How do flightless crickets survive on freshly-cooled lava?
In short: Volcanic eruptions create some of the most inhospitable environments on Earth. This video explores the mystery of the lava cricket, a flightless insect observed only on bare, recently cooled lava flows.
The discovery of these crickets presents a biological puzzle for scientists. Because they are flightless, their presence on newly formed lava surfaces raises questions about how they reach such extreme, isolated locations immediately following volcanic activity.
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