The bird-eating centipede

It's like a classic horror film.

There are huge fangs, a segmented body, a remote location, the ocean bashing against cliffs, you're all alone and there's no one to help.

The first bodies that turn up are of the children… of petrels.

Featuring:

• Luke Halpin, PhD Researcher, Monash University

Production:

• Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer
• Petria Ladgrove, Producer
• Joel Werner, Script Editing

This episode of What the Duck?! was originally broadcast in 2022 and produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.

Find more episodes of the ABC podcast, What the Duck?! with the always curious Dr Ann Jones exploring the mysteries of nature on the ABC Listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll learn more about the weird and unusual aspects of our natural world in a quirky, fun way with easy to understand science.