Bed bugs, mosquitoes, and other beetles have no secrets for her. Entomologist and influencer, the northerner Léna Scarabête is making waves on social networks, with nearly 120,000 followers on TikTok. One thing is for sure, her videos hit the mark.
Her name is Léna Polin but internet users know her as Scarabete. An influencer unlike any other, a trained entomologist, who shows us insects in a different light. The proof? 120,000 people follow her assiduously on TikTok.
She enters the set of Vous êtes formidables with a smile, a brooch representing a scarab beetle, a Mecynorhina for connoisseurs, pinned to her coat like a banner. It’s hard to imagine that behind this 29-year-old girl hides a passion for small creatures with multiple legs, often hated by everyone.
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The northerner Léna Scarabête, entomologist influencer, on the set of “Vous êtes formidables” on September 22, 2023.
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As soon as she sits down, Léna announces right away: “I want to change people’s perception of insects. My goal is to go from fear or disgust to interest and curiosity, and why not, end up like me with plenty of insects in my living room!”
My living room is filled with terrariums with many different species of insects, I love it. There are insects everywhere in my house!
Léna Scarabête, entomologist influencer
But where does Léna’s passion for these little creatures come from? “At first, I became interested in nature and animals in general, and gradually I realized that insects are at the base of everything. Their role is crucial in the ecosystem. They are funny, each has its own strange characteristic; we fall in love with each of them in a different way.”
“As for me, I study cultural entomology,” exclaims the northerner. This is a discipline that focuses on insects through different periods and cultures. Let’s take the example of flies. We always have this image of flies as a bit disgusting, but not at all!”
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