Have you ever peered into the blackness of a pond at night and wondered what lurks beneath? Come with us and find out in this special, spooky, episode!From creatures with unimaginably strange bodies that could be straight out of a sci-fi movie, to the bizarre upside-down swimming water boatmen - life in a pond can be brutal. It really is the world of eat, or be eaten.Like lots of other habitats, as dark falls, ponds turn other-worldy, yet often we don’t get to experience them. In this episode we’ll show you that there’s lots for us to see, and hear, that we can only experience at nighttime. Host Megan McCubbin peers into her own pond on a stormy wet night to see what she can see, from the pond creatures around on the surface to the bats overhead.Hear the spooky and strange sounds underwater with ecologist and underwater sounds expert <a href="https://www.jack-greenhalgh.com/">Jack Greenhalgh</a>. Discover why nature is the source of many of good horror story, with author <a href="https://www.lucychristopher.com/">Lucy Christopher</a>. And previous guests <a href="https://www.wwt.org.uk/our-work/wetland-conservation-unit/meet-the-team/ellie-jones/">Ellie Jones</a> from WWT and writer <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conversations-at-Pond-Henry-Slator/dp/1913615294">Henry Slator</a> share their favourite spooky pond creatures.You’ll never have a nocturnal nosy at pond in the same way again!If listening to this podcast inspires you to take action for wetlands and find out more then visit <a href="https://www.wwt.org.uk/">wwt.org.uk</a>Waterlands is a series brought to you by the WWT. It’s an <a href="https://18sixty.uk/">18Sixty</a> production, the producer is Melvin Rickarby and original music is by Noah Bloom.

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