Bugs Need Heroes

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Bugs Need Heroes episodes

May 18 Bug Heroes: Joey Santore
This episode we are joined by Joey Santore of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't.

Joey's website: https://www.crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt.com/
Joey's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crime_pays_but_botany_doesnt
Joey's YouTube: https://www.instagram.com/crime_pays_but_botany_doesnt
Joey's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt
Joey's Book (pre-order link): https://www.crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt.com/concrete-botany-pre-order

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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and The Darling Clementine.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
1 hr 4 min
May 04 The Poultry P.I. (CLOWN BEETLES)
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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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and Clementine.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
1 hr 1 min
April 20 The Larva Face (IRONCLAD BEETLES)
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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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and Desdemona.
Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman.
Character artwork by Amanda Niday.
Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.
1 hr 22 min
April 06 Attaantium (LEAFCUTTER ANTS)
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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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and Desdemona.
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.
1 hr 11 min
March 22 Bug Hero: The Bee Babette (Dr KIT PRENDERGAST)
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!

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/buzzonwildbees/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.beebabette
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheBeeBabette
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kit-Prendergast
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBeeBabette

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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 and introducing us to Dr Prendergast.
1 hr 3 min
March 05 Off This Week
At Emerald City Comic Con. Back again soon!
1 min
February 23 Bringing Home a Baby Butterfly (LARGE BLUE BUTTERFLY)
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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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.
1 hr 5 min
February 09 The SciComm Spectre (PHASMIDS)
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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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.
1 hr
January 26 The Admiral's Insect (TREE LOBSTERS)
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.
1 hr 16 min
January 13 Bug Hero: Dr Nina Jenkins (BED BUGS)
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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Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. Zotz tried to help.
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.
1 hr 16 min

About Bugs Need Heroes

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On each episode of Bugs Need Heroes, an ecologist and an illustrator team-up to create a new insect-inspired super hero. The finished characters are posted to our social media pages and at BugsNeedHeroes.com