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Ep. 21: How the roach stole Christmas
After you've taken the stockings down and put away your roast beast feast, who's still celebrating? Roaches, that's who. Jun-Yin Lum, a UCR doctoral …
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 20: My precious
Peruvian authorities recently stopped a man with 300 tarantulas and other bugs strapped to his body. What are the ethics of starting your own bug col…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 19: Fear no weevil
There are *at least* 60,000 known species of them, and depending on how you slice it, you could say that one out of every 15 species ON EARTH is a we…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 18: Friends AND foes
Some insects - we're looking at you, butterflies - are beloved but aren't as helpful as we'd like to think. Others are the stuff of pure nightmares, …
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 17: Bye bye butterfly
University of Kansas Professor Chip Taylor joins us on the podcast to talk monarchs. Not like Charles, but the butterflies migrating through Californ…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 16: What makes a creepshow?
Why are some bugs considered so cute that children want to keep them, while others are the literal stuff of nightmares? Dr. Doug Yanega shares his th…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep. 15: The killer bees
Did you know most honeybees you find in the wild in California are actually the famous, so-called "killer bees"? Oh, but you protest, they didn't kil…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep. 14: The insect Olympics!
You've seen humans push themselves to their limits this summer in Paris. But what about the records for insects? Who holds the title for fastest flye…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 13: Bats vs. moths
One of nature's oldest wars is still being fought today after at least 50 million years: bats vs. moths. Nick Dowdy, head of zoology at the Milwaukee…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 12: A light in the dark
For critters that move in the night, how DO they get where they want to go? Why are moths attracted to the proverbial flame? Listen in and learn.
2 years ago