What Did You Call Me???

Today on the show we’re talking about ridiculous species names, and learning all about the animals behind them. Can you really judge a pigbutt worm by its name? Or a screaming hairy armadillo? Or a lumpsucker fish?

Footnotes:

Pigbutt worm: Pigbutt worm face:  Lumpsuckers!  Lil lumpsucker sucking on a finger Lumpsuckers on balloons Lumpsuckers sucking on lumpsuckers Tassled wobbegong Hellbender salamander Screaming hairy armadillo Screaming hairy armadillo, well, screaming Cinereous mourner Cinereous mourner acting Fried egg jellyfish Red-lipped batfish https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/p/proboscis-monkey/

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