A New Astigmatid Mite with Hemen Sendi
What if I told you that the oldest known biotic association of arthropods is a piece of Lebanese amber from the Cretaceous period? At the same time that flowering plants were diversifying, astigmatid ...
1 Apr 202524min
A New Woolly Devil with Isaac Lichter Marck
Sunflowers come in all shapes and sizes, and the group has gained a new member. Nicknamed the “woolly devil,” Ovicula biradiata is the product of the amazing bi-national collaboration between taxonomi...
18 Mar 202546min
Science Communication: Hard Conversations with Ethan Tapper
Someone who identifies as a nature lover might not be excited to see trees cut down or large machines rolling across the forest floor. Science doesn’t always align with everyone’s expectations, and of...
24 Des 202435min
BONUS: Bats! (1999) with Amanda Grunwald
Amanda and I discuss and review Bats! (1999) Our ratings: Enjoyability: 🦇 🦇 🦇 🦇 Accuracy: 🦇🦇 🦇 🦇 🦇 This episode is the first in a new bonus series where I watch B-list horror movies with sc...
10 Des 202435min
A New Malagasy Spider with Matjaž Gregorič
On an expedition to Madagascar, Matjaž Gregorič and his research team came upon a damaged termite nest that had a few other invertebrate visitors. When they experimentally damaged the nest again, they...
10 Des 202420min
Two New Cave-Dwelling Snails with Rodrigo Salvador
Rodrigo’s paper “Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911 (Gastropoda, Tomichiidae): a relict genus radiating into subterranean environments” is in November 8th issue of Zoosystematics and Evolution It can be found h...
26 Nov 202427min
A New Schizomid with Sean Birk Bek Craig
What happens when a hymenopterist finds a mysterious arachnid in a Danish hothouse? Sean Birk Bek Craig was exploring the floor of a hothouse, also known as a greenhouse, when he came upon an interest...
12 Nov 202445min
Two New Pseudoscorpions with Danniella Sherwood
In this episode, Danniella Sherwood brings us two new pseudoscorpions from Ascension Island, one of the most remote islands in the world. Ascension’s ecological history is full of many twists and turn...
28 Aug 202448min
