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The bug that poops candy - George Zaidan

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Aphids can reproduce incredibly fast: they can make 20 new generations within a single season. And that means lots of poop. Some aphid populations can produce hundreds of kilograms of poop per acre— making them some of the most prolific poopers on the planet. We know this poop as the sweet, syrupy liquid called honeydew. George Zaidan explores the wonderfully weird life of an aphid.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
George Zaidan
Director
Luísa Holanda
Narrator
George Zaidan
Storyboard Artist
Luísa Holanda
Animator
Luísa Holanda, Felipe Urbanetto, Cris Hulse
Hype Producer
Taíla Soliman
Hype Executive Producer
Gabriel Garcia
Sound Designer
Gabriel Maia
Music
Gabriel Maia
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma
Science Consultant
Erin Hodgson

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