Season 2, Episode 19: Bug(g)s

What’s a bug? Who are The Buggs? Can I be a Bugg? These are the hard-hitting questions Andrew & Polly ask in this exposé on all things buggy.

Thanks to entomologist (Entimen-ologist?) Dr. Chris Wheeler for teaching us about moth pheromones and photographer & vegan cookie fan Peter Bugg for introducing us to his awesome extended family: Christopher Bugg, Peggy Bugg, Colin Bugg, Emily Bugg, Ellen Thorderson, Cordelia Bugg, and Juniper Bugg. And thanks to Alex, Zoe, Luke, Nathan, and Harrison for your patience, insights, and spot-on sound effects!

Hello, World!

Featured ideas & vocabulary:

• What’s in a name? Who’s in your family?

• entomologist

• Lepidoptera

• head, thorax, abdomen

• pheromones

• antennae

• taxonomy

• the scientific method