Hi, friends. We are currently traveling to visit family for the holidays, but I wanted to have

something to share with y'all for this week, so this is an episode of a podcast called Bugs Need Heroes,

in which I was a guest joining hosts Amanda Nidey and Kelly Zimmerman, whose name and voice

might be familiar to listeners who heard our recent episode on mosquitoes. Their podcast is

about the superpowers of bugs, and in their typical episodes, they join forces as artist and

entomologist to create a brand new bug-themed superhero. In this episode, we discussed

bug-type Pokemon and the real-world bugs that inspired them.

It was a really fun conversation. I had a great time, and I think y'all will really enjoy it as well.

We will be back next week with a brand new episode. In the meantime, Just the Zoo of Us presents

Bug Type Need Heroes.

Music Just the Zoo of Us welcome to bugs need heroes, a podcast for an artist and an entomologist team up to illustrate the inspiring abilities of insects by creating a bug-themed superhero. I'm Amanda. And I'm Kelly.

Producer Derek and Desdemona and Rotunda are also here. Before we get started creating this bug-inspired hero, What's Bugging You, Kelly?

Well, I usually, I'm usually pretty boring with the what's bug in me, but I had a fairly awkward encounter the other day in an elevator where this

guy, he's like really looking at me, right? I think, like looking at me too much and I'm like,

what is going on here? And then elevator door opens and he goes

did you used to work out at this gym down the street and i got so nervous i said yes i have never

been to that gym love that love that for you i didn't know what to do i just And I go, oh, yeah, I haven't been there in a while. And he goes, I thought you looked very familiar. And he looked like he was going to ask me something else. And I zoomed out of the elevator.

What are people pleasing move? Yeah. I just want you to be right. Correct. Don't be embarrassed. It's fine. I can be that woman at the gym down the street. It's okay. I hope he runs into her now and he's like, hey, I could see you the other day. And she's like, what are you talking about? Yeah, I may have caused more discomfort down the line for someone else, but I defused my own.

Double it and give it to the next person.

Yes, exactly. I'd like to double this embarrassment and pass it along with it.

Just on the way over here on NPR, they were talking about this study about like liars.

How often does a person lie during the day?

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