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Unexplainable

Dropping like flies

Unexplainable

Vox

Life Sciences, Science, Natural Sciences

4.52K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Insect populations are shrinking all over the world, and entomologists are buzzing with questions: Why is this happening? How quickly? And, most concerningly, what does it mean for food supplies or even life as we know it? For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to view show transcripts and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's unexplainable. I'm now I'm Hassan Feld.

1:04.0

And this week we've got a story from reporter Bird Pinkerton about something that might bug you.

1:11.0

Akito Kawahara loves bugs so much that he studies them for a living.

1:15.0

But if you do not share his love for creepy little six-legged things, you can empathize.

1:22.0

Yeah, when I was a kid, I actually hated insects.

1:26.0

But then when he was five or six, his dad bought him a little green butterfly net

1:30.0

and took him out to look for butterflies.

1:32.0

This is the 1980s, they're in central Tokyo, which is not the best butterfly hunting spot

1:38.0

because it's in the middle of the city.

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