I talk to Michiel de Groot of the University of Ghent about his research on the notorious Laboulbeniales fungi, and the Hesperomyces genus which infect ladybirds - especially Harlequins.  Follow Michiel at @michieldegroot.bsky.social  https://beetlehangers.org/ Beetlehangers  https://www.dannyhaelewaters.com/ - Danny Haelewaters' research https://fun-dive.eu/ - Monitoring and mapping fungal diversity  -- https://ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast - Buy me a coffee on Ko-Fi  https://mybook.to/82BK2En - Buy my book!