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Insects for Fun!

insectsforfun

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=46499107Email: [email protected]

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Episodis

170 episodis

  1. The heaviest stick insects in the world! (Jungle Nymphs) 15:02
  2. Why cucumber beetles aren't welcome in the garden! 14:40
  3. The Centipede that became a Millipede! (Edentistoma octosulcatum) 12:36
  4. The cutest giant(?) silkmoth. Rosy Maple Moths! 12:38
  5. Copepods! And why the world can't cope without them. 15:16
  6. Deer Ticks vs Dog/Wood Ticks and what to do when they bite! 17:48
  7. Fairies are real! (Fairyflies, the tiniest insects in the world) 14:32
  8. Asian Jumping Worms! (You don't want these in your yard) 15:07
  9. Ensign Wasps! (The Roach Hunters) 11:03
  10. The invisible menace you've definitely met! (No-See-Ums) 15:19
  11. Nature's most obnoxious vampires! (Horeseflies and Deerflies) 15:13
  12. Myth Busting Craneflies! 15:40
  13. Dragon Headed Katydids! 8:36
  14. The Monsters Within! Strepsiptera and Tarsonemid Mites (Internal Hosts of Insects) 13:20
  15. Insects That Shouldn’t Exist: Life on the Edge of Survival! 13:12
  16. Thorn Bugs! Masters of Masquerade 11:45
  17. Termite Skyscrapers & Ant Metropolises: Nature’s Ultimate Architects 11:38
  18. This fly can eat dragonflies!? (Robberflies) 9:31
  19. Huntsman Spiders! (you might want to keep these around) 12:07
  20. Bugs in space! 8:23
  21. Plume Moths: Tiny, T-Shaped, and Totally Underrated! 7:44
  22. The weird world of water fleas! 9:22
  23. Insect plagues and how they start! (NOT the black plague) 12:21
  24. Hummingbird Moths! 9:10
  25. The hidden lives of Honeypot Ants! 10:03
  26. The old world Swallowtail Butterfly! 7:53
  27. These wasps are artists! (Potter Wasps) 9:19
  28. Snail eating beetles! (Carabinae) 7:51
  29. Terrariums 101! 9:21
  30. Indy is that you? (Whip Spiders!) 8:33
  31. Don't kill these flies! (Hoverflies) 8:54
  32. All's fair(?) in love and war with Field Crickets! 11:00
  33. The executioner! (wasp) 10:27
  34. These bugs are silent killers (Assasin Bugs!) 8:31
  35. Click Beetles! 10:36
  36. Owlflies! (The nocturnal insect dragons) 10:22
  37. Is it a mantis? Wasp? Fly? It's a Mantidfly! 9:01
  38. Are we screwed? (Screwworms) 9:16
  39. Tiny Creatures, BIG legends! 10:51
  40. Mighty Mites! (Soil Mites, Spider Mites, Varroa, and the Ones Living on Your Skin) 9:50
  41. Tiny Insect Imposters! (Springtails) 11:50
  42. Freshwater Goblins? (Dobsonflies!) 8:26
  43. Carnivorous Caterpillars! 10:40
  44. Gall Wasps! (what goes on in plant galls and are they bad for trees?) 6:36
  45. Lobster Moths! 7:10
  46. Cave Dwelling Insects! 7:40
  47. Insects that live in extreme heat! 7:46
  48. Insects that use tools! 10:02
  49. Rainbow Stag Beetles! 8:36
  50. Is it a giant bumblebee or a goddess? (Bombus Dahlbomii) 7:12