Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

@Vox's senior environmental correspondent gave our Science Friday producers a house tour of his Malaise trap in Prospect Park. This tent will hopefully catch an unknown insect (or two) hiding right in our own backyard.

Ira also talked with Benji about why snakes are so deadly to humans, the unexpected connection between dung beetles and elephants, and the newly revised worst-case climate scenarios.

Tune in Friday 2–4pm ET on your local public radio station!

Track 1236455 – Monetization ID 64TAJYBMGA2AWGSF .