Bugs Need Heroes Podcast
@bugsneedheroes.bsky.social
A podcast illustrating the inspiring abilities of insects! Each episode an artist and entomologist create a new bug-themed superhero.
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Kelly's Field Notes: www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/sci...
Australian stick insect photo CC BY-SA 3.0
Australian stick insect photo CC BY-SA 3.0
SciComm Spectre
Kelly’s Field Notes
Common Name: Australian stick insect, Spiny leaf insect, giant prickly stick insect, Macleay’s spectre (described by William Sharp Macleay, Australian entomologist, in 1826) (Aust...
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February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Kelly's Field Notes: www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/sci...
Australian stick insect photo CC BY-SA 3.0
Australian stick insect photo CC BY-SA 3.0
Tangents include carnivorous deer, ecological niches, and hit musicals.
Bug discussion begins around 12:00
Bug discussion begins around 12:00
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Tangents include carnivorous deer, ecological niches, and hit musicals.
Bug discussion begins around 12:00
Bug discussion begins around 12:00
Sorry for the not colored in hero, your holidays are a busy time! We'll update with colors.
December 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Sorry for the not colored in hero, your holidays are a busy time! We'll update with colors.
Special attention is given to the Brown Mamorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) for being an agricultural pest and seasonal nuisance in winter. Tangents include children's names, eating bugs, and how Kelly was married by a sea captain.
December 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Special attention is given to the Brown Mamorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) for being an agricultural pest and seasonal nuisance in winter. Tangents include children's names, eating bugs, and how Kelly was married by a sea captain.
Kelly's Field Notes and pictures from Kevin Weiner: www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/spi...
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Spider Rider
Kelly’s Field Notes
Common Name: Mantisfly, Mantidfly, Mantid lacewing, Mantispid
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Mantispidae
Genus: There are many genera of Mantisfly, I have been unable to pin down a ...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Kelly's Field Notes and pictures from Kevin Weiner: www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/spi...
Send us questions and suggestions! [email protected]
Join us on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHe...
Send us questions and suggestions! [email protected]
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Never say never! We might do a listener favorite bugs episode some day.
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Never say never! We might do a listener favorite bugs episode some day.
Thanks for letting us entertain while you clean! 🐜❤️
November 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Thanks for letting us entertain while you clean! 🐜❤️
Wow, it's beautiful! We do have them in the US but they are an invasive species here.
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Wow, it's beautiful! We do have them in the US but they are an invasive species here.
This episode was originally recorded in Spring 2025, but an issue during recording caused it to be delayed until now.
October 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This episode was originally recorded in Spring 2025, but an issue during recording caused it to be delayed until now.