Do you like bugs? Do you maybe not like bugs but want to learn to love them? Then this informational podcast is for you! Every week, bug enthusiast Savana and her partner Matt discuss the intricacies of a new insect or arachnid. Join them for a playful look into the lives of creepy crawlies everywhere.
The Just Bugs podcast is a hidden gem that bug enthusiasts will absolutely adore. As someone who has a deep love for bugs, I was ecstatic to stumble upon this podcast and have been hooked ever since. The hosts, Savana and Matt, bring a delightful sense of humor and levity to the show, making it both educational and entertaining. Their interactions with each other are a joy to listen to, leaving me feeling more knowledgeable about bugs and in a happy mood after each episode.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is its focus on the "bug world" specifically. While there are many podcasts out there about science or arthropods in general, Just Bugs caters directly to those who are solely interested in bugs. This niche approach allows for a deeper exploration of the subject matter and ensures that listeners with an affinity for bugs can truly connect with the content. Additionally, Savana's expertise and passion for bugs shines through in each episode, providing valuable insights into their behavior, life cycles, and scientific names.
In terms of drawbacks, it would be great if the episodes were longer. There are short 5-7 minute kid bug podcasts available as well, but some listeners may crave more depth and information like my son who is obsessed with all bugs. A longer format would allow for more detailed discussions about different insects and their fascinating characteristics. Furthermore, while the humor is enjoyable overall, some listeners may find certain jokes or segments less relatable or funny depending on their personal taste.
In conclusion, The Just Bugs podcast is an absolute delight for bug enthusiasts of all ages. It brings together education and entertainment seamlessly through its informative content and humorous banter between hosts Savana and Matt. Whether you're already fascinated by bugs or just starting to develop an interest in them, this podcast provides an engaging listening experience that will leave you wanting more bug-related knowledge. Give it a listen; you won't be disappointed!
This fine gem has some sharp edges! But her taste in nurseries? Yuck! Thank you to Ansle and Anri for your listener requests! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
They're big. They're strong. They're named after the mythological greek guy! Thank you, David, for the listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Ever wondered what bugs could be hangin out in your pantry? It's time to give thanks for bugs! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
DUN DUN DUNNNN. Everyone's least favorite bugs finally has its own episode! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Warning: This episode is gross and contains subject matter that may not be appropriate for our young listeners! Specifically, vivid descriptions of bodily harm to animals, including humans. Listener discretion is advised. Botflies are bad for other animals too? Yikes!! Thank you, Abel for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Happy Halloweeeeeeeen! In the spooky spirit we bring you a yucky but very interesting bug! The Botfly! Thank you, Abel, for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
The cutest bug you might mistake for a cockroaches ever!! Thank you, Liz Dukes, for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Destroyer of the ant! Master of the pit! It's the glorious Antlion!!! A very special thank you to Visnyei Jozsef for your listener request and support! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Hippty hoppity, Leafhoppers on their way! Thank you to Leanne, Atreyu, and Ondine for you listener request! Support the Show.Thank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Have no fear! Fleas part two is here!No fear that is unless bug-borne illnesses scare you that is! Thank you to our Patreon for participating in this months Poll! Support the Show.Thank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Tiny jumper with a hankering for tasty blood snack! Anyone else feeling itchy? Thank you to the folks on Patreon for the Patreon Polls Pick! Support the Show.Thank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Small, normal, unassuming, brown ants. But they keep a nasty secret! They're invasive!!!! Thank you, Lucas, for your listener request!Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
The fuzziest giant in the game, the Emperor is its name! …Well one of them! Thank you, Emma, for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Straight out of our nightmares and into an episode, it's Tubifex Worms!Writhing mass of sewage monster, anyone? Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
The dramatic series comes to its end with Grasshoppers Part 2: Sea Of Locust! Thank you again to Lauren Godfrey for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Ooh, buddy. This one was a doozy for Savana. We discuss all the ins and outs of what these leaping lads and ladies look like, function, and eat. Thank you Lauren Godfrey for your listener request!Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Happy Valentine's Day from us at Just Bugs! We hope you spend the day with a bug you love! Thank you to Uncle Scott for the listener request!Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
A spider that looks and walks like a crab?! What could be cuter? Thank you, Megan Carter, for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
Large fuzzy ants or heavily armor wingless wasps? I think you know! You'll never get passed these defenses! Patreon poll winner! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/JustBugs
We're back!!! These loud underground dwellers are quite the charmers! Thank you guys for your patience while we adjusted to parental life.Thank you to the child of Dani Childers for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
Learn all about why these beautiful butterflies are disappearing and what we humans are doing to try to fix it! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
These well known and well love beautiful love a good road trip! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
Water bear, Moss Piglet, little chunky boy? We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did! Thank you, Jamie M for you listener request!Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
These deserts dwellers have a bad reputation, is it for a good reason? Thank you to our Patrons for selecting these guys in our monthly Patreon poll! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
You know what people love to do for holidays?! Eat! You know what people love to eat?! Bugs! Wait….. Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
The bad side of the bug world. WARNING: This episode talks about death and disease in detail. That is humans and in animals. Thank you, Jam, for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
Also known as the turkey tick, these guys have no problem eating everything on their plate. Thank you, Jam, for your listener request!! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
The most interesting Brian you'll ever meet. This fly is one of the only animals that can live in the Great Salt Lake! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
They eat the dead, eat maggots and have orange and black elytra. How much Halloween can you get? Thank you Audrey Kali for your listener request!! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
A real danger bug with a nasty sting who ambushes their prey? No wonder they have no friends! Special thank you to Kenzo for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
An ant that feeds on the “blood” of their young AND kills large arthropods with a lightning fast snap of their jaws?! Spooooooky. Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
This stunning moth is an omen of death, but is it well deserved? Thank Sommer Williams for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
What's dark and pointy and spooky all over!? Earwigs, of course! Just playing, they're not spooky, just odd! :) Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
Gorgeous little golden nuggets! And the larvae carry a nugget of their own? Intriguing. Thank you Beatrice and Jeff for the listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
Dozens of legs, painful sting, armored and ready for battle? AND it's a foot long?! This may be Matt's worst nightmare but this bug is one for the books! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
The cutest little fuzz ball you ever did see, the Rosy maple moth. I only wish they lived a little longer. Hurray for episode 50!Thank you Helena for your listener request!! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
These aliens are beautiful and dangerous. With toxins like a pufferfish, patterns and colors like a poison dart frog, and their immortality, these guys are not like your average buggo! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
This quirky assassin is not to be messed with! It is however, quite interesting to look at. Thank you, Milo, for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
We discuss the creatures making those little mud huts on the corners of your patio, Mud Dauber wasps! They may look villainous but these sleek beauties are not black widows, they just eat them. Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
This one is a stinker! No no, these fascinating beetles just really love dung. But that's not all! They are super strong and unique in more ways than just their dietary plans. Thank you, Hunter, for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
Whether you call it a Devil rider, a Witch's Horse, or a Prairie Alligator, the two-striped walking is sure to surprise you. What they lack in speed they make up for in potent chemical defense that is severely irritating to the eyes AND the olfactory nerves. (It's very stinky.) Don't get too close to these fascinating critters! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
A Big Purple Spider for a little girl. This stunning spider is one of Savana's favorite types of spiders, a tarantula! Their gorgeous velvet appearance and vivid colors make them a popular pet. Come learn why! Thank you to Amelia (and her mother) for the listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
We take a ride in the way way back machine to hundreds of millions of years ago to see what giant bugs were like and how they may have existed. Come learn about the giants we are glad do not roam around today but are happy to know once existed! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
This gorgeous moth is one of the largest insects in the world with such a wide array of defenses, it's a wonder they have predators at all! Thank you Atticus for your listener request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
Kids meet your Aunt Midge! She's a bit frigid. She's the only insect in the antarctic and the largest terrestrial animal that lives on Antarctica! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
This beautiful bug is known for its metallic and vivid elytra! But did you also know they can cause mass destruction!? Thank you Jay for your listener request! :) Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
T(termites) 2: Judgment Day! This time we discuss the different castes and how much damage you can get from one colony. Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
This is episode 1 of our first two parter! We cover the woody villian in everyone's homes, termites! We discuss the problem with termites, what they eat, and how they differ from one another. Catch next weeks episode for the epic conclusion of Termites! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
An extremely cute hunter with a cool house! And the door is definitely not made of poop….! Thank you Evan for your request! Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
Sleak and stunning with a cruel and clever reproductive routine. This interesting critter is not one to be messed with.Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
This bug from our childhoods can be a real nuisance when it's cold out. But, their mating sure is funny!Thank you Tatum for your request and for listening. Support the showThank you for listening! To contact us please email justbugspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media at JustBugsPodcast
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