We're joined by mosquito and disease expert Dr. Louisa Messenger of the Las Vegas PARAVEC lab. It turns out that gators and snakes aren't the big danger in a swamp. And this monster isn't constrained to swamps. In fact, it's probably in your own backyard.<a href="https://www.kpax.com/us-news/las-vegas-is-buzzing-with-a-record-number-of-mosquitoes-and-many-are-carrying-viruses">Mosquito problem in Las Vegas</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2024/06/04/mosquitos-prevent-fight-summer/">How to fight Mosquitos</a><a href="https://paravec.sites.unlv.edu/">Dr. Messenger's Lab website</a>Additional Reading:<a href="https://www.mmv.org/malaria-medicines/history-antimalarials-drugs">History of antimalarial drugs</a><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3121651/">Modern use of Quinine</a><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-accidental-invention-of-the-color-mauve/">The Color Mauve</a><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK215638/">History of Malaria</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3VPjOrL">Lyle Blackburn's Sinister Swamps</a> (affiliate link)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It!_(short_story)">Theodore Sturgeon's IT!</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

S03E42 - From Cryptids to Kaiju with Dr. Justin Mullis

MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters is a free audio podcast that critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.