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Life Sciences · Lee Dyer

Hexapodcast

by Lee Dyer

A show about insects and entomologists featuring your hosts Dr. Lee Dyer, Dr. John Stireman, and a series of occasional guests. Insect physiology, anatomy, diversity, evolution, ecology, conservation, and relationships with humans. Plus a few good jokes here and there.

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Tom Waits The Fly Part Deux

John and Lee are joined again by Christian to dissect the fly. Lots of fun fly facts and diversity here. You're gonna love it.

Sep 21
28 min

Dissecting The Fly with Christian Conners: Tom Waits Tribute Part 1

Stireman and Dyer are joined by special guest Christian Conners to celebrate the entomologist and singer-songwriter, Tom Waits. We dissect his brilliant song, "The Fly."

Sep 21
25 min

Insect Declines with Guest Dr. Chris Halsch

John and Lee talk to Chris about his work on butterfly declines and discuss: 1. definition of insect declines; 2. history of "insect decline" as a major subdiscipline; 3.

Aug 30
32 min

FORENSIC entomology

Dyer describes finding flies around a body he found in the street then discusses forensic entomology with Stireman, who studies flies. We could definitely do a sequel on

Aug 22
24 min

Hexapod SEX

This episode is all about insect sex with a lot of inappropriate and cringe-worthy jokes, music, and other fails. It is probably worth listening to and it is definitely f

Aug 20
30 min

Bark Beetles Part 2!

Fun, fun, fun discussions with Dr. Amy Trowbridge about bark beetles and so much more. Part 2. There may be some good jokes and a few political comments in this episode.

Aug 20
25 min

Bark beeetles with Amy Trowbridge... Part 1

A hilarious episode in which Dr. Trowbridge tells us all about bark beetles, the forests they are affecting, and some chemical ecology. Dyer and Stireman pitch in a few f

Aug 20
27 min

Tales from the Trachae

How do insects breathe and other horror stories. This is a pretty good episode.

Aug 20
24 min

Insect Digestion with Lora Richards

A light discussion about guts, sequestration, spitting, pooping, vomit, and other dinner-time conversations.

Aug 20
26 min

Insect Diversity with Matt Forister

How many species are there? What are we losing in the Anthropocene? What is the Journal of Lost Species? We may have some answers here.

Aug 20
23 min

Insect systematics

Unless you love insects and systematics, this episode might be "the most boring podcast in history" - according to Stireman.

Aug 20
23 min

Hexapodcast Introduction

How does one become an entomologist? Why study entomology? A very brief introduction to our podcast.

Aug 20
24 min

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