Seirian Sumner (behavioral ecologist on wasps)

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Dr. Seirian Sumner (Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps) is an entomologist and behavioral ecologist. Dr. Sumner joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why wasps need to be re-branded in popular culture, how they are used to control crop pests, and how understudied they are in relation to other insects. Dr. Sumner and Dax talk about the amazing things some wasps can do to their prey, how the queen of a colony is chosen, and what different roles the wasps perform within their society. Dr. Sumner explains what happens during a worker wasp rebellion, how mating works in the insect world, and why monocultures of species are dangerous. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome, welcome welcome to arm chair expert experts on experts. I'm Dan Shepard. I'm joined
0:06.8	across the pond by Monica Plaidman.
0:09.6	Hi Wasn't Boy.
0:11.6	We have a cool guest today, Sarion Sumner.
0:14.0	Sarion is an entomologist and behavioral ecologist.
0:18.0	She is an expert on wass.
0:20.0	She has an incredible new book called Endless Forms, The Secret World of Wasps.
0:26.2	And in a nutshell, she's on a publicity tour to rebrand the Wasps.
0:30.4	Yeah, and we got to learn a lot about Wasps. and I'll be honest, I went in skeptical because I don't like bugs.
0:39.0	Mm-hmm, especially ones that sting you.
0:42.0	Yeah. You're not fond of those in particular.
0:44.8	No, but she had some compelling points.
0:47.6	She did.
0:48.2	They're really vital for our ecosystem.
0:50.1	And she did a great job rebranding.
0:51.9	For me, I now like them.
0:54.0	And as we will hear about in this episode,
0:56.0	I've had a very traumatic experience with a was.
0:59.0	So if she convinced me, then by God she's doing her job.
1:03.4	Please enjoy Sarion Sumner.
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