The Wild Episode

Antarctic Midge : Antarctica's Biggest Pedestrian


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What is the biggest terrestrial animal native to Antarctica? It's the Antarctic Midge (Belgica antarctica), a wingless fly that at no more than a quarter of an inch in length is by some distance Antarctica's biggest pedestrian. This is life right on the edge of possibility ...

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The Wild EpisodeBy Brian Ruckley

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