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In this video, we explore the fascinating evolutionary history of insects, a group of animals that appears to have been favored by a higher power throughout their journey. While other animal groups faced numerous struggles and hardships, insects repeatedly defied extinction and flourished. We delve into their origins around 440 million years ago during the Silurian period, when terrestrial ecosystems were just forming. Alongside their arthropod relatives, insects coevolved and adapted to the emerging land environment. Despite initially lagging behind other arthropods like spiders and millipedes, insects eventually took flight during the Carboniferous period, becoming the dominant group in the skies for the next 100 million years. The abundance of tall trees and high oxygen levels facilitated their success, allowing them to grow to impressive sizes, such as the giant dragonflies of the time. Additionally, we discuss the remarkable phenomenon of complete metamorphosis, or holometabolism, wh
