How much do you know about lichens? These incredible taxa are understudied, but Dr. Erin Manzitto-Tripp is making sure they’re not undervalued. “You can’t look at lichens under a microscope and not become immediately obsessed” she says. “It’s an endless world of magnificent, beautiful biodiversity.”

New Cretaceous insects have been described from the family Umenocoleidae! Listen to this episode to hear Soo Bin Lee describe these interesting creatures and what they can tell us about a unique period of prehistory. spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/I4HftXxeEXb

“There is no way to get bored,” Ivonne Garzón says about geometrid moths, “There is no way! You are amazed all the time.” Do you like tomatillos or moth taste-testing? (just kidding!) Listen as Ivonne shares her latest paper's findings and introduces Phyllodonta coztomatlivora to the world!

Did you know there's a new porcupine from Colombia? Listen in as Héctor Ramirez-Chaves shares the discovery and more of his porcupine adventures! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/p5raG2HEvWb

Did you know that one of the world's oldest apple tree ancestors can be found living in Downeast Maine? In this special episode of the New Species Podcast, I interview John Bunker, Todd Little-Siebold and Cameron Peace about their new (old) species discovery and the unique story it tells.

A fascinating story of a butterfly we recently published as new to science, told by authors Zac MacDonald and Julian Dupuis on the @newspeciespodcast.bsky.social Podcast! www.newspeciespodcast.net/all-episodes...

Think butterfly genomics is a simple topic? Think again! There's so much we don't know about conservation in insect populations. In this episode, Zac MacDonald and Julian Dupuis expand our idea of what is possible with the help of a very curious butterfly. spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/F2fhELYAoVb

This is not your typical 'god complex!' Named after Greek gods and mythological creatures, Henry Knauber's new group of isopods reflect the incredible beauty and diversity of the deep-sea. episode: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/fl7xFMrl1Ub

It was so much fun!

Armed with not much more than a phone camera and some long foreceps, Léo Laborieux described a new species of toxungenous scorpion! @6legsandup.bsky.social thanks for sharing your knowledge, experience, and deep love for scorpions on the podcast! episode: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/zS4ns5K2HTb

This new Begonia species was an unexpected find for Dr. Dipankar Borah, but he has taken it in stride. Through his work on Begonias and other flowering plants he learns about the fascinating world of flowers and shares what they can teach us. spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/FgVv35mHkTb

Happy #FlyWeek! What better way to start than with one of the cutest groups of flies, the bee fly. Thanks to Allan and Lisa for bringing me into their world and telling me all about this "Sister Bug!"

What if I told you that the oldest known biotic association of arthropods is a piece of Cretaceous Lebanese amber? At the same time that flowering plants were diversifying, astigmatid mites were hitchiking on the backs of termites. Learn more in this episode!

A new "woolly devil" sunflower from #BigBendNationalPark! Listen in as plant taxonomist @ca-naturalist.bsky.social shares the tremendous effort that went into this discovery, and what the future might look like for this little plant and its neighbors.

Sometimes all I can do is just stare a specimen and ask it 'who are you, and who do you want to be?'

News story on a new species of poison frog described in ZooKeys! Study: doi.org/10.3897/zook... www.kansas.com/news/nation-...

“I guess all you need is giant spiders and a dirt bike and she’ll take you back.” Rick and I both agree, Eight Legged Freaks was a wild ride! Listen for free on Patreon

Working on some new bonus episodes... would any mammalogists (ideally with experience with rabbits/lagomorphs) want to watch and discuss "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" with me? (Premise is a silly scientifically-oriented review of sci-fi/horror movies. patreon.com/newspeciespod)

Anyone interested in joining a new species discord? discord.gg/TGfJDxpT Come chat with me and others about new species and other neat scientific discoveries!

How do we communicate unfamiliar scientific topics to people who already might have preconceived notions about them? In this episode forester Ethan Tapper talks about why it's important to share the work that scientists do with nuance and clarity.

And, a little tuesday treat! I'm doing a new bonus series! This episode is on the main feed, but head over to Patreon.com/newspeciespod for future episodes. Today Amanda and I rate the movie Bats! (1999) All bonus episodes are and will remain free, but any monetary support is really appreciated.

On this New Species episode, a 'perilous Malagasy triad' and a spider named after Iceland's first female president! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/8gsqSaUmdPb

New episode! @krakenscholar.bsky.social shares his two new species of cave-dwelling snails from Brazil named after LOTR characters Éowyn and Merry. Don't miss Rodrigo's other work in @jgeekstudies.bsky.social! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/OhSZtha1POb

New Species Podcast is finally on Bluesky! You can find episodes and more at newspeciespodcast.net, and listen wherever you get your podcasts.