What's the point of wasps?
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English - August 28, 2017 09:28 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
I've asked it, you've asked it, we all have! What is the point of wasps? Well this time Nick and Liam try to answer it with help from Dr. Seirian Sumner and discover that wasps are more than just pests.
Chrysura refulgens - cuckoo wasp
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I've asked it, you've asked it, we all have! What is the point of wasps? Well this time Nick and Liam try to answer it with help from Dr. Seirian Sumner and discover that wasps are more than just pests.
Intro music is by the lovely Kevin MacLeod at incompetech, find more of his music here.
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