Why Don't Insects Live in the Ocean? Scientists Just Ruled Out One Possible Explanation Thanks to Deep-Diving Fly Larvae
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An estimated six million species of insect—maybe even more—call Earth home. Yet for some reason, none of them are found in the ocean.
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An estimated six million species of insect—maybe even more—call Earth home. Yet for some reason, none of them are found in the ocean. Scientists have come up with a few possible explanations, and a popular one posits that the insect respiratory system would implode from water pressure. Now, however, the deep-diving larvae in East Africa are challenging that notion.
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- An estimated six million species of insect—maybe even more—call Earth home. Yet for some reason, none of them are found in the ocean.
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Why Don't Insects Live in the Ocean? Scientists Just Ruled Out One Possible Explanation Thanks to Deep-Diving Fly Larvae
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