Why do you need to squish Spotted Lanternflies?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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What danger do Spotted Lanternflies pose? What happens if you don't squish them? Do all Lanternflies look alike? Have you started your FREE TRIAL of Who Smarted?+ for AD FREE listening, an EXTRA episode every week & bonus content? Sign up right in the Apple app, or directly at WhoSmarted.com and find out why more than 1,000 families are LOVING their subscription! Get official Who Smarted? Merch: tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more, at Who Smarted?

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0:00.0	And now it's time for who smarted.
0:03.6	Pse, hey, smarty pants, from the background sounds, you could probably tell I'm in the great outdoors.
0:09.8	And believe it or not, I'm on the hunt.
0:12.9	There's another one, trusty.
0:14.0	Four o'clock.
0:15.4	Got him.
0:16.4	Good job, mate.
0:18.9	Oh, I see he brought a friend.
0:22.1	Ooh, that was a big one. I gotta say, this isn't easy.
0:25.9	Hey, nobody said two handsome fellas trying to eradicate an invasive species all by themselves is going to be easy.
0:33.0	No, they did not. Smarty pants, as you can also hear, I'm not alone.
0:38.7	Joining me is my good pal, dino hunter, and all-around animal expert, Robert Maroon. G'day, smartiest pant
0:44.3	wearers. But this is no ordinary friendly meetup. We're actually here together to squish, spotted
0:50.1	lanternflies. That's right. Like this one here.
0:55.8	Wow, they're everywhere.
0:57.7	And as much as I dislike the thought of squishing bugs,
1:00.7	the spotted lanternfly is an exception.
1:03.6	Do you know why, smarty pants?
1:05.8	Is it because, A, they've been spotted committing crimes?
1:09.5	B, they steal lanterns and fly off with them.
1:12.4	Or C, they're an invasive species.
1:15.4	The answer is C.
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