It’s world Bee Day, and to delve further into the topic, I have been very lucky to get Ruud Kleinpaste (or you may know him as ‘the bug man) onto the podcast. He is a bug enthusiast, tv presenter and is always happy to share his face with a wētā so who better to join my on the annual day of the Bees!? In this episode Ruud shares: - What his actual background and education is - How to get people to not be scared of insects anymore - How and why he keeps wētā in his home - What his career highlight is - Why the insect apocalypse is bad for us all - How we can get adults to care about insects and the environment - Why we are having an insect apocalypse - Why ‘sustainable’ is the wrong word to be using - How Aotearoa compares to the rest of the world in how it treats the environment - What the inaturalist app is and why you should use it - What biomimicry is and how it can help us in the human world - Things we can all do to make our homes more insect friendly - How we can learn to work together from nature - Why he is not scared of most spiders - Why he believes bees are not in trouble Key Quotes “Have you ever seen a 90 degree bend in nature?” “If you've got kids doing this, they will teach 3 generations for the price of one.” “I do full frontal nerdity.” You can get involved with the podcast online Find our full podcast plus our sister podcast via the website here: www.nowthatswhatsicall.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatswhaticallpodcasts/ You can follow me on socials on the below accounts. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briannemwest/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@briannemwest Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannemwest/ For our latest big project, find out more about Incrediballs here: https://incrediballs.com

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