Arthro-Pod EP 105: College Arthropod Mascot Mania

Hello bug lovers! Today's show is a little bit different from what we normally offer! We're focusing on college nicknames and mascots that have an arthropod bend to them. There are quite a few schools out there who have chosen an arthropod of some sort to represent them and we are trying to cover them all. From boll weevils to yellowjackets. We discuss issues with the anatomy of some of these mascots, why schools may have picked certain species to represent them, and why we like or dislike each of them. We also handed out some awards to the fictional arthropods we thought deserved them! Tune in to hear all about it!!

Stinger the Hornet of Alabama State University if a good example of the classic arthropod mascot

Show notes

Today's show is a little more visual than our usual audio content. To help with that, we hope you will use the slides below to follow along!

Arthropod mascot Powerpoint

Some links to places where you can find even more mascot information

Wikipedia list of college nicknames

Mascot Database http://mascotdb.com/

We also gave out some awards on our show!

Best Overall Presentation

University of Richmond Spiders

Enterprise State Boll Weevils

Cutie Pie Award

Universidad de Guanajuato Bees

University of Baltimore Bees

Most Scientifically Accurate

Alabama State University Hornets

Nevada State Scorpions

Unique choice

University of South Carolina Sumter Fire Ants

Emporia State University Hornets

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Arthro-Pod EP 104: Going Bugwood with Joe LaForest

 

Howdy bug lovers! On today's episode of Arthro-Pod, the gang meets up with Joe LaForest, Associate director of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia. Joe was kind enough to talk to us about his work with two great entomology projects, Bugwood and EDDMaps. Bugwood in particular may be familiar to many listeners as a database of images that are free to use (with attribution of course). Dive in with us as we get to hear the origins of these projects, how we can all contribute, and how they may best serve you. 

Show Notes

Check out Bugwood at

https://www.bugwood.org/

EDDMaps

https://www.eddmaps.org/species/ 

You can also meet Joe's pup at @sleepzoomsleep on Twitter. Prepare for adorable greyhound content!

Oh Insect Images, how I love you. 

Questions? Comments? 

Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_Podshow

Follow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36

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This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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