Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 039 Elle chats with Arachnologist Tea Francis. Tea is a science communicator, Arachnologist and spider advocate. Her work includes working actively with contacts in the field of arachnology and taxonomy - which is her main area of interest. She works with a handful of museums and labs both within the UK & elsewher. In her advocacy she teaches through her Patreon, where she also shares her macro photography and resources for spider care. She is also an illustrator, multimedia artist and taxidermist.

Tea Social Links

https://linktr.ee/Scienteafic

https://twitter.com/tea_francis

https://www.patreon.com/scienteafic

https://www.instagram.com/scienteaficc

ICUN Redlist

https://www.iucnredlist.org/

Tring Museum

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/tring.html

Anthropomorphism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism

Pelican Spider

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeidae

Poecilotheria Metallica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poecilotheria_metallica

Imposter Syndrome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome

Elle Kaye socials

www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy

www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy

Podcast socials

www.instagram.com/specimenspod

www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy

www.patreon.com/specimenspod

www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch

Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield

www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield

https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration

Music

Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye