Planet of the bugs: evolution and the rise of insects

Time travel with insects

The buggy planet

Rise of the arthropods : the Cambrian period, 541-485 million years ago, and the Ordovician period, 485-444 million years ago

Silurian landfall : the Silurian period, 444-419 million years ago

Six feet under the moss : the Devonian period, 419-359 million years ago

Dancing on air : the Carboniferous period, 359-299 million years ago

Paleozoic holocaust : the Permian period, 299-252 million years ago

Triassic spring : the Triassic period, 252-201 million years ago

Picnicking in Jurassic park : the Jurassic period, 201-145 million years ago

Cretaceous bloom and doom : the Cretaceous period, 145-66 million years ago

Cenozoic reflections : the Cenozoic era, 66 million years ago to the present day

The buggy universe hypothesis.

Time travel with insects

The buggy planet

Rise of the arthropods : the Cambrian period, 541-485 million years ago, and the Ordovician period, 485-444 million years ago

Silurian landfall : the Silurian period, 444-419 million years ago

Six feet under the moss : the Devonian period, 419-359 million years ago

Dancing on air : the Carboniferous period, 359-299 million years ago

Paleozoic holocaust : the Permian period, 299-252 million years ago

Triassic spring : the Triassic period, 252-201 million years ago

Picnicking in Jurassic park : the Jurassic period, 201-145 million years ago

Cretaceous bloom and doom : the Cretaceous period, 145-66 million years ago

Cenozoic reflections : the Cenozoic era, 66 million years ago to the present day

Postscript : the buggy universe hypothesis.