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MonsterTalk

Just Scratching the Surface

MonsterTalk

Monster House LLC

History, Science, Society & Culture, Natural Sciences

4.7 β€’ 1.3K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 15 September 2010

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

MonsterTalk frequently explores tales of imaginary monsters β€” creatures of myth, fiction, and folklore. Today, the hosts consider a real creature, one that preys on humans and their closest animal companions. It is often invisible. It drinks blood to survive. And, it is responsible for many of the sightings of the dreaded chupacabra. Podcast audiences may cringe and recoil in horror to learn the true facts of the creature known as β€” Sarcoptes scabiei! READ full episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:14.2

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0:19.6

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0:25.6

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0:30.0

If you like this podcast, can we recommend another one? It's called Big Picture Science.

0:38.0

You can hear it wherever you get your podcast and its name tells part of the story.

0:42.0

The Big Picture questions and the most

0:45.2

interesting research in science. Seth and I are the host. Seth is a scientist. I am

0:51.0

Molly and I'm a science journalist and we talk to people smarter than us and we have fun along the way. The show is called Big Picture Science and as Seth said you can hear it wherever you get your podcast.

1:02.0

On Monster Talk, we frequently talk about imaginary monsters, or creatures of folklore.

1:11.0

But today we will be discussing a real creature that preys on humans and our closest animal

1:17.6

companions.

1:18.6

It is often invisible.

1:21.2

It drinks blood to survive. And it is responsible for many of the sightings credited

1:27.3

to El Tupacabra. Many of you will cringe and recoil in horror when you learn the true facts behind the creature known as

1:36.4

Sarkopty's scabia. It's actually quite unlike anything we've ever seen before.

1:46.0

A giant hairy creature,

1:50.0

Potape, Pardonat.

1:52.0

In Larkness, a 24 mile long bottomless lake in the Highlands of Scotland.

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