Welcome to Bug Note from the Natural History Museum of Utah. In this first episode, host Daniel Potter chats with Christy Bills, NHMU’s Invertebrate Collections Manager, and Dr. Jason Cryan, NHMU’s Sarah B. George Executive Director and trained entomologist, to answer the surprisingly complicated question, "What is a bug?"

While many of us might see a small, crawling critter and immediately label it a bug, the scientific term “bug” is appropriately applied only to a specific group of insects. In fact, many of the backyard "bugs" we know and love aren’t true bugs at all — though many of them are insects.

About Bug Note

Bug Note is a podcast from the Natural History Museum of Utah about the wiggly, wild, and weird world of bugs! In these quick-to-consume, bug-sized episodes, host Daniel Potter asks NHMU entomology experts (and other bug-loving guests) for the buzz on all things insects.

About the Bug Note Team

Bug Note is hosted by Daniel Potter, a science writer who's also worked in the world of public radio for many years, and who loves fresh air and storytime. He's joined by Dr. Jason Cryan, NHMU’s Sarah B. George Executive Director and trained entomologist, and Christy Bills, NHMU's Invertebrate Collections Manager, as well as other bug-loving guests. Video production by Blank Space. The podcast is created in collaboration with the Natural History Museum of Utah, with the expertise and support of its scientific, philanthropic, marketing, and education teams. Special thanks to NHMU friend and insect enthusiast Ted Fridirici.