Summer is here and in this week’s podcast we decided to weigh in on an age-old question: which is the most annoying insect?

We discuss the different species of cricket, explore data on the most annoying sounds, the flight strategies of mosquitoes, psychological warfare and how transitive inference is used by wasps. Peter presents his framework for insect annoyingness, while Nick presents an alternative framework that drills down into the concept of annoyingness itself. Finally, we share our findings and reveal our favourite insects.

A few things we mentioned in this podcast:

- Noise Nuisances of the Nation
- 7 Of The Loudest Insects In The World Ranked By Decibels
- The 10 Most Annoying Sounds and Why They Bother Us
- You Bug Me. Now Science Explains Why

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