The Billion-Bug Highway You Can't See
Friday 24 April 2020
Look up at the sky and what do you see? Well, blue, yes. And maybe a plane or a bird, but otherwise ... nothing. Or so you think. It turns out that right above you, totally invisible, is an enormous herd of animal life -- tiny bugs riding the wind currents.According to research done by British scientists in a six mile square space about our heads there can be as many as three billion insects.
That is quite some figure. This amazing animation takes you through the reasons why. Some of the heights that these insects reach is pretty spectacular to say the very least. It certainly answers the question how high can insects fly?
Give a Gift
If you enjoyed this article, please consider making a gift to help Ark In Space to continue to bring you fascinating features, photographs and videos.
Thank you!