Insects for Fun!

This week we are looking into one of the most popular stick insects around the globe! The Australian spiny stick insect happens to make a great pet and teaching tool, and it's got quite a few tricks up its sleeve.  Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfo...

This week we are diving into giant water bug territory! Literally and figuratively... this bug has many names like toe biter, water scorpion, water cockroach etc and you will learn all about why that is and just what kind of bug this is.  Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=...

Wētās are the largest crickets on earth and are all native to New Zealand! In fact, most of them are endemic which means they can't be found anywhere else. There are five different kinds of wētās: Giant wētās, Tree wētās, Cave wētās, Ground wētās, and Tusked wētās, and this episode takes a look at all of them.  Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.insta...

The Peanut Headed Lanternfly is a crazy cool bug with a lot of legends. It also does not match its name at all aside from being peanut headed. Learn all about this whacky bug in today's episode. Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com  ...

This week is a special listener request for Acorn Weevils! The cute little beetles that use acorns as their safe spaces during development. The focus for today's episode is on the Northen acorn weevils scientifically known as Curculio glandium.  Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1...

This week we are looking at a unique solitary bee that exclusively makes its homes in wood! Carpenter bees are some of the largest bees on the planet, but that's not what makes them so unique.  Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com  ...

This week we are looking into the only bugs to make their home on the open ocean! How do they do it? Some things we know for sure, while others still remain a mystery...  Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com   This week's artists: HM...

On this week's episode we are diving into the topic of "Myrmecopholi" in Butterflies. Specifically talking about the Lycaenid butterflies and how they manage to have ants tend to their every need.    IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825   This week's featured artists: Ghostrifter Official, Blue Wednesday, Sleepermane, and Artificial...

This week we're digging into Mole Crickets! Their behaviors, tunnels, songs, and some cool cultural significance.  Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com   This weeks artists: HM Surf and  Blue Wednesday    Transcript:    Welcome back...

This week we are talking about Fireflies with Sarah Lower who is an associate professor at Bucknell University!  Firefly Watch! - https://www.massaudubon.org/get-involved/community-science/firefly-watch Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ Fb: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825   Music Artists: Purrple Cat...

This week we are reflecting on and talking about 6 different insects in pop culture with the two hosts from Just Bugs podcast!  Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 You can find Just Bugs on all your podcast platforms as well as Instagram!  Link to their podcast:  https://open.spotify.com/show/71bn95LDBMYraYqx1T3Gha?si=a114852136cd46ac Link to their Insta:  https://www...

This week we are looking at Owl Butterflies, their behaviors, and why they got the name!    IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com   This weeks artists: HM Surf, mønberg, no one's perfect, and sleepermane    Transcript:    Welcome to episode 32 of Insects for Fun! I’m your host Mitchel Logan and this...

This week we are learning about a special giant silkmoth belonging to the subfamily of royal moths! These ones don't produce silken cocoons which are very uncharacteristic for a silkmoth.  Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com   This...

On this week's episode, we look at grasshoppers and locusts and why they're the same but also not! We also go into some crazy history about a locust species that holds the record for the largest swarm ever recorded and their mysterious disappearance.  Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG@ Insects4fun  Facebook Page: Insects for Fun Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com...

This week we are looking at the incredible fungus, Orphiocorydeps unilateralis, that started an amazing horror series. The fungus is commonly referred to as the zombie ant fungus and ants have evolved to deal with it in surprisingly similar ways to the people living in the world of "The Last of Us" Support the show :) -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.instagram.com/inse...

This week we are looking at the most deadly ant in the world! And of course, it comes from Australia! Learn about what makes these ants so deadly and why they look the way they do in today's episode!    I G@ https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com   Today's artists are: S N U G and Softy.

This week we're looking at the largest damselfly on the planet, its habitat, strange food preference, and interesting behaviors!    IG@ https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com   This week's music artists are: kidcut, Artifical. Music, PurrpleCat, Pecan Pie, Sebastian Kamae 

This week we take a look at some really unique tiny insects with the ability to make their ecosystems out of webs using their feet!    IG@ insects4fun  FB@ Insects for Fun   Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com     Today's Music Artists: HM Surf, persist, and Purrple Cat.

This week we talk about the greater wax worm which is a caterpillar known by many in the reptile community as a feeder worm, but! This caterpillar also has a much more heroic use to environmental scientists.    IG@ Insects4fun Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com Facebook: Insects for Fun    This week's music artists are: HM Surf, S N U G, H.1 and Ghostrifter Official

This week we focus on dragonflies and the various names, myths, and unique traits that surround them!    IG@ insects4fun Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com     Featured Artists: HM Surf, S N U G, and Megan McDuffee 

This week we are diving into the world's first genuinely domesticated insect the silkmoth Bombyx mori! This moth started the entire silk trade and is still where most of our natural silk products come from today! The cultivation of silkworms for silk is known as "sericulture".    Emails to Insectsfordummies@gmail.com   IG@insects4fun   Today's artists are: HM Surf, Tatami, Ghostrifter Official, Ca...

This week we look at one of the world's strongest insects and go into some really interesting facts about their physical appearance, and what to do if you want one as a pet.    Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com IG @insects4fun Special thanks to Lofi Girl for the chill beats! Today's artists: HM Surf, Towerz, Cxlt, Cassiio and Sleepermane

Welcome back to another episode! This week we are talking about the oldest extant insects and what you can do if you find them in your home.    Email to Insectsfordummies@gmail.com   IG @ Insects4fun    Special Thanks to Lofi Girl for the chill beats!  Today's artists are: HM Surf and Musikal

This week we take a closer look at blue morpho butterflies, what makes their color, and why it's advantageous for them to look the way they do.    Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com IG: Insects4dummies   Special Thanks to Lofi Girl for supplying the Chill Beats. Today's artists: møndberg, cubase, and no spirit. 

This week I am finally bringing to light a small special insect that is native to Antarctica! Midges are actually a number of different small fly families that are categorized by their small thin bodies.    Listener Requests to Insectsfordummies@gmail.com   IG@ Insects4fun   This weeks artists are: Softy and Purrplecat