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How life came to land - Tierney Thys

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Spiders and crustaceans, also known as arthropods, led the charge from water to land--now outnumbering all terrestrial animals. But what about arthropods makes them so adaptable to life on land? Marine biologist Tierney Thys, and Noé Sardet and Sharif Mirshak of the Plankton Chronicles Project, shows us a world of fascinating animals and their habitats.

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Meet The Creators

Sound Designer
Julien Junet
Director
Noé Sardet, Sharif Mirshak
Educator
Tierney Thys
Narrator
Tierney Thys

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