Science Queeries

22 Aug 2025

An unbeetleble episode

Animals, Biology, Ecology, Environment, Science & Medicine, Sustainability

Bugs are more than just “creepy-crawlies” – they can be quite beetleful. Dr Cat chats to bugging entomologist Charlie Disher.

What niche pockets of beetle species exist in the sky islands of the Australian Alpine mountains? How did empty beer stubbies once pose a threat to the golden Jewel beetles (spoiler: they were super sexy stimuli)? What can we learn from insects to better understand the natural world? Dr Cat and Charlie dig through leaf litter, scale the Aussie Alps, and discover just how speci-tacular beetles can be!

Originally aired 19th August, 2025.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 44:36 — 61.2MB)

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