A Genus and Two New Species of Staphylinids with Fang-Shuo Hu
There’s a new genus of Staphylinid beetle named after one of the most legendary Manga characters! Fang-Shuo Hu and his coauthor Alexey Solodovnikov have been working on teasing apart some complex beet...
29 Sep 29min
Re-release: Adelopsis Beetles with Eduardo Gomyde
Hi everyone,Today I’m re-releasing an old episode in honor of a friend. It was actually just under a year ago that this episode on Adelopsis Beetles with Eduardo Gomyde aired. With his passing this we...
20 Sep 27min
Two New Catfish with Ananda Serejo
What kind of catfish are in your local river? In Northeastern Brazil, catfish are so diverse and specialized that sometimes each river its own species. In fact, Ananda Serejo has been studying this gr...
9 Sep 34min
A New Scale Insect with Lily Deeter
Lily Deeter works on scale insects, tiny creatures that many people aren’t familiar with, or only see as a pest. But once you get to know them, you’ll be hooked. Not only do they have fascinating morp...
11 Aug 42min
The Shared Practice of Art and Science with Aissa, Nicole, and Kathleen
If you want to be a scientist, you enroll in 4-10 years of higher education. If you want to be an artist, you go to art school and learn a classic technique. Two choices; a binary. Right?Or, could it ...
9 Jul 57min
All About Crayfish with Zack Graham
Crayfish, Crawfish, Crawdad; no matter what you call them, If you live in the southeastern United States, their biodiversity hotspot is in your backyard! Astacologist (crayfish biologist) Dr. Zack Gra...
11 Jun 27min
Rediscovered Freshwater Shrimps with Prakash Sanjeevi and Maclean Santos
Freshwater shrimps are difficult to study. They’re nocturnal, they live in leaf litter, and yet they are involved in both commercial fishing and the pet trade, making research on their diversity criti...
6 Mai 38min
