Up Next
Back to Show
Eons
The Age of Giant Insects
Season 1
Episode 12
Insects outnumber humans by a lot and we only like to think we're in charge because we're bigger than they are. But insects and other arthropods weren’t always so small. About 315 million years ago during the Carboniferous Period, they were not only abundant: they were enormous.
Support Provided By
10:05
Here's how the evolution of ocean-going whales affected deep-ocean communities.
11:09
Scientists discover dinosaurs and tiny mammals' sleep habits are different than thought.
7:55
The history of how the Amazon's revolution began in just one day.
10:53
The Story of How the Starfish Got its Arms Reminds us that Animals have Deep Histories.
8:06
The very last mammoths that ever lived experienced what’s known as a mutational meltdown.
7:44
Some Mammal Traits Show Up a Lot Earlier and in Things That Weren’t Mammals at All.
10:01
Find out if Sloths Really Did Poop Themselves to Death.