Nonhuman Teachers presents Joey Santore - _Kicked Outta the Botanic Garden_
Summary
Joey Santoro, known as "Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't," discusses the intersection of geology and plant evolution in this episode. He explores how nutrient-poor substrates like gypsum and serpentine drive the formation of unique endemic species, using carnivorous plants in Mexico as a primary example. Santoro also shares field observations from Namibia, South Africa, and the Dominican Republic, highlighting bizarre adaptations such as sexual mimicry in flowers, plants that camouflage as rocks, and species that pretend to be already eaten to deter herbivores.
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