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- 🇰🇷KR · Nature#8610K to 30K
- 🇲🇽MX · Nature#1551K to 10K
- 🇸🇪SE · Nature#1781K to 10K
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9.8K to 42K🎙 ~2x weekly·100 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
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20K to 83K🇰🇷36%🇲🇽12%🇸🇪12%+4 more - Active Followers
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7.8K to 33K
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A Bug's Life Needs Heroes?
Jun 15, 2026
1h 22m 51s
99 Episodes But an Itch Ain't One (FLEAS)
Jun 1, 2026
1h 13m 41s
Bug Heroes: Joey Santore
May 18, 2026
1h 03m 10s
The Poultry P.I. (CLOWN BEETLES)
May 4, 2026
1h 00m 45s
The Larva Face (IRONCLAD BEETLES)
Apr 20, 2026
1h 21m 29s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/15/26 | A Bug's Life Needs Heroes? | Amanda and Kelly share their thoughts about the 1998 Disney/Pixar movie A Bug's Life.Movie discussion begins at 5:30 Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad and the darling Clementine. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. | 1h 22m 51s | ||||||
| 6/1/26 |  99 Episodes But an Itch Ain't One (FLEAS)✨ | fleasSiphonaptera+4 | — | BugsNeedHeroesLadybug Castle | CaliforniaSiphonaptera | fleasSiphonaptera+6 | — | 1h 13m 41s | |
| 5/18/26 |  Bug Heroes: Joey Santore✨ | botanyinsects+3 | Joey Santore | Crime Pays But Botany Doesn'tBugsNeedHeroes+3 | — | Joey Santorebotany+3 | — | 1h 03m 10s | |
| 5/4/26 |  The Poultry P.I. (CLOWN BEETLES)✨ | clown beetlesentomology+4 | — | BugsNeedHeroesRolemusic+1 | — | clown beetlesentomology+5 | — | 1h 00m 45s | |
| 4/20/26 |  The Larva Face (IRONCLAD BEETLES)✨ | beetlessuperheroes+3 | — | Ladybug CastleAmerica's Next Top Model+1 | — | ironclad beetlesuperhero+3 | — | 1h 21m 29s | |
| 4/6/26 |  Attaantium (LEAFCUTTER ANTS)✨ | leaf cutter antsentomology+3 | Dr Kelly Z | BugsNeedHeroesRolemusic | — | leaf cutter antsentomology+3 | — | 1h 10m 43s | |
| 3/22/26 |  Bug Hero: The Bee Babette (Dr KIT PRENDERGAST)✨ | wild beespollinators+4 | Dr Kit Prendergast | BugsNeedHeroesFacebook+4 | — | wild beespollinators+5 | — | 1h 02m 11s | |
| 3/5/26 | Off This Week✨ | comic conevents+1 | — | — | Emerald City Comic Con | Emerald City Comic Conpodcast+3 | — | 0m 19s | |
| 2/23/26 |  Bringing Home a Baby Butterfly (LARGE BLUE BUTTERFLY)✨ | butterfliesconservation+4 | — | BugsNeedHeroesThe Very Hungry Caterpillar | Great Britain | large blue butterflyPhengaris arion+5 | — | 1h 04m 53s | |
| 2/9/26 |  The SciComm Spectre (PHASMIDS)✨ | insectsentomology+4 | Dr Kelly Z | BugsNeedHeroesLadybug Castle | Australiazoos+1 | giant Australian prickly walking stick insectExtatosoma tiaratum+5 | — | 59m 41s | |
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| 1/26/26 |  The Admiral's Insect (TREE LOBSTERS)✨ | Lord Howe Stick Insectextinction+4 | Dr Kelly Z | All Bugs Go To KevinBugsNeedHeroes+1 | Lord Howe | Lord Howe Stick Insectextinction+4 | — | 1h 15m 56s | |
| 1/13/26 |  Bug Hero: Dr Nina Jenkins (BED BUGS) | This episode we are joined by Dr Nina Jenkins of ConidioTec to talk bed bugs and how a fungal treatment called Apprehend she developed can be used to control them. We discuss how a biocontrol agent for aphids, whiteflies, and thrips went through the shark tank and regulatory agencies to your bedroom. Tangents include tarantula people, vampire entomology, and Jurassic Park (always!) Bug discussion begins around 4:50 Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. Zotz tried to help. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group. | 1h 15m 12s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 |  Auntie Spider (SOCIAL AND SPITTING SPIDERS) | We take another dip into our spider-verse with a discussion of spitting spiders and spider sociality. Tangents include parenting and homework advice, hamster cannibalism, Superman, Fionna and Cake. It takes a friendly neighborhood to raise a spider (aka a crawl space). Bug discussion begins around 7:10 Kevin's Spider Video: Spitting Spider (Scytodes longipes) exhibiting its "spitting" behavior. Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/auntie-spider Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. Zotz did not help, but he tried to. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group. | 1h 19m 45s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 |  The Rising of the Stink Hero (SHIELD BUGS) | This week Amanda and Dr Kelly Z discuss the family Pentatomidae, also known as shield bugs but more commonly known as stink bugs. You may have fought them in the video game Grounded. Special attention is given to the Brown Mamorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) for being an agricultural pest and seasonal nuisance in winter. Tangents include children's names, eating bugs, and how Kelly was married by a sea captain. Bug discussion begins around 10:30 Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/rising-of-the-stink-hero Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. Zotz did not help. He got in the way. A lot. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group. | 1h 20m 05s | ||||||
| 12/1/25 |  Spider Rider (MANTIDFLIES) | This episode Amanda and Dr Kelly Z discuss mantidflies (Mantispidae), which are neither mantids nor flies. Tangents include movies, deviled eggs, and kicking robot dogs. And Kelly eats some ant sauce??? Thanks to Andrew for nominating this bug.Bug discussion begins around 10:05 Kelly's Field Notes and pictures from Kevin Weiner: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/spider-rider Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. Zotz helped a little. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group. | 1h 09m 20s | ||||||
| 11/17/25 |  The Good, The Bad, and the Bugly (LONGHORN BEETLES) | This episode Amanda and Kelly discuss long-horn beetles. Tangents include forest creatures, mimicry, and television's Survivor. Kelly's Field Notes and pictures from Kevin Weiner: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/the-good-the-bad-and-the-bugly Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. ROTUNDA helped a little. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. | 1h 10m 51s | ||||||
| 10/27/25 |  Scooty! (HOUSE CENTIPEDES) | This episode Amanda and Dr Kelly Z discuss house centipedes. They are so fast! And so cute?! We learn a lot about these common domestic bugs, which are definitely not insects. Tangents include isopods, cats, Survivor, and piles of leaves (leave them!)Bug discussion begins around 5:15 Kelly's Field Notes and pictures from Kevin Weiner: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/scooty Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. ROTUNDA helped a little. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Producer Note: Derek accidentally uploaded the wrong file version initially. This has been fixed. | 1h 03m 56s | ||||||
| 10/13/25 |  The Devil's Uber (DEVILS COACH HORSE BEETLE) | This episode was originally recorded in Spring 2025, but an issue during recording caused it to be delayed until now. Kelly and Amanda discuss the rove beetle Ocypus olens (and a similar species in New Zealand). Tangents include cats, Bobby's World, and DC Comic's Gentleman Ghost and other Victorian spookyisms. Bug discussion begins around 10:40 Kelly's Field Notes and pictures from Derek Conrad: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/the-devils-uber Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. Desdemona did not help much. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. | 1h 13m 28s | ||||||
| 9/29/25 | Song of Silk | Amanda leads an episode about the history of silkworms and how they changed the world!Topic discussion begins around 7:10 Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. The cats did not participate in editing. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. | 1h 06m 04s | ||||||
| 9/15/25 |  The Biohacker (STREPSIPTERA with Dr Floria Uy) | This episode Amanda and Kelly discuss twisted-wing insects (Strepsiptera) with Dr Floria Mora-Kepfer Uy an assistant professor at the University of Rochester and a Levinson/Shapiro faculty schola . The name is deceptive because only the males have wings and they only have hours to use them to turn wasps into zombies! These rare insects have a strange and maybe even a little disturbing life history as parasitoids. Keep an eye out around goldenrod flowers and you might see the signs of an infected wasp! If you see any, tag #TeamWasp on your socials. Bug discussion begins around 3:45 Follow Floria on Bluesky! Floria's faculty page (become her student!) Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. The cats did not participate in editing. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. | 1h 07m 33s | ||||||
| 9/1/25 |  Mudwoman (MUD DAUBERS) | This episode Amanda and Kelly discuss mud daubers. These wasps use mud to build their nests and fill those nests with paralyzed spiders, which is a very sexy behavior. Tangents include dinosaurs, the morals of relative television, Earthworm Jim, and Amanda's crochet tips. Bug discussion begins around 5:20 Kelly's Field Notes and pictures from Derek Conrad: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/mudwoman Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group. | 1h 06m 10s | ||||||
| 8/18/25 |  Sharpshooter, Agent of H.O.P.P.E.R.B.U.R.N. (LEAFHOPPERS) | Sometimes it's hard to name these characters, but not this week. Amanda and Kelly talk aeroplankton, animal communication, and ask what is a pest really. Tangents include John Singer Sargent, KPop Demon Hunters, and lots of fashion talk this week as Amanda walks us through her character creation process.Bug discussion begins around 7:40 Kelly's Field Notes and pictures from Kevin Weiner: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/sharpshooter Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. His cats were in the way this week. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group. | 55m 35s | ||||||
| 8/4/25 |  Dude Dad Diaper Bug (GIANT WATER BUGS aka TOE-BITERS) | This episode we are joined by Dr Scott Kight once again to talk about Belostomatidae. We initially planned to do this topic around Father's Day for reasons that will become apparent. Tangents include bears, science teachers, and that Coldplay concert. Bug discussion begins around 4:20 Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. His cats were present but unhelpful. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group. | 1h 23m 31s | ||||||
| 7/21/25 |  X-Mantis (MANTIDAE) | This episode contains discussion of sexual cannibalism as we discuss the classic mantis and how they are centaurs. Tangents include eagles, ninjas, and Amanda's art tips. Bug discussion begins around minute six. Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/x-mantis Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. His cats did not help at all. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography and creating the All Bugs Go To Kevin group. | 1h 08m 17s | ||||||
| 7/7/25 |  Tergal Lad (COCKROACHES with Dr Aaron Rodriques) | This episode Amanda and Dr Kelly are joined by Dr Aaron Rodriques to discuss German cockroaches (Blattella germanica), overcoming fears, and social secretions. Tangents include crows, decapitations, and the nature of Love. We also wanted to share this short video about Aaron and this article that Amanda references during the conversation. Follow Aaron on instagram (@arr318)! We did an episode about cockroaches previously with Arthro-Pod. You can see the cockroach field notes at https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/the-trash-man-and-tergal-lad You can see all our guest episodes at https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/bug-heroes Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad with assistance from several cats. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. | 1h 13m 05s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
7 placements across 7 markets.
Chart Positions
7 placements across 7 markets.