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S1E17 Bugs in Mythology and Cultural Traditions
Storytelling is part of human nature. We tell stories to make sense of the world, which means we often include narrative elements that reflect the animals and places around us. On this episode of Bug…
S1E13 Why People and Museums Collect Bugs
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. On this episode of Bug Note, host Daniel Potter talks about why people collect insects with Christy Bills, NHMU’s Invertebrate Collections…
S1E15 Bugs and Citizen Science
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. Science is furthered by passionate people, not just those holding university degrees. Citizen scientists play a vital role in the…
S1E14 Entomology
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. Insects are everywhere, and so are entomologists. While we typically think about entomologists collecting bugs in the field and pinning…
S1E13 The Man Who Discovered a New Ant Species in His Backyard
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. Most of us probably don’t know every species of ant roaming our backyards — we might even have trouble identifying the differences between…
S1E12 Fear
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. Between the creature-feature flicks of Hollywood, the anecdotal accounts of stings and bites, and other…
S1E11 The Weirdest Bugs
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. From critters that undergo complete metamorphosis to insects with odd protrusions on their heads, the bug world is full of the weird and…
S1E10 Mutualisms
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. In this episode of Bug Note, host Daniel Potter chats with Rob Dunn, Ph.D., an expert on symbiotic relationships between species.…
S1E9 Fireflies
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. In this episode of Bug Note, host Daniel Potter and NHMU Invertebrate Collections Manager, Christy Bills illuminate the…
S1E8 EVERYWHERE
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. In this episode of Bug Note, host Daniel Potter chats with professor of applied ecology and self-proclaimed “belly buttonologist” Rob…
S1E7 Convergent Evolution
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. In this episode of Bug Note, host Daniel Potter explores a few classic examples of convergent evolution in bugs alongside Dr. Jason Cryan,…
S1E6 Extremophiles
Most of us can’t imagine living in the constant, sweltering heat or a bitter, frozen landscape, but in those harsh conditions, some bugs thrive. It’s a bizarre choice from our perspective, but a…
S1E5 You Don't Mess With Success
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. In this episode of Bug Note, host Daniel Potter takes an appreciative look at the evolutionary success of insects. He’s joined by Dr.…
S1E4 For the Kid Who Loves Bugs
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. This week’s episode of Bug Note is for the kids who love bugs. Host Daniel Potter chats with Jason Cryan, NHMU’s Sarah B. George Executive…
S1E3 Let Me Count the Bugs
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. In this episode, host Daniel Potter explores bugs by the numbers alongside Jason Cryan, NHMU’s Sarah B. George Executive Director, and…
S1E2 All You Bug Haters
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. In this episode, host Daniel Potter chats with Christy Bills, NHMU’s Invertebrate Collections Manager, about the bad reputation that many…
Introducing Bug Note
Bug Note is a new podcast about the wiggly, wild, and weird world of bugs! In these bug-bite-sized episodes, host Daniel Potter asks entomology experts from the Natural History Museum of Utah (and…
S1E1 What is a Bug?
Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. In this first episode, host Daniel Potter chats with Christy Bills, NHMU’s Invertebrate Collections Manager, and Dr. Jason Cryan, NHMU’s…
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