How life moved to land - Tierney Thys
May 22, 2026•8 min
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Spiders and crustaceans, also known as arthropods, led the charge from water to land--now outnumbering all terrestrial animals. But what about arthropods makes them so adaptable to life on land? Marine biologist Tierney Thys, and Noé Sardet and Sharif Mirshak of the Plankton Chronicles Project, shows us a world of fascinating animals and their habitats.
Lesson by Tierney Thys, visualization by Noé Sardet and Sharif Mirshak (Plankton Chronicles Project, Parafilms).
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