We're back! Sorry for yet another long break, but I had a lot of work to do to prepare for my PhD Preliminary exams. In this episode we'll explain what those are and why they deserved all of my attention.

We're back with tragic news! The government has decided to remove the American Burying Beetle from the endangered species list, thus revoking its protection! The American Burying Beetle has reportedly made a comeback, but is still projected for extinction. Does one species of beetle lost matter? Should we fight for it? How many other have shared this fate? Listen to gain insight on these questions and more!

This week we're talking about Fatal Invention by Dorothy Roberts. It's a book all about how science has been perpetuating race as a biological construct when it is actually a social construct. This book is one Caitlin and I picked up to help educate ourselves on the struggle that Black people in America face every single day. But this book also talks a bit about Latinx and Indigenous people as well. We are still learning, so please reach out to us if we said anything incorrectly in this episode, we would like to take responsibility for that. Thank you for listening and we hope you take a moment afterwards to put yourself in someone else's shoes!

Bug&Stuff Book Club! Number 4! This month we're talking about The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery. We really enjoyed this relaxing and lovely book. We hope you do too!

Welcome to book number 3 in the Bugs&Stuff book club series! We're reading If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? By Alan Alda. I fangirl a lot about Alan Alda, Caitlin applies this book to her job, and all in all it's just a really great book!

Today we're talking about the newly famous Murder Hornets! The take home- they're not all over the US, they won't literally murder you human (unless you're allergic to bees), and the media did a really good job at naming them.

Welcome to book club episode 2! Today we're talking about The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating! I very peaceful, short book that Caitlin absolutely adored. If you've read this book, share your thoughts with us! If you have a book recommendation, share that with us too!

Happy Earth Month! Surprise! I know Caitlin and I said we were going to only upload episodes once a month, but we ended up finding a little extra time this week and recorded! This episode is about enjoying nature during a pandemic and other things you can do to support the Earth while still staying safe indoors. And it's a little chaotic, if I'm being honest, because we don't get to talk to people very often these days. So, we hope it can entertain you a little bit! Share with us what you're doing to be more environmentally friendly or reach out about how you're doing during our shared health experience or record an episode with us! Have some fun and stay healthy!

Welcome to our first Bugs&Stuff book club! We're reading a lot while in Coronavirus quarantine, so we want to share these books with you! Read along if you'd like, or suggests some books for us! Reach out so we know you're doing well, dear listener! You can find us on Twitter and Facebook @bugsandstuffpod or email us at [email protected]. Stay well everyone!

In a fascinating turn of events, today I'm using Bugs&Stuff as a platform to help me study for a medical entomology exam! Join us as I tell you all the things I know about mosquitos and the ways they transmit malaria! With so many disease out there threatening us right now, we hope you're staying healthy dear listeners.