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Earth Rangers

S7 E7: Insect-o-vison

Earth Rangers

GZM Shows

Education, Nature, Earth Sciences, Science

4.2 β€’ 2.5K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the multi-faceted world of insect’s vision. Today’s bug-eyed mystery is this: What does the world look like to a fly? How about a bee, or a butterfly? Buzz on over to tune in and find out! β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Are you a card-carrying Earth Rangers member yet? Make sure to sign up for the FREE App today to get your membership card in the mail! Get it here! https://www.earthrangers.com/EN/CA/get-the-app/ And don't forget to use the code "EMMA" in the App to unlock 25 bonus points. β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Earth Rangers is a registered charity and the App is always free to use. For more information visit www.earthrangers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Earth Rangers.

0:05.0

On Rangers.

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On Rangers.

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Earth Rangers.

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A Rangers.

0:11.0

A Rangers.

0:12.0

Good. Good morning Earth Rangers. This is your pilot Earth Ranger.

0:15.0

We're cruising at a steady altitude of 7,000 feet and the weather is terrible.

0:23.0

Unfortunately for today's flight, the weather's been on and off.

0:34.0

You hear that drizzle?

0:36.0

Ugh, and the view from my cockpit is pretty foggy.

0:40.0

You know, as much as I love flying today's conditions are not ideal and mother

0:46.8

nature would agree with me lots of animals can fly but if the weather's bad they

0:52.1

usually avoid it.

0:54.0

Rain makes flying tricky.

0:56.0

You know, most birds can fly in the rain due to the oil that covers their feathers

1:00.0

that makes the water roll right off their wings, but when possible they tend to avoid

1:04.9

flying in the rain. And for insects, rainstorms present a much bigger problem.

1:11.6

It's easy for a strong wind to blow a little insect off course and a raindrop

1:16.3

which might seem small to you or me. Well that's big enough and falls from the sky with enough

1:21.4

force to damage an insect's fragile wings.

1:24.4

Ooh, wow, is it ever foggy out?

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