Meet Lila Higgins, the bug geek who discusses clowns in the forest, badgers, Hare Krishnas, solitary bugs vs. social ones, why wasps are such dicks and why it's fine to kiss a cockroach and eat a cricket.
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The host's passion for bugs led her to pursue a career in science and become a science correspondent for CBS.
The episode explores bug mating behaviors, visiting an insectary lab, and encountering various insects and creatures.
Lila Higgins emphasizes the importance of citizen science in demystifying science, involving people in research, and creating a bug enthusiasts community.
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Bug enthusiast shares how entomology changed her life
The host, Allie Ward, shares her passion for bugs and how her involvement in entomology led to her pursuing a career in science, including working at a museum and becoming a science correspondent for CBS.
The fascination with bug mating behaviors and insectary labs
The episode explores the host's interest in bug mating behaviors, the experience of visiting an insectary lab, and the various insects and creatures she encountered there.
Encouraging citizen science and building interest in bugs
The guest, Lila Higgins, discusses the importance of citizen science in getting people involved in scientific research, demystifying science, and creating a community of bug enthusiasts. She encourages individuals to join citizen science projects and explore the world of insects.
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.