Crystal and her Water Beetles
Want to travel the world? Become a biologist! Crystal Maier - Collections Manager of Insects at The Field Museum - spent a month in New Zealand, going from stream to stream in search of hobbits....
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[Emily] Hey! We're here with Crystal, back at the field museum Crystal, what is it that you do here? [Crystal] I am the Collection Manager of Insects at the Field Museum of Natural History [Emily] You're an entomologist [Crystal] I am! [Emily] You study insects [Crystal] Yeah! [Emily] What is your area of focus? [Crystal] So, I study water beetles, specifically I study a group called the Riffle Beetles And the Riffle Beetles are the greatest beetles on Earth (Emily laughs) [Emily] You don't seem... You don't think that might be a bit of a biased statement? [Crystal] I don't [Emily] What's so great about Riffle Beetles? Also, when ever I hear the word "Riffle Beetles" I feel like there should be a guitar riff, like a (i...
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[Emily] Hey! We're here with Crystal, back at the field museum Crystal, what is it that you do here? [Crystal] I am the Collection Manager of Insects at the Field Museum of Natural History [Emily] You're an entomologist [Crystal] I am! [Emily] You study insects [Crystal] Yeah! [Emily] What is your area of focus? [Crystal] So, I study water beetles, specifically I study a group called the Riffle Beetles And the Riffle Beetles are the greatest beetles on Earth (Emily laughs) [Emily] You don't seem... You don't think that might be a bit of a biased statement? [Crystal] I don't [Emily] What's so great about Riffle Beetles? Also, when ever I hear the word "Riffle Beetles" I feel like there should be a guitar riff, like a (i...
