This chapter discusses the scarcity of entomologists in the world and highlights the significance of studying insects. It explores the experiences of being the only entomology expert in various workplaces and the benefits of collaborating with other bug enthusiasts at the museum. The conversation also touches on the hope of having an insect named after one of the speakers, the importance of volunteering in a field of interest, and mentions a recent TEDx talk on learning to love nature in a big city. The chapter concludes with gratitude towards supporters, a social media handle change update, and acknowledgments to the podcast team.
Buuuugs. We cover perhaps Alie's favorite ology ever with an ologist who changed her life. Meet Lila Higgins: the self-professed "bug geek" with passion more infectious than a glassy winged sharpshooter mouth. (That will make sense later.) We talk about clowns in the forest, badgers, Hare Krishnas, solitary bugs vs. social ones, why wasps are such dicks and why it's totally fine to kiss a cockroach and eat a cricket.
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Theme song by Nick Thorburn
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