S2E2: Ultrasonic Bark Beetles

The Animal Highlight

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In this this episode we talk about bark beetles who navigate ultrasonic worlds and tell us something about the internal soundscapes of trees. In this season Hannah Hunter joins Claudia as the co-host of The Animal Highlight, teaching us all about “Animals and Sound.” This season was extracted from Season 4 of The Animal Turn Podcast.

Featured:

• S4E02: Sonic Methods with Jonathan Prior on The Animal Turn
• “The sound of light in trees” By David Dunn

Credits:

• Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host
• Hannah Hunter, co-host
• Christiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer
• Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)
• Gordon Clarke, bed music composer
• Learn more about the team here.

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• Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics sponsored the season of The Animal Turn Podcast where these highlights were originally aired. Originally Aired/Recorded: 12 October 2021.

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Sound recordings (00:01:19)

3. The sound of bark beetles (00:04:50)

4. Discussion (00:07:40)

5. Facts about bark beetles (00:11:00)

6. Credits (00:12:30)