RuudKleinpaste
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Always happy to share his face with a wētā, entomologist and 'Bug Man' Ruud Kleinpaste is one of the insect world’s best friends. After moving to New Zealand from Holland in 1978, his work with MAF created a media profile for him which led to a long-running radio show, and a television career that saw Buggin’ with Ruud, his show for American cable network Animal Planet, screen in over 60 countries.
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Biography
Always enthusiastic, entomologist Ruud Kleinpaste (aka the “Bug Man”) has used television screens around the world to share his continuing delight and amazement at the richness and complexities of the insect world. His passion for these creepy crawlies seems to be in inverse proportion to many people’s horror of them.
Awards
2018 Honorary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
For services to entomology, conservation and entertainment
2006 New York Festival
Silver Medal: Buggin' with Ruud
“Bugs are fabulously adapted to their environment; over millions of years they’ve evolved to become the fantastic creatures they are. We have an obligation to look after them and every animal on the planet – for science, technology and medicine and for the stability of the Earth’s interconnected ecosystems.”
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