My first thought was that this person would be an excellent consultant for some arthropod-based game or film (Arthropods Attack?) I wonder how common it is for

My first thought was that this person would be an excellent consultant for some arthropod-based game or film (Arthropods Attack?) I wonder how common it is for folks to try to understand some new field in order to build something vs. the other way around vs. just outsourcing that expertise.