3-Minute Insect Essential #35 from the INSECT NEWS NETWORK

METAMORPHOSIS AND EVOLUTION: For the Rolling Stones, Science and Society (INN Radio #35). This is Cultural Entomology at its best! To hear the full broadcast, visit www.insectnewsnetwork.com and type in number 35 - that's pound 35 - in the search bar. And be sure to Join the Insect Tribe! Sign up for our newsletter, the Periodical Buzz.

Metamorphosis is also the theme of today's Insect News Network. It's also the name of a Rolling Stones album cover from the early 1970s.

On this show I dig into the theme of transformation through Metamorphosis. It is such a significant analogy for our society and for us an individuals - perhaps the quintessence of the human-insect connection.

What does the term mean to physiology of the insects, and of human (as during puberty). I report how recent research finds that Butterflies keep their memory from one stage of life to the next and the other Top 5 Hexapod Headlines feature some of finer aspects of insects evolution - the kind of stuff that will make that bug geeks squeal with delight.

The arts and humanities are represented on the show as well. Ovid’s seminal work on mythology called Metamorphosis, a work that is considered to be one of the most influential works of literature in the Western world. The art of MC Eshcer and a film that tackles the debate between Science and Intelligent Design.