Are there any places on Earth with no bugs? - Charles Wallace
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Insects are the world’s most numerous and diverse animals. Even where you’d least expect them in some of Earth’s most extreme environments, there they are. From a scalding volcano, parched desert, to a frigid glacier, insects are living life on the edge. So, how do they do it? Charles Wallace illuminates the incredible survival skills of insects living in some of Earth's harshest ecosystems.
Insects are the most diverse and numerous animals on earth. Considering the range of adaptations to extreme environments discussed in this video, why do you think there are more individual insects and more species of insects than there are of any other kind of animal?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Charles Wallace
- Director Jagriti Khirwar, Raghav Arumugam
- Narrator Alexandra Panzer
- Music Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Sound Designer Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Cella Wright
