It’s A Bug’s Life, We’re Just Living In It, with Jessica Ware
Entomologist Jessica Garrick explains the evolutionary success of insects, highlighting that dragonflies predated dinosaurs by 100 million years and were the original flyers.summaryThe conversation details the biological distinctions between true bugs, insects that bite/chew, and those that lap nectar, while also addressing the alarming decline in insect populations due to habitat loss, light pollusummaryInsects breathe through spiracles and air sacs rather than lungs; ancient giant insects were large not just due to high oxygen but because they could carry their own air supply, acting like an 'iron lung'.takeaway
