Will and Ben, the Wildlife Men

This time Will is in the deep jungles of Borneo on the quest for the most remarkable of arachnids, the Ogre-Faced Spider.

Listen as he is surrounded by moths on remote jungle plateaus, chased by Orangutans, bitten by fire ants, told local folklore of long-extinct Gigantopithecus apes, and devastated by vast tracts of palm oil plantations.

We'll go on a night walk with our second ever guest Tim Hawkes (Will's brother) who is a music teacher in Singapore, and listen to the world premier of 'Hominid', his new track.

In this episode, Will and Ben meet up in person in an ancient Atlantic rainforest in mid Wales, Ceunant Llennyrch. This beautiful place is steeped in old Welsh magic as we hear to Ben telling us the story of the polypody fern. The ghost of the great Welsh hero Pryderi listening in.

In this episode, Will takes Ben to the Pyrenees to tell him tales of how a great insect arrival supports bat species high in the mountains. This whole episode touches on the near unbelievable connectedness of our planet.

In this episode, Ben tells us the fascinating story of a hardy little plant known as Mountain avens, and how its presence in ancient peat deposits have helped us piece together some dramatic changes in the Planet's climate during our most recent glacial past.

We also hear some updates from Will's current fieldwork studying insect migration in the south of Spain, and discuss the power of small but meaningful actions in the face of global crises currently unfolding, including in Palestine.

In this episode we welcome our first guest - Dr Dan Osmond! Dan is an incredible fish scientist and a passionate conservationist. He has spent the last 4 years of his life studying the impacts of metal pollution on trout! This is his story.

This episode Will shares a completely new discovery all about flies who ride upon the backs of dragonflies across oceans!

Also listen out for more of Ben's adventures following storm petrels and Will makes an incredible discovery deep beneath the Somerset soil...

This episode, Ben calls in from the wild Faroe islands. Fresh from the salt-filled sea breeze and smelling slightly of seabird vomit, he shares a fascinating tale of his PhD and his studies into the magical Storm Petrels. Listen in to hear how these birds inspired tales of rock elves, the incredible efforts they undertake to raise their young, and how they can light up the nights for humans...

We're back! In this new series of Will and Ben the Wildlife Men, we're going to take you on a journey through the natural world, stopping to focus on the fascinating and less-noticed aspects as we go.

This time, Will takes us to the Maldives to meet the globe skimmer dragonfly who has one of the most remarkable migrations of any animal.