World's Most Misunderstood: This Is Why We Need Mosquitoes

[@Devilknight.]

World Laziest: animals who do the bare minimum to survive, yet its a miracle they still survive.

[@Trepanation21]

I feel personally attacked 💅

[@laurensuty2760]

Key figures: mola mola and every sloth

[@kacheekyy]

@@laurensuty2760 haha yeah mola mola takes the cake on just existing and nothing else

[@glorp0426]

panda..

[@takkwin]

My dog 🐕

[@Czipher]

World's most relevant: the animals who have gone the most viral, and how that had helped/hurt their population

[@strawberryemma]

yes omg! i’ve been suggesting a similar one but this is worded much better lol. they could do pygmy hippos, blue tang/clown fish, shiba inu’s, etc.

[@xCheatah]

nice pfp dude

[@laurenedge6392]

YAAAY MY SUGGESTION!!! Thanks guys! I though it was a super important topic to cover :D

[@mewlonsss]

worlds spookiest: folktales and urban legends that seem scary but are based off of real animals. maybe in a way of 'debunking' the spookiness of it. (ex: mountain lions vocalizing and people thinking theres a giant monster in the woods)

[@TissueCat_]

commenting to hopefully boost engagement. love this idea ❤

[@W0rm_f0rest]

Perfect for halloween!!

[@clioduff7161]

Yesss just in time for Halloween! 🎃👻

[@maggiestruggler]

Also attempting to boost for spooky season. Great idea!

[@poshrat993]

They could do a whole series of cryptozoology episodes. Maybe exploring ones from different regions of the US and then other countries following

[@livwhale2481]

World’s most Frankenstein! Example: okapis with their giraffe x zebra appearance and platypuses lookin like a beaver x duck hybrid

[@victorianmagnet9308]

World's Best Builders, I wanna see some cool homes! Beaver dams, Trapdoor Spider holes, Termite mounds etc.

[@drummer1072]

Worlds Most Invasive (the most invasive species in different places) Worlds Most Ferocious (animals that have the most aggression) Worlds Grooviest (animals that move around/ dance the most) Also Worlds Most Spooky as a Halloween episode

[@Czipher]

World's most alike: the animals who have convergently evolved to look like other animals (like fake crabs or aldabra rail)

[@attabooii]

Fun mosquito fact: the mosquito used in Jurassic Park is a Toxorhynchites mosquito, which is NOT a blood feeding mosquito! It was chosen because it's larger than common blood sucking mosquitoes, thus easier to see on screen

[@Lindeman08]

That is such a nice kitty! It just wants to hang out and snuggle.

[@LavenderGhost630]

I was distracted watching the cat 😂 It's such a sweet snuggle bug. It's so cute.

[@TissueCat_]

i like that claire (thats the cats name right?) was here for a while because black cats are still quite stigmatized due to superstitions, so it felt fitting that she hung around for a bit this episode ❤ (ik she pops in and out of many eps, but she stayed for a decent while this time so it stood out to me)

[@Snekboiiii]

They are reintroducing bearded vultures to the alps. The program started in 1986 and there are 300+ birds currently back in the wild.

[@sestra_kat]

the way i was so sad when maya said bearded vultures were hunted to extinction only to see that they're actually only 'near threatened' (one step below least concerned) now :')

[@jefitzgerald2851]

I believe it’s that they were hunted to extinction in one particular area

[@Snekboiiii]

They were hunted to extinction in the Alps, not the whole world.

[@Wulfryk]

Vultures look like maniacs when theyre little. they have a fantastic wobble/walk, i absolutely adore their fluffy stage

[@Mastiffeyes]

What if you do a Halloween themed episode kinda like the pride month episode? Worlds spookiest?

[@TissueCat_]

ooo i rlly hope for this. maybe it could be about different animals associated with halloween (ie bats) and why that is. or just about animals known for being creepy/spooky (and perhaps trying to destigmatize them, i rlly enjoy when they do that bc so many animals are unfairly stigmatized)

[@OXMStudios]

They had a great idea for this where it would be like little scary stories, but then the twist is that it was not scary at all on the end? (Imagine spooky noises in the ceiling then it was just a family of cute raccoons sheltering) I think they discussed it briefly in a previous episode.

[@NatureCoyote29]

World's best puzzle masters!

[@kevinlachmann2189]

Trying again: World's unlikliest - animals that shouldn't exist but filled a unique niche.

[@lidibee799]

Heck yeaaaaah!!!!! Wildin hour

[@aficklefangirl2566]

I have always loved carrion birds and birds of prey, but Kayla's love of vultures and your trip to the World Bird Sanctuary has shot vultures way up the list of my favourite animals!! I am sad we don't have any where I live, but I'll be sure to keep an eye out when I go somewhere that has them!!

[@RyanDunham98]

Yes it’s time for a another episode and still trying with my ideas for episodes World's Longest World's Sporty World's Heavy Eaters World's Best Voice (Singers) World's Best Climbers World’s Worse Hunters World’s Best Dancers World’s Deepest Sleepers

[@jugheadEPIC]

Hearing the segment on the Coyotes was actually really helpful for me and a lot of others I think! My parents come from Mexico and were brought up with the idea that coyotes were pests and steal your chickens and lambs, which, now I know, is cuz they were an easy meal and don't know or respect the law lol! They taught me the same thing, but now I know that they're shy and not too confrontational, only if provoked and will defend themselves, which is bad for my little yappie dogs lol, so it also helps knowing how I can prevent any accidents and keep both parties safe!! Thank you World's Wildest crew

[@joz-]

I love Vultures and Crested Caracaras! I see Turkey vultures and Black vultures and caracaras all the time! I especially see them around lakes. Black vultures particularly LOVE to bathe! I visited a sanctuary in Florida and they had hundreds of wild black vultures that stuck around for the fresh water and occasional food. They hung out with their pelicans and crocodiles and I watched them splash in the water. I'm studying conservation bio in college and my goal is to work with birds and I'd love to work with vultures. I've seen people say they're some of the most social and silly birds to work with.

[@a-mz1000]

World's most numerous! (As opposed to rarest) I imagine there would be a lot of small little critters that we rarely think about

[@lukelilienkamp2831]

I love the pod guys! Also, would 100% spend way too much money on a cover album of Maya singing to benefit Alveus. Just an Idea.

[@_mortiam]

About bearded vultures: Yes, they were extinct in the Alps, but are being reintroduced since 1986. Today there are around 250 breeding pairs in the wild (from the information I could find). Also interesting about them: They actually eat bones! To break them apart into smaller pieces, they fly really high up and drop them on rocks. Saw this in a documentary once. It's fascinating!

[@cad3.nc3]

A few years ago, I went to Alaska during the summer. I had insect repellent on, but obviously not the right kind because I literally got over 100 mosquito bites in literally 3 days, JUST ON MY LEGS

[@roxorzboxorz31]

Always excited to hear the yotes start up on the alveus cams because I know the wolfdogs will join in shortly.

[@shreyashchoubey4530]

World's Nerdiest /World's Best Chemists - Animals that use cool chemical reactions to create explosion, lights or sounds or do any other things like the Bombardier Beetle, Angler fish or Firefly.

[@BriTheFrogKing]

what about an ep about wildest defecation just leaned wombats poop cubes and need to know if there are more out there

[@Scoobay]

World’s most cooperative, like your favorite symbiotic pairings would be fun and interesting. It’s always cool to see how the animal kingdom can help each other out.

[@sadiedasi3]

claire is the star of this episode ❤

[@gregg_roll]

32:12 Band kids catching strays... damn maya

[@basicallyalanfrombarbiemovie]

World's most hidden animal. They are either hard to find because of camouflage or they are underground most of the time

[@floorvandenbank2140]

i just love listening to the podcast and watching the cat at the same time

[@corro202]

Awesome podcast.

[@genepozniak]

I suspect that what Connor thought was a large male mosquito that he could hold was actually a May fly. 😅 But I do love dragonflies. ❤

[@ewingmunicipaljr6596]

Good episode 👍

[@danikavanrooyen1829]

World's most over-powered / unnecessary. Also, my heart melted at 5:16. Such a cute little cat.🥰

[@swarmtrait9086]

world’s most confusing: animals (and other organisms) that have/had major misunderstandings, and weirdest process of studying them

[@OXMStudios]

I do not think wee need to find things ''cute'' to understand that they need to be protected. I don't think mosquitoes are cute, or even ugly. I have personal reasons not to like them, given they personally made my childhood miserable, and the species that cohabitate my hometown in central Africa were the specific ones that hurt humans. Despite all that I understand the importance they have in an ecosystem and the need to respond to them when needed in a reasonable and ecological way.

[@DanielAusMV-op9mi]

Most aggressive animals, bonus points for displaying aggression really scary

[@BrankoVT]

You should do an episode about success stories in conservation. Like the Californian condor and the elephant seal.

[@BuckTurgidson-nw7yk]

The Black Footed Ferret story is fascinating as well, I'd love to see Maya do a proper in depth look at that.

[@nolane3972]

I've literally seen videos of calves being attacked by vultures. I would like to hear the perspective of farmers on the issue, I never like hearing peoples concerns being dismissed easily. This is their livelihood.

[@FalconLight]

I love pirañas, when I was filming a documentary in the amazon I swam in the lake Pañacocha (piraña-lake in quechua) they didn't even came close to us

[@swayback7375]

I’m a 7th generation farmer on the same land, as well as a biologist… most of the stuff said here about vultures is true, or at least mostly true… it’s a big world, a lot going on, and in this case it’s encompassing many species too. Even locally there’s big differences between one animal and another of the same species. Black vultures only just returned to my area, they’d been killed by ranchers and farmers, we only had turkey vultures, many people can’t tell them apart by sight, or the way they act, despite being very different… I’m fine living with them, would never shoot one, but that said, they’ve been observed preying on anything that can’t escape, all you gotta do is move, stand up… whatever to spook them… but it’s not uncommon for livestock to have birth problems which leave either the mother or calf vulnerable and unable to escape. They’re also known to eat the eyes first, and when an animal is alive but injured and vulnerable it’s not hard to blind them, and at that point they’re just a free meal. Honestly coyotes will be basically the same thing, however each pack acts different, some packs have learned to not bother livestock, while others will harass them and rarely threaten them. We had the good luck to get a good pack on our farm, it cured our “problems”. You can’t kill them all, so filling the niche with a hood pack prevents “bad” packs from moving in… I doubt it’ll ever really happen but if we just try to help nature out it would be an infinitely better world than we have, we can’t conquer nature, but we can work together… It takes accurate education and information, but it also requires interest! No one is really interested in learning about nature outside of “how can it be useful to ME!”

[@antsyclara]

Worlds wildest animal/plant relationships (co-evolution, seed distribution, shelter etc.)

[@NemmaTheTurtle]

Worlds spookiest/worlds most magical

[@lani-ae]

I totally understand the importance of mosquitos when they’re in areas they evolved in. That being said, the main reason I dislike mosquitos is because I live in Hawaii. The ecosystems of the Hawaiian islands didn’t evolve with mosquitos, so when they were first introduced on western whaling ships, they brought a bunch of diseases with them that this isolated island chain was not equipped to handle.. one of these diseases is avian maleria. This contributed heavily to the extinction of so many of our endemic bird populations and continues to be a massive issue today, forcing the remaining birds to live in higher elevations where it’s too cold for mosquitos to follow. An estimated 70% of Hawaii’s endemic bird species have gone extinct thus far, that we know of at least. It’s absolutely heartbreaking. Of course not all of those extinctions were caused solely by mosquitoes.. the introduction of cats rats mongoose and countless other unwelcome animals played a massive part as well.

[@marcochen6816]

Next topic all the animal that can hybridize in a wild from most common hybridization to the rarest hybridization

[@federicovailati4545]

Really hoping for the underground cave episode for Halloween! I'm sure it's a logistical nightmare but it'd be so fitting!

[@the_crisp9]

World's Craftiest: artists and tradescreatures of the animal world :)

[@blu_heron]

I just noticed the candle on set, has it been there the whole time? Lol

[@reillyhughcox9560]

World wildest wildcards! species that spun off their ancestors in the craziest or unexpected ways

[@BrankoVT]

Pretty sure piranhas have never killed a human as far as we know.

[@Andrew-42]

“Generally yes mosquitoes suck sometimes” uh yeah I sure hope it does.

[@davidnotsobowie]

"mosquito" is a cute small version of "mosca" which is spanish for fly

[@ComfyLilith]

World’s most determined: animals that will not give up when hurt in a fight and/or protecting their children

[@cadoized]

probably better to save for valentines day but World's Most Romantic; animals with mating rituals and habits that we find endearing. i.e: monogamous pairings/shared parenting, making elaborate displays, courtship dances, etc.

[@just_some_donkus]

we have a ton of coyotes around where i live in orange county, CA (just south of LA). they come through our apartment complex, but ya they avoid people, and I only see them because I'm a night owl lol. They seem to live around the edges of the golf course. i like them. edit - i have a chihuahua he is 15 lb, he gets mad at the coyotes but they are always like oh god not a small dog and leg it. they are NOT interested in my dog at all

[@Bella13513]

cant use permethrin topically

[@Jcornman24]

I've never had any real problems with Coyotes, but purely anecdotal, my old golden retriever of about 14 years old was out in Colorado in the morning. My Mom told me to grab my BB gun, becaue about 10 coyote had surrounded the dog with his back to the garage, and were closing in. We opened the door and clapped our hands, we yelled, and they ran away luckily It was probably a case of they saw my dog as weak and old, and we never had any other problems, we've never had to kill any coyotes and enjoy seeing them and hearing them at night

[@hebedite4865]

hot tip for protecting livestock from coyotes. guard llamas. That was what my family did on our 80 acre cattle ranch. We had about 10-12 llamas that would rotate nightly "guard duty" and coyotes were never a problem for us ever again. Makes sense seeing as they likely evolved alongside each other within human settlements. Plus llamas are dope asf and spit at anyone they decide they do NOT vibe with lmao

[@salix2020]

Adding to Maya's final point, how about the worlds most urban? There's plenty of species that thrive in our cities like indeed coyotes but also several birds, bats and even ants.

[@ComfyLilith]

21:30 if Australia jar vultures it would be amazing, obviously they’d need to adapt but australia has one of the highest road kill statistics and have vultures around could help so much with it

[@scatman9166]

There used to be several Australian vultures, but they went extinct with the megafauna

[@katjosephperez8772]

If you have a pet under 10 lbs, absolutely supervise them in your yard. One of my dogs is real little, and there’s a big, beautiful hawk around here. If it starts swooping around, it’s time for us to go inside. Just because you have a fence doesn’t mean your tiny pet is safe. I call my dog a “little rat boy,” and the hawk might be thinking the same thing 😅

[@katjosephperez8772]

Also humans can steal your pets out of your yard. Just watch your pets or check on them often. I saved my giant 13.7 lbs Yorkie from the pool this summer

[@emromy3189]

I see the benefits of mosquitoes but are there any redeeming qualities to bed bugs

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

NO! 😂

[@katjosephperez8772]

I can’t believe people think coyotes lure dogs. My dogs would chase almost anything. A coyote killed a very dear cat of mine during the day, and I’m not mad at coyotes because one was literally starving. A mountain lion scares off the coyotes in my neighborhood, but the foxes are back, so maybe the mountain lion is gone

[@Mafuyuassahina]

World’s most fashionable: animals who wear ‘clothes’ (cover their bodies with e.g sheels)

[@naterocks96]

I genuinely would've never guessed, even just a year ago, that my favorite podcast would be something like this. I love this shit so much, please never stop!! World's Most Unstable World's Most Mysterious World's Most Wasteful World's Most Horny World's Most Invasive World's Most Important World's Most Independent World's Most Depressed World's Least Known/Most Unstudied World's Smartest/Dumbest World's Most Abundant World's Most Famous (Like MJ's chimp Bubbles, or Jovian the Lemur from Zoboomafoo) Maya frog since the Matt days!

[@miatx6818]

World’s hardest (like rockhard shells or armor) World’s most hardest to find

[@babthew]

I will think about this as I am watering the plants and they are biting my neck, face, and hands as I am wearing a hoodie in 100+ degree weather in the Summer. I am quite tired of them right now, but I will have a break of 5-6 months hopefully. I don't kill them any more because they get stuck on my hand. I especially hate it when they get in the house and they bite me when I'm doing something.

[@DopeSauceBenevolence]

King Vultures look just like living totem poles.

[@Kiki-reads]

34:53 we love short kings

[@michelleb2722]

brave of maya to say high school band members are harmless considering she was cheated on at band camp

[@Sam-uu2nx]

3500 kinds of mosquitoes yet the ones that bite im surrounded by. This makes me hate them more. I also have the blood they prefer or im just so warm all the time im easier to find? 😂 either way fuck it. Theres bees without stingers. No its not some gmo bee lol We could easily just make an even trade in population.. confine mosquitoes to the tropics. And just have bees that cant sting everywhere.

[@masonreith2382]

The mosquito problem is kinda like a BO problem, the more you try and overly control it, the more the situation starts to stink.

[@kaecomm]

i’m sorry but no amount of mosquito fun facts will excuse how many bites i get every summer 😂

[@joz-]

Remember! No matter how cute a coyote is, do not feed them! They'll become more aggressive to demand food and stop hunting for themselves. If a coyote is becoming problematic, they'll likely be caught and euthanized or shot. I swear I see so many people in neighborhoods feeding coyotes to post on the internet and then act victimized and shocked when the coyote attacks their or someone else's cats, chickens, and/or dogs.

[@Neym]

How does a Vulture from Egypt get their hands on a Ostrich egg?

[@Makri9]

That is a wild title. I refuse to believe that. Dammit, successfully click baited. 10/10 :x

[@SWHBOYCE]

3:08...Isn't that a zika mosquito ? 16:19...They leave a gruesome scar also.( in the shape of a silver dollar...)

[@AdmiralDoge]

i love you mayaaaa

[@elaycammille]

don't be afraid of piranhas, be afraid of cookiecutter shark

[@toad_queen]

the cat during this, learning 👁👄👁

[@MeggieMooBear]

35:00 short king

[@franciellyaraujosantos6534]

Wold's most wronged: animals that went stinct or will be because of out actions, for example the Tasmanian Tiger.

[@bingus4life]

Snakes!!!

[@gcharles116]

NOW!

[@maxkopfraum]

timestamp for when they start talking about pigeons, please?

[@grandehefe68]

worlds most playful! like otters!

[@michelleb2722]

wild about it

[@adri5333]

wait am i crazy? there was no QUIZ TIME!?

[@sekischro5093]

worlds most asymmetrical

[@Customs4488]

nice

[@johnpogel8993]

An 8??!?. What’s he using, the Mohs Scale of Cuteness?

[@YourInternetPandaFriend]

Cayotes are way more likely to fornicate with your dog than attack it. I live in an area with lots of cayotes and the number of coy dogs (hybrids) I see is hilarious

[@P-Ian]

Oh, I'm angrily waiting to watch this one. If they didn't pump me with their itchy saliva I wouldn't be too mad to share my blood with them, diseases aside.

[@SomeoneSomewhere42069]

Bro 😩😩😩 It took some convincing that cockroaches are friends. NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE IS TOO?! What am I gonna kill now 🥺 You're leaving me nothing left to mer-der (in a QT voice)

[@typiara4465]

World's cutest hello???? Animals that are insanely cute but here's the reasons why you should never have them as pets

[@Cjsayplease]

worlds wildest volacizations. Like the lyre bird or white bell bird