But why? A podcast for curious kids is known for serious answers to silly questions sent

in by kids just like you. But did you know that but why is now a book series?

Our first book, Our Lama's Ticklish, answers questions from real kids about farm animals.

This colorfully illustrated book is perfect for kids ages 8 to 10. And our second book,

To Fish Breathe Underwater, explores the underwater world of the ocean. Learn more at But Why Kids.org

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This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids. I'm Jane Lindholm. Each episode we tackle

a question from a curious kid and we help find an interesting person to offer an answer.

Today's episode is all about bugs. We've gotten a lot of questions from you about insects

and other kinds of creepy crawlies. So we thought we'd tackle some of them with two women

based in Portland, Oregon who live for bugs.

My name is Jess Haniker and I am one of the bug chicks. And my name is Kristi Reddick and

I am also one of the bug chicks. We're two wild and crazy gals who love bugs.

Jess and Kristi are entomologists. Those are people who study insects. Jess and Kristi

go around the U.S. and beyond teaching kids and adults all about the wonderful world of bugs

and trying to convince bug skeptics that you shouldn't hate or fear them. You should

learn all about the amazing things they do instead. So we thought the bug chicks would

be the perfect pair to pose your entomological questions too. Our first question comes

from Lila. What in the Skido is doing the winter?

Oh my goodness Lila, that is a fantastic question. So Lila, this is Kristi and I'm going to answer

some of that question for you. It depends on the kind of mosquito. There's not just one

kind of mosquito in the world. And so there are lots of different species of mosquitoes.

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