Why are there so many insects? - Murry Gans
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If insects suddenly morphed into large beings and decided to wage war on us, there’s no doubt that humans would lose. There are an estimated 10 quintillion individual insects on earth, outnumbering humans by more than a billion to one. So what’s their secret to success? Murry Gans details the reasons behind insect abundance.
Insects, unlike humans and other vertebrates, have an exoskeleton. This means their skeleton is on the outside instead of the inside, like us. How do you think insects manage to grow bigger if they are encased in an exoskeleton?
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- Educator Murry Gans
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Director Esteban Valdez
- Producer Emilce Diaz
- Animator Emilce Diaz, Dariel Bencosme , Najja Porter
- Artist Meike Groh
- Narrator Addison Anderson
