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What do water striders have in common with Game of Thrones?

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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On this episode of the Oxford Sparks Big Question’s podcast we visited Dr Jennifer Perry, evolutionary biologist and entomologist to ask: What do water striders have in common with Game of Thrones? Listen here to find out….
Game of Thrones, the world created by author George RR Martin, has gone from beloved book series to much watch box set. Murder, sex, dragons, incest and a battle for the throne! What more could you want from a TV series? Science of course!
There just happens to be one tiny bug that embodies all of these complex relationships we are seeing played out in the show – it’s called a Water Strider.
On this episode of the Oxford Sparks Big Question’s podcast we visited Dr Jennifer Perry, evolutionary biologist and entomologist to ask: What do water striders have in common with Game of Thrones? Listen here to find out….
*you don’t have to have watched Game of Thrones to understand this episode!

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Jennifer Perry
Keywords
water striders
game of thrones
insects
animals
animal behaviour
mating
zoology
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 17/04/2018
Duration: 00:13:41

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