that eat.... INSECTS!
    Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about. Or tell us about some of the oddly toxic animals in your life.

    FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
    TWITTER: @crittershedpod
    EMAIL: crittershed@gmail.com
    Thanks to Marie Förg for taking us on a tour of the Hortus Botanicus in Leiden University, The Netherlands
    Photo:
    Triona - CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6463757
    Music:
    Podington: Curious, Algo Rhythm
    Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.
    Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.

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    • 36 min
    An ode to goldfish

    An ode to goldfish

    So, here's a joke for you:
    My friend's goldfish died the other day So I surprised her and got her an identical one!
    She was furious, saying “what am I supposed to do with two dead goldfish?”
    TODAY! We bust the many myths about goldfish and learn how they're so much more than fairground prizes that die as soon as you put them in a glass bowl. And also about why they should NEVER be put into a traditional goldfish bowl, how goldfish have better memories than many of us... AND, they're smart.
    Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella, produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.

    As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:
    FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
    TWITTER: @crittershedpod
    EMAIL: crittershed@gmail.com
    Music:
    Podington: Curious, Belfast
    Image:
    GOLDFISH: By Benoît Prieur - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16152756

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    • 28 min
    Stupendous sticklebacks!

    Stupendous sticklebacks!

    Today we meet a remarkable fish and an energetic puppy.
    Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:

    FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
    TWITTER: @crittershedpod
    EMAIL: crittershed@gmail.com

    Music:
    Podington: Curious

    The Critter Shed is a founding member of https://www.thewarren.ie/ podcast network.
    The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what you hear.
    The Critter Shed is still available in all the usual places like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, etc. AND please give us a rating on Apple Podcasts if you like the show. We really appreciate it!
    The Critter Shed is presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.
    It's a Red Hare Media production.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 26 min
    The Scoop on Sliders

    The Scoop on Sliders

    Collie introduces us to some of his new, rescued critters: red-eared sliders.
    As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:

    FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
    TWITTER: @crittershedpod
    EMAIL: crittershed@gmail.com

    Music:
    Podington: Curious
    Image:
    Creative commons image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red-eared_Slider_(14585091976).jpg

    The Critter Shed is a founding member of https://www.thewarren.ie/ podcast network.
    The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what you hear.
    The Critter Shed is still available in all the usual places like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, etc. AND please give us a rating on Apple Podcasts if you like the show. We really appreciate it!
    The Critter Shed is presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.
    It's a Red Hare Media production.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 33 min

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