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When Insects First Flew

Insects were the first animals able to fly and they did it best. That’s because evolution works with what it has and the fact that body structures don’t crop up very often. This development by insects was so unusual that scientists are still working on–and arguing about–how and when insect wings first came about. Hallie Moore fills in the details in this episode of PBS Eons.

Have You Ever Wanted to Fly?

A Call for an Uprising explores movies, stories and other bits of folklore that delve into the desire to fly. From Harry Potter to Superman, from The Wizard of Oz to Peter Pan, it’s all covered here.

 

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