Hello bug lovers! Today's show is a little bit different from what we normally offer! We're focusing on college nicknames and mascots that have an arthropod bend to them. There are quite a few schools out there who have chosen an arthropod of some sort to represent them and we are trying to cover them all. From boll weevils to yellowjackets. We discuss issues with the anatomy of some of these mascots, why schools may have picked certain species to represent them, and why we like or dislike each of them. We also handed out some awards to the fictional arthropods we thought deserved them! Tune in to hear all about it!!

| | | Stinger the Hornet of Alabama State University if a good example of the classic arthropod mascot |

Show notesToday's show is a little more visual than our usual audio content. To help with that, we hope you will use the slides below to follow along!

Arthropod mascot Powerpoint

Some links to places where you can find even more mascot information

Wikipedia list of college nicknames

Mascot Database http://mascotdb.com/

We also gave out some awards on our show!

Best Overall Presentation

University of Richmond Spiders

Enterprise State Boll Weevils

Cutie Pie AwardUniversidad de Guanajuato Bees

University of Baltimore Bees

Most Scientifically AccurateAlabama State University Hornets

Nevada State Scorpions

Unique choiceUniversity of South Carolina Sumter Fire AntsEmporia State University Hornets

Questions? Comments?

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