Bugs Need Heroes

Amanda and Dr Kelly Z discuss an honorary bug, the naked mole-rat, which is only one of those three things.

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/mean-queen

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Character artwork by Amanda Niday.

Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.

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Amanda and Dr Kelly Z talk about painted lady butterflies. Tangents include the Apothecary Diaries, alligators, and anime. We also discuss butterfly wings. The Monarch is the Patriarchy.

Bug discussion begins at 11:20

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/wandering-witch

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Amanda and Dr Kelly Z talk about springtails, which are not insects but are still very bugs. They are their own thing and they are a lot.

Bug discussion begins at 8:25

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/springald

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Amanda and Dr Kelly Z talk about click beetles. These classic beetles deserve a classic superhero look. Tangents include Disney, dinosaurs, and social media (we prefer reddit).

Bug discussion begins around 11:00

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/skip-jack

Thank you to listener Maria for this suggestion!

Editor's Note: episodes may be out of order while we wrap up things from summer.

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Amanda and Dr Kelly Z review the movie Honey, I Shrunk The Kids and the video game Grounded.

Editor's Note: episodes may be out of order while we wrap up things from summer.

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Producer Derek messed up the summer schedule so things will be intermittent until everyone gets back from family/travel/bug related adventures.

Kelly guests on Spooko Podcast to talk about the film Prince of Darkness and discuss bug wranglers, 'pre'-biotics, and why so many horror movies about satan assume bugs are bad guys.

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Dr Kelly Z is out today and filling in for her is Ellen Weatherford of Just The Zoo of Us podcast to discuss lovebugs (Plecia nearctica). Many tangents in this episode including Florida mullets, Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos, "shadow daddies," and a history of Batman's sidekicks.

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Amanda and Kelly share their thoughts about the 1998 Disney/Pixar movie A Bug's Life.

Movie discussion begins at 5:30

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Amanda and Dr Kelly Z talk discuss the order Siphonaptera. They talk about all the things fleas are famous for: jumping on cats, giving rats the plague, and singing about California. Tangents include Elvira, circuses, and orcas.

Bug discussion begins at 8:29

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/99-episodes-but-an-itch-aint-one

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Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.

This episode we are joined by Joey Santore of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't.

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Send in the clown beetles! Amanda thinks they are the most beetle you can be! Dr Kelly Z thinks they are cute! This episode is not for the coulrophobic! Tangents include Jason Bateman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and isopods!

Bug discussion begins around 9:30

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/clown-detective

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The uncrushable beetle has arrived in all his bedazzlements. Tangents include America's Next Top Model, Frankenstein, and a lot of wrestling talk. And Amanda picked a name that was already a superhero, so I had to choose a different title.

Bug discussion begins around 9:00

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/larva-face

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Amanda and Dr Kelly Z talk about leaf cutter ants. This is an iconic ant. 'Nuff said!

Bug discussion begins around 6:00

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/attaantium

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Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.

Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group.

This episode we are joined by Dr Kit Prendergast to talk about wild bees! How do we protect these important pollinators from the many threats and what exactly are those threats? And what the heck is a lek? We talk about naming an undescribed species after Tom Ellis, costuming, and the challenges of science outreach when discussing honeybees. Unfortunately this is an audio medium so you'll have to go to her socials to see pictures of her dog Zephyr, who has a species named after them now!

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Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.

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At Emerald City Comic Con. Back again soon!

There are only seven basic plots: Overcoming the monster, Rags to riches, Voyage/Return, Comedy, Tragedy, Rebirth, and the Quest. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is all seven. Eric Carle himself said its "a book of hope... a way about growing up, how scary it is, but how you can fly into the world with your talents." He is wrong. It is a book of conquest.

Amanda and Dr Kelly Z discuss the large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) which is neither large nor especially blue. This species was once considered nearly extinct in Great Britain but has since made an incredible recovery. It's an interesting story so I won't summarize a podcast further in text! Tangents include Valentine's Day, overalls, and ska.

Bug discussion begins around 10:45

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/bringing-home-a-baby-butterfly

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Character artwork by Amanda Niday.

Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.

Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group.

Amanda and Dr Kelly Z discuss a popular family of insects and one in particular that is very popular in zoos and museums, the giant-australian-prickly-walking-stick-insect (Extatosoma tiaratum). Tangents include Indiana Jones, pirates, and the weather.

Bug discussion begins around 9:00

Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/scicomm-spectre

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Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.

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This week Amanda and Dr Kelly Z discuss the Lord Howe Stick Insect (Dryococelus australis). This species was presumed extinct until a small extant population was found and efforts from captive breeding programs in zoos brought them back. It's not quite Jurassic Park but we like it. Tangents include carnivorous deer, ecological niches, and hit musicals.

Bug discussion begins around 12:00

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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and Camazotz.

Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.

Character artwork by Amanda Niday.

Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.

Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group.

This episode we are joined by Dr Nina Jenkins of ConidioTec to talk bed bugs and how a fungal treatment called Apprehend she developed can be used to control them. We discuss how a biocontrol agent for aphids, whiteflies, and thrips went through the shark tank and regulatory agencies to your bedroom. Tangents include tarantula people, vampire entomology, and Jurassic Park (always!)

Bug discussion begins around 4:50

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Character artwork by Amanda Niday.

Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.

Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group.