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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.

At the end of the film, the snail narrator mentions the seas are rising. Discuss the reasons behind and impact of current sea level rise.

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