Field Notes
Montana Public Radio
Radio: KUFM Montana Public Radio 89.1 FM
Categories: Science & Medicine
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In late 2020 I’m spending mornings masked, working in a lab in the University of Montana Zoological Museum. The museum houses research collections of natural artifacts like skins and skeletons. But behind the scenes museum staff tend a single living collection: a colony of dermestid beetles, the meticulous scavengers that scour flesh from bones before a skeleton can be installed in the museum.
Previous episodes
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302 - Dermestids, Death, and Pandemic Ponderings Wed, 01 Nov 2023
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301 - “Spooky” Turkey Vultures Deserve Respect Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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300 - The Wasps Came In To Die Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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299 - Banding Together Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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298 - An Osprey Story: Superpowers, Struggles, & Survival Wed, 04 Oct 2023
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297 - Spotted Tussock Moth: The Fuzzy Orange Spot of Fall Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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296 - What Happens After a Wildfire? Thu, 14 Sep 2023
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295 - Journey to the Bighorn Basin Wed, 30 Aug 2023
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294 - Living in Sandhill Crane Country Wed, 30 Aug 2023
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293 - Fungus Flowers Wed, 28 Jun 2023
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292 - The Dancing Loon: A Close Call Wed, 21 Jun 2023
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291 - Find the Toads, Count the Toads, Save the Toads Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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290 - Crawfish: Camouflaged and Colorful Crustaceans Fri, 09 Jun 2023
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