Nick Baker
TV presenter and naturalist
Television wildlife presenter Nick Baker has travelled to the wildest parts of the planet in search of weird, bizarre and incredible creatures. Nick writes a monthly 'Hidden Britain' column in BBC Wildlife Magazine where he shares wildlife stories from across the UK.
Recent articles by Nick Baker
Meet the alien-looking gangly lancer sea spider, a strange creature that sucks up and spits out its prey alive after taking a tasty nibble
Sea spiders are strange creatures, and the gangly lancer sea spider is one of the strangest of all
Meet the hydra, a tiny weird – and deadly – ribbon-like creature that can devour prey many times its size – and live forever...
Nick Baker takes a look at the fascinating hydra
This deep-sea creature has 14 legs, grows up to a metre long and can take on a shark if desperate – meet the elusive isopod
Nick Baker takes a look at the super-sized crustacean that lives in the deepest, darkest ocean: the giant isopod
There are 40,000 spiders in the world - and just one is vegetarian. Weird right? However that's not its only oddity...
Thought all spiders eat meat? Meet the jumping spider on a vegetarian diet
This poisonous bird is the world's most toxic bird - able to exude some of the most powerful poisons in nature
Just how poisonous is the hooded pitohui
What dangles from its rear end needs some explaining. Why the Australian horror moth deserves its name
When it comes to wooing a female, size matters for this colourful moth
7 of the weirdest fungi in the world you (probably) haven't heard of, from the bleeding tooth to dead man's fingers
Fungi can be very strange. Here's our round-up of some of the weirdest fungi on the planet.
11 weirdest insects in the world - including a moth that looks like a like a poodle and a fly with eyes on stalks
The insect world is definitely a weird one - and there are some that are even weirder than the others. Discover some of the world's strangest and bizarrest insects
Are these the weirdest eyes ever—and the biggest for their body size? Meet the bizarre stalk-eyed flies, nature's oddball insect
In the world of male stalk-eyed flies, size id everything when it comes to eyes says Nick Baker.
The weird muntjac deer: what they are, why they bark, why they have fangs - and what's so special about a muntjac's face and its glands
Discover all you need to know about muntjac deer, including why it has glands on its face
Parasitic wasps vs white butterflies: how this deadly gruesome 'zombie' wasp invades and takes over a poor caterpillar's body
Life gets pretty grim for a caterpillar if it becomes infected with a parasitic wasp says Nick Baker? Who says zombies aren't real?
Discover the fascinating world of Brahminy blind snakes: The all-female, unisexual serpent who doesn't need males
The Brahminy blind snake is a tiny mysterious reptile that moves unseen beneath the soil’s surface says Nick Baker
Discover the flatworm that can survive being sliced up by a knife
Nick Baker explores the bizarre life of a freshwater flatworm
Meet the moon snail, a killer predator who likes to paralyse and liquidise its prey
If you're visiting a sandy beach you may like to reflect on something that might be going on below your feet. Lurking behind the veil of wet sand, a killer is on the prowl. A driller-killer, no less. Let me introduce you to the moon snail
Tardigrades: meet these fascinating tiny water bears that are the toughest creatures on earth, able to survive being microwaved and sent to space
Tardigrades are one of the toughest and most intriguing creatures on Earth. Nick Baker takes a look at these microscopic bear-like creatures, also known as water bears
Meet the green banded broodsac, a deadly - and frankly - weird zombie parasite that turns a snail’s eyestalks into colourful, pulsating glowsticks
Nick Baker takes a look at the fascinating life of a green banded broodsac, which turns snails into disco zombies
Tentacled snake: meet the super-hunter that catches its prey in under 30 milliseconds
Nick Baker, the popular naturalist, author and TV presenter reveals a secret realm of overlooked wildlife
Meet the hero shrew, whose remarkable strong spine can withstand being stood on by a human
Is there really a shrew that can survive being stood on by a 70kg human for five minutes? Nick Baker investigates
This wonderfully weird poop-eating fly with no wings or eyes had scientists miffed. Until now...
For a long time, biologists were puzzled by the curious appearance and behaviour of the New Zealand bat fly. Now they think they've figured it out. Nick Baker reports...
Meet the vampire spider, an unassuming arachnid that drinks human blood and has a liking for smelly socks
Too small to bite a human, this arachnid manages to get a taste of the red stuff elsewhere. Nick Baker introduces us to the vampire spider
Meet the purse-web spider, Britain's very own tarantula
Does Britain have tarantulas? Yes says Nick Baker, or at least a spider that belongs to the same family. Meet the purse-web spider
Sea slater: The giant woodlouse that measures 3cm long and lives on the coast
Meet the giant woodlouse (sea slater) that can only survive in the damp zone between land and sea
How does a male chaffinch change colour in spring?
The male chaffinch has a clever trick for making its plumage seem brighter come spring says Nick Baker
Hair ice fungus: what it is and how this rare magical winter sight forms
Nick Baker takes a look at the weird phenomenon that produces hair ice, a rare winter wonder formed by a bit of alchemy magic