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

Postscript: the buggy universe hypothesis.