3-Minute Insect Essential #1 from the INSECT NEWS NETWORK

THE INN’S RADIO DEBUT: An Overview on Cultural Entomology – INN #1. To hear more of the show visit our webpage www.insectnewsnetwork.com and type the number 1 into the search. And while you are there be sure to join the Insect Tribe!

Harry Houdini was famous for a lot of daredevil feats. One magic trick that he was afraid to perform was the infamous bullet catch, where the magician catches a speeding bullet in their bare hands or even their mouth. Penn and Teller ad a laser guided sight to add to the suspense and drama of the trick. And Maybe someday soon even you will be able to catch a bullet with your bare hand. That is of course, if the recent fusion of spider silk with human Skin ever makes it way into the mainstream market.

Sound compelling?

If you are someone who has an appreciation -an affinity and interest or an OBSESSION with the microcosm, the You should visit the INN. I created the Insect New Network - a global multimedia platform to explore the emerging field of Cultural Entomology, which bridges the art and humanities with the science of insects. An idea that is more than a decade in the making, this premier broadcast gives you all the HOW WHEN AND WHY the Insect News Network came to be.

I recently crafted the Wikipedia entry for CE, which explores the parallels, connections and most importantly, the influences between humans and insects and other 6- and 8-legged creatures in over 60 fields of endeavor not traditionally addressed by the insect sciences. Because I examine the Microcosm on three platforms: the practical the compelling and the sublime - we get to cover a lot of ground.

What's fair game:

I feature different recurring segments on the show: The Top Hexapod Headlines, the Top Hexapod Headliners, the Bug du Jour, In Your Words . . plus I have field correspondents who submit ideas and the discoveries in both the natural and the man made world. On this first show I have industry expert and owner of Blue Moon Bees in San Jose Master Patch Adams.

Bullets, Spider Silk and Cultural Entomology . . . only on the I.N.N.