211: Mosquitoes w/ Kelly Zimmerman!
Just the Zoo of Us
Ellen & Christian Weatherford
4.8 • 595 Ratings
🗓️ 19 October 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, friends, and welcome to episode 211 of Just the Zoo of Us. This week, I'm joined by an |
| 0:07.0 | ecologist and entomologist with a love for the unloved as we review one of the world's deadliest |
| 0:14.1 | creatures, and I'm not talking about some hulking apex predator like a shark or a bear. This |
| 0:20.6 | killer could fit in a teaspoon. And yet, |
| 0:23.7 | try as we might, humans just can't seem to get rid of the darn things. In this episode, we |
| 0:28.6 | discuss the humble mosquitoes, formidable resilience, defend their often underestimated role in |
| 0:35.2 | their ecosystems, and dish up a serving of girl dinner. |
| 0:39.2 | So get out your bug spray. |
| 0:41.1 | Just the Zoo of Us presents Mosquitoes with Kelly Zimmerman. Hello, everybody. It's Ellen Weatherford. We're here with Just the Zoo of Us, your favorite animal |
| 1:18.0 | review podcast this week. I have a brand new friend. This is Kelly Zimmerman. Say hi, Kelly. Hey, |
| 1:24.7 | everyone. How's it going? Kelly, what are your pronouns real quick? |
| 1:32.7 | She, her, hers, please. Thank you so much. You know, I guess it sounds kind of weird to get excited about mosquitoes, right? It might be like a first time that someone's been like, yes, mosquitoes, let's go. |
| 1:39.6 | They're great, though. Well, I eat a lot of crap for this online, but my love of mosquitoes knows no bounds. |
| 1:47.0 | Which I think is a unique perspective and has to have been steeped in a lot of insight and a lot of |
| 1:54.8 | knowledge into mosquitoes to really, like, be able to come around to being like, you know what, |
| 1:58.9 | this is a cool animal. So before we talk about |
| 2:01.4 | this cool animal, let's get to know you and how you arrived at this unconventional conclusion |
| 2:06.7 | about mosquitoes. Kelly, tell us a little bit about the work that you do with these insect friends. |
| 2:12.6 | Sure. So I'm a doctoral candidate at Montclair State University here in New Jersey. I'm wrapping up my PhD |
| 2:19.8 | right now, and my research is focused on the eastern treehole mosquito called 80s triceriatis. |
| 2:27.8 | There are native treehole mosquito, which is kind of cool. Mostly folks work on the invasive species. |
| 2:33.3 | I'm sure you've heard of the Asian tiger mosquito. |
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