Streams To Spiders: How Aquatic Insects Interconnect Our Ecosystems
Freshwaters and forests might seem like definitively separate habitats, but they are in fact tightly interconnected by insects. These insects, such as mayflies, dragonflies and mosquitoes, develop in water but emerge onto land as winged adults, with a powerful impact on the surrounding landscape. Some feed birds, bats, lizards and spiders, others transfer microplastics and heavy metals out of rivers and others form swarms so large they are picked up by weather satellites. This Biological Recording Company talk by Liam Nash. will delve into how these largely overlooked insects create an interconnected world in ways we don’t always expect.
Time: 13:00 BST
