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
