Bugs with Colin Favret
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What we talk about when we talk about bugs. What is a bug? What is it really? In this first episode, Tom chats with Professor Colin Favret about the true bugs (the hemiptera). Learn what defines the true bugs, the etymology of the word bug, and about the lives of aphids, pond skaters, bed bugs and more.
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