Lepidopterology (BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS) — Encore Presentation with Phil Torres

Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.9 • 23.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Since we just put out the "All (Washed) Hands on Deck" episode on Sunday, we figured a happy Springtime encore about fluttery, colorful cuties was in order -- with a few new updates and asides. Because ... Butterflies are gross. Yes they are delightful and beautiful and part of any idyllic picnic-scape but lepidopterologist, TV host and jungle explorer Phil Torres is here to gossip about how shamelessly disgusting our favorite bugs actually are. Learn their secrets, their mating habits, how they turn themselves into goo and then into another creature, what moth is the most goth, what flowers to plant to attract them, the scariest thing about the jungle and what it feels like to help discover new species. Also butterflies get sloppy drunk and we talk all about it. For more info, see: Phil-Torres.com Follow Phil on Twitter and Instagram and TikTok More info on the COVID-19 volunteer scientist database: https://tinyurl.com/COVID19SciVolunteers Sponsor links: hellofresh.com/ologies10; linkedin.com/ologies Donations went to Xerces.org & MealsonWheelsAmerica.org Follow Phil's inspiration, @AndyBugGuy, on Twitter Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes! Follow @Ologies on Twitter or Instagram Follow @AlieWard on Twitter or Instagram Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris Theme song by Nick Thorburn More links at www.alieward.com/ologies/lepidopterologyencore Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

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0:00.0	Oh hey, it's all Dadward von Podcast on the old mic. Hello from my closet per usual. So this week
0:07.2	the release schedule is a little wonky because I rushed to put up an episode on Sunday with Dr.
0:12.7	Michael F. Wells, who has gathered well over 5,000 scientists willing to help with COVID-19
0:18.4	testing. And I wanted to get that episode up ASAP. So I put it up on Sunday. And there is a link
0:25.6	to his Google form if you're anologist who wants to help out. And his contact info in case you
0:30.8	are somehow connected to a government agency that can hopefully use that database to ramp up
0:36.2	testing in the US. There are also tons of self-help suggestions in that episode,
0:41.2	waste a pitch in and help others. That's all in the all washed hands on deck episode. So if you're
0:47.8	looking for a fresh one, just go back where it's one. So rather than double you up on two full
0:54.1	new episodes this week, I thought I would have an encore presentation of a super spring and
1:00.2	fluttery goofy happy episode that is also swear free in case you need to listen with a younger
1:06.4	or an older set. I don't know. Although we do discuss some aspects of bugs making other bugs,
1:12.3	if you know what I mean. But I love this episode. It's going to make you stop and look at the blossoms
1:17.7	on your morning walks and appreciate all the beautiful, disgusting creatures around you.
1:23.2	Also, thank you to all the patrons at patreon.com slash allergies for making the show possible
1:28.8	and making donations possible each week, even when I don't run ads. It was so fun to live stream
1:34.0	with you a few days ago. That was very wacky just to hang out in my living room. So if you're not
1:38.4	on patreon.com slash allergies, you are missing out on some very candid live streams. Also, thank you
1:44.1	to everyone wearing allergies merch from allergiesmurch.com. Thanks to everyone who rates and subscribes
1:50.0	and reviews that cost you zero dollars. You're just keeping the show up in the science charts for
1:54.8	other people to discover. Also, I have been feeling myself just a little extra stressed and I was
2:00.8	really sad yesterday and your reviews honestly brighten my day so much. You have no idea. Maybe you do.
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