INSPIRATIONAL INSECTS: Why Flies Might Be The Answer To Everything

Name: INSPIRATIONAL INSECTS: Why Flies Might Be The Answer To Everything
Start: 2024-10-28T20:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-28T22:00:00+01:00
Location: The Nightingale Room

Schedule

Mon Oct 28 2024 at 08:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Nightingale Room | Brighton, EN

Diptera, or flies as they are more commonly known, are one of the most disliked group of animals on the planet. This morphologically diverse and ecological rich order of insects evolved over 200 million years ago. They have adapted to their environment and in doing so have helped shape and maintain this planet (and now beyond).
From farmers to forensic scientists, medics to mountaineers, and recyclers to rejuvenators, the roles that flies play in our ecology are some of the most important, but often the most ignored.
Join Erica McAlister, from the Natural History Museum, as she takes us on a journey to dispel the negative perception we have of these inspirational insects and highlights their amazing lives, and why we should be grateful that our planet is dominated by these wondrous creatures.