Lytt til Naturistic

The Rough Woodlouse is an isopod (a type of crustacean) that is probably living in a wet place very near you right now. Nash Turley and Hamilton Boyce discuss various aspects of their biology, talk about a behavioral study, and explore their huge variety of common names from around the world, for example: pill bug, sowbug, slater, rolly polly...

Owls, loveable nocturnal hunters. Nash Turley, PhD and Hamilton Boyce run through a bunch of owl factoids, talk about an experiment looking at the impacts of noise pollution on owl hunting, and discuss some of the cultural importance of owls.

Antlions AKA doodlebugs, the insects that make deadly pit traps in the sand. Nash Turley, PhD and Hamilton Boyce talk about the insect order Neuroptera, antlion pit building, and some behavioral ecology experiments.

Did you know California has a huge area of grassland? Nash Turley, PhD and Hamilton Boyce discuss how this unique ecosystem got taken over by invasive species.

Nash Turley and Hamilton Boyce talk about old-growth grasslands, the Rodney Dangerfield of ecosystems