Bug Girl's Favorite Insects #126

August 19, 2011

This episode was recorded when Science for the People was called Skeptically Speaking.

From ants to aphids, mosquitoes to mantises, entomology blogger Bug Girl has covered all kinds of things that creep, crawl and fly. This week, she joins us to talk about her favorite bugs, and why she finds them all so fascinating. And anthropologist and blogger Greg Laden joins us to discuss the cultural taboos surrounding eating insects.

Here are links to Bug Girl’s posts about some of the topics from this episode:

Guests:

  • Gwen Pearson (Bug Girl)
  • Greg Laden
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