Eating Ants

Findings published in the journal Evolution reveal that mammals independently evolved specialized adaptations for exclusively feeding on ants and termites at least 12 times since the Cenozoic era began, roughly 66 million years ago. Why? And what does that reveal about how life has evolved on earth? Jeff and Anthony chew on the data to find out. LInk to the story: Support the show and get bonus episodes, videos, Discord community access and more! Jeff on Blue Sky: Anthony on Blue Sky: Support the show and get bonus episodes, videos, Discord community access and more! Jeff on Blue Sky: Anthony on Blue Sky:

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Eating Ants is an episode from We Have Concerns by Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata.

This episode is 00:50:17 long.

This episode was published on Aug 22, 2025.

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