for·​mi·​cary | ˈfȯr-mə-ˌker-ē 

Noun: An ant nest

The Formicary is a podcast from SciAnts Media where conversations in science take place. Whether it be content creators, teachers, academics, or active researchers we hope to bring science to the masses. Be nerd curious.

Welcome to the Formicary

The Formicary: Katy Reiss

Joining us today is the co-host of the critically acclaimed Wildly Curious podcast, Katy Reiss. Katy holds her bachelors degree in Zoo and Wildlife Biology, and a masters in Park and Resource Management. We talk about her lifelong love of nature, work with gorillas and birds of prey, time working the Little Rock Zoo, being a science communicator, and her special relationship with Lincoln the cranky great horned owl.

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The Formicary: Dr. Jacqueline Litzgus

Joining us today we have Dr. Jacqueline Litzgus a Full Professor of Biology at Laurentian University who holds her Ph.D in Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology. We talk with Dr. Litzgus about catching toads with her brother, her fascination with milk snakes growing up, teaching biology at a children’s canoe camp where she would find data that would set the course for her career, her studies into the freezing and over wintering of reptiles and amphibians, turtle eco-passage research and more.

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The Formicary: RockitSage

Today we’re joined by RockItSage, a Geologist, a teacher, and one of the pioneers of science on Twitch. We discuss playing with barbies in the mud, her love for the arts, skipping school to go visit the mountains, her life changing moment in the Mojave desert, being the first in her family to earn a college degree, her journey into a career in geology and her extensive lab work.

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