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Dragonflies Are Masters of Flight That Start Life Underwater
May 19, 2025
Dragonfly expert Jessica Ware is on a mission to understand the evolutionary history of dragonflies. Deep in the rainforest of Guyuna, Ware collects dragonflies and damselflies to bring back to her lab. Dragonflies and damselfies are well known for their dazzling beauty and constant presence around freshwater sources, but their early life stage as vicious underwater predators hidden from sight.
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Beetlemania
S1E4
Beetles are the world’s most abundant animals, called “the most important species on the...
Eat or Be Eaten
S1E3
Praying mantises and aquatic insects reveal cunning physical adaptations for ruthless survival....
The Lifegivers
S1E2
Pollinators – bees, moths and butterflies – bring color to the world and put food on our...
Insect Apocalypse?
S1E1
Could a world without insects survive? Scientists investigate the global insect “apocalypse.”...
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The Longstanding Tradition of Beetle Battles in Thailand
S1E4
Ummat Somjee goes to Thailand to observe the cultural tradition of fighting beetles.
Dung Beetles Do One of the Dirtiest Jobs in the Animal Kingdom
S1E4
On the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles recycle the dung of large mammals.
Searching for Praying Mantises in the Brazilian Amazon
S1E3
Gavin Svenson heads to the Brazilian rainforest to sample the diversity of mantises.
The Evolutionary Race Between Moths and Bats
S1E2
Jesse Barber and Akito Kawahara study the evolutionary arms race between bats and moths.
The Epic Migration of Monarch Butterflies
S1E2
Monarch butterflies winter in the fir forests of Michoacan, Mexico, after an epic migration....
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May 7, 2025
A four-part investigation into insect declines, exploring their diversity and ecological importance....
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