PhD candidate, Sneha Vissa, and I discuss all the little buddies that mountain pine beetles pack around with them, including mites and fungi. We talk about beetle sex, elk hiding in fog, and where not to leave condoms. Music this week is Pondo Funk by Ron Deckert. Find his music on SoundCloud. Look for a Cool Ass Nature Shit video on my YouTube channel where I show you beetle galleries and how the lumber used the power of branding to make what once was a useless product into a luxury item. Big thanks to Sneha for being on the show. And thanks to Derek Uhey who took the photo for this episode’s art--a pinyon ips covered in mites. You can find a bunch more amazing photos of the natural world on Derek’s Facebook page.  Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @wtf_biology If you have suggestions, questions, comments, whatever, drop me a line at [email protected]. You can check out my website www.lazybiology.com and please check out patreon.com/lazybiologyproductions.