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Insects for Fun!

An informational podcast covering all things insect and arthropod, hosted by a master in entomology! Join me every Tuesday to learn something new from notable species to broad topics and lore! You can support the show and get extra episodes here: patreon.com/user?u=46499107 Email: [email protected]

The North American moon moth! (Actias Luna)

9 mins; October 16, 2023

Secrets of the sand trap (Antlions)

10 mins; October 09, 2023

Natural born divers! (Predacious Diving Beetles)

10 mins; October 02, 2023

I can’t believe they’re not wasps! (sesiidae clearwing moths)

9 mins; September 25, 2023

These beetles can blast boiling acid! (Bombardier beetles)

7 mins; September 18, 2023

How do insects smell, taste and hear? Do they feel pain? These questions and more!

11 mins; September 11, 2023

Parasitoids! The rulers of Biological Control

9 mins; September 04, 2023

These wolves are no bark and little bite! (Wolf Spiders)

10 mins; August 28, 2023

I can’t believe they aren’t gummies! (Jewel Caterpillars)

6 mins; August 21, 2023

These Ants are NOT what they seem... (Velvet Ants)

6 mins; August 15, 2023

This is not a Scorpion or a Fly! (Scorpionflies!)

7 mins; August 07, 2023

Don’t Kill these Killer Wasps! (Cicada Killers)

9 mins; July 31, 2023

It’s all about what you do with the doodoo! (Dung Beetles)

11 mins; July 24, 2023

The Majestic Morpho Dragonfly! (Zenithoptera lanei)

7 mins; July 17, 2023

Do they actually go in your ears!? (Earwigs)

9 mins; July 10, 2023

Insects in Medicine! (Entomotherapy)

8 mins; July 03, 2023

The American born Chinese Mantis! (Tenodera sinensis)

8 mins; June 26, 2023

The wild world of Velvet Worms!

10 mins; June 19, 2023

This stick is walking without me! (Australian Spiny Stick Insect)

8 mins; June 12, 2023

Toe Biters! The beasty bugs of our fresh waters (Giant Water Bugs)

7 mins; June 05, 2023

Everythin’s Bettah with a Wētā! (Wētās)

15 mins; May 29, 2023

What a peanut head… wait… that’s actually the name? (Fulgora laternaria)

7 mins; May 22, 2023

Something is in Deez Nuts! (Acorn Weevils)

8 mins; May 15, 2023

That’s not Bob... that builder is a... Bee!? (Carpenter Bees)

8 mins; May 08, 2023

Ahoy Halobates! (Oceanic Water Skaters)

7 mins; May 01, 2023

The strange relationship between Gossamer Butterflies and Ants

7 mins; April 24, 2023

These moles can fly and swim!? (Mole Crickets)

8 mins; April 17, 2023

The Stars That Fly Among Us! (Fireflies with Guest Speaker: Sarah Lower)

38 mins; April 10, 2023

Special Collaboration with Just Bugs!

66 hours 20 mins; April 03, 2023

That’s not an owl... right? (Owl Butterflies)

8 mins; March 27, 2023

The Hickory Horned Devil! (Citheronia regalis)

9 mins; March 20, 2023

Locusts vs Grasshoppers and a swarm the size of Japan!?

12 mins; March 13, 2023

The fungus that inspired HBO’s and Naughty Dog’s “The Last of Us”

8 mins; March 06, 2023

Not your average Bull! (Bull Ants)

7 mins; February 27, 2023

The Blue Winged Helicopter! (Damselfly)

8 mins; February 20, 2023

Wait... insects can make webs too!? (Webspinners)

7 mins; February 13, 2023

The Caterpillar that eats Garbage!? (Greater Wax Worms)

7 mins; February 06, 2023

Dragonfly or Demonfly?

8 mins; January 30, 2023

The first domesticated insect and sericulture! (The Silkmoth: Bombyx mori)

7 mins; January 23, 2023

Hercules! The myth. The legend. The beetle? (Hercules Beetle)

7 mins; January 16, 2023

The oldest living insects! (Silverfish & Firebrats)

8 mins; January 09, 2023

The Blue Morpho isn’t actually Blue!? (Blue Morpho Butterflies)

8 mins; January 02, 2023

Something ACTUALLY lives there!? (Antarctic Midge)

6 mins; December 26, 2022

Human Invaders! (Parasites)

13 mins; December 19, 2022

The ants with no home! (Army Ants)

9 mins; December 12, 2022

Lesser Known Jewels! (Jewel Bugs)

7 mins; December 05, 2022

Fighting Crime with Insects! (Forensic Entomology)

9 mins; November 28, 2022

The Truth behind the Murder Hornet! (Northern Giant Hornets)

8 mins; November 21, 2022

These bugs are spitting on my lawn! (Spittle Bugs)

6 mins; November 14, 2022

Who’s that butterfly!? (Question Mark Butterflies)

7 mins; November 07, 2022

The bug that can’t stop campaigning! (Boxelders)

7 mins; October 31, 2022

Interview with The Bug Chicks! (Special Episode)

160 hours 56 mins; October 24, 2022

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a Caterpillar!? (Woolly Bears)

9 mins; October 17, 2022

The Falling Monarch (Monarch Butterflies)

8 mins; October 10, 2022

All About The Ladies! (Ladybugs)

9 mins; October 03, 2022

The Late Bloomer Bug! (Cicadas!)

7 mins; September 26, 2022

The Butterfly of Death!

6 mins; September 19, 2022

Is it a bug or an insect?

6 mins; September 12, 2022

Insects are our friends AND food!?

6 mins; September 05, 2022

Do we REALLY need bees?

7 mins; September 05, 2022

Is it Preying or Praying? Mantises!

9 mins; September 05, 2022

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