Forest Entomology (CREEPY CRAWLIES) with Dr. Kristen Wickert

Image description: Dr. Kristen Wickert — also known as KayDubs the Hiking Scientist — pictured in the forest with a blurred green leafy background. Her hair is brown and streaked with pinkish red and in two broads. She is wearing a camouflaged athletic shirt and a hiking backpack with a sleeping roll attached. She is holding her leashed grey tabby cat, Tabitha. Dr. Wickert smiles to camera. Tabitha, however, remains stoic. The Ologies logo appears in the lower right corner. Photo of Kristen and Tabitha by Jessica McDonald.

Image description: Dr. Kristen Wickert — also known as KayDubs the Hiking Scientist — pictured in the forest with a blurred green leafy background. Her hair is brown and streaked with pinkish red and in two broads. She is wearing a camouflaged athletic shirt and a hiking backpack with a sleeping roll attached. She is holding her leashed grey tabby cat, Tabitha. Dr. Wickert smiles to camera. Tabitha, however, remains stoic. The Ologies logo appears in the lower right corner. Photo of Kristen and Tabitha by Jessica McDonald.

Spooktober continues with … CrEePy cRawLies. And dark woods and solo hiking and Forest Entomologist Dr. Kristen Wickert a.k.a. KayDubs the Hiking Scientist. We chat about everything from Moth Man to chubby caterpillars to spiderwebs to fungus. She tells us how to look for big beautiful moths, what footwear is best for hitting the trail, which bugs to kill and which to cheer on, how to deal with mosquitos in your yard and ticks in your pants and why the woods feel like home. By the end, you’ll be lacing up your whatevers, walking softly and looking closely. 

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BugsAlie Ward