Hey there bug lovers! On today's show Michael Skvarla is flying solo to interview fellow Penn State entomologist Dr. Tanya Renner! Dr. Renner is an evolutionary biologist who is helping the world to figure out the evolutionary patterns of carnivorous plants and bombardier beetles. Tune in to learn all about her fascinating research! Drosera rotundifolia by Tanya Renner  Show notes for today's episode: Check out the Renner Lab website- https://sites.psu.edu/rennerlab/ If you are curious about carnivorous plants or want to grow your own here are some great resources provided by our guest: For purchasing plants Dr. Renner says, "I’ve working with folks at California Carnivores (Peter D’Amato and Damon Collingsworth) for over a decade and I would highly recommend them. Also, Sarracenia Northwest (https://www.growcarnivorousplants.com/) has super nice pitcher plants. I haven’t been able to find a supplier on the east coast yet." Go check those folks out! Great books on growing carnivorous plants:Peter D’Amato's guide is great (Savage Garden)Barry Rice’s book 'Growing Carnivorous Plants': https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Carnivorous-Plants-Barry-Rice/dp/0881928070Other good info guides/biology books on carnivorous plants:Donald Schnell’s 'Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada' is a great guide to our more local carnivorous plants: https://www.amazon.com/Carnivorous-Plants-United-States-Canada/dp/1604691085/ref=pd_sim_14_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=W97YCJC6V6MX1G842G66'The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants: : A Comprehensive Guide to Their Biology and Cultivation’ gives a nice overview: https://www.amazon.com/Curious-World-Carnivorous-Plants-Comprehensive/dp/0881927929/ref=pd_sim_14_9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=W97YCJC6V6MX1G842G66'Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution' will be available for pre-order in February 2018. The book summarizes the latest research into the physiology, ecology, and evolution of carnivorous plants. A great number of scientists contributed to this monograph. I am the lead author for the genome chapter and contributing author for the biochemistry chapter: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/carnivorous-plants-9780198779841?cc=us&lang=en&#The International Carnivorous Plant Society is a great resource for articles on how grow these plants, general biology, and conservation. The society publishes a quarterly newsletter, which includes scientific publications. http://www.carnivorousplants.org/ Photo by Tanya RennerQuestions? Comments?  Follow the hosts on Twitter @JLarson_UNL, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36Get the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!   We're on Stitcher too!  This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0