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Being nocturnal, the crane fly is tricky to find and even trickier to catch. esai uses a light trap. a small light bulb on top attracts the night-flying insects and a fan sucks them in. the next morning he checks the trap, hoping to find a new friend. >> very careful so i wouldn't damage the legs. wow. so beautiful. >> esai has finally caught one of these incredibly rare
Insects. >> what makes this species of primitive crane fly that we're after special is it's the largest species of that entire family. >> some would assume it's simply a pest, but every creature here in the forest has a part to play. esai sees the crane flies as the forest's cleaning crew. their larvae chew up dead trees, helping them to rot and stopping them from damming up the rivers. he believes these tiny insects may support the whole rainforest. >> this could have a huge impact in the biodiversity that you see in rivers in this part of the
Own. they call him the bug detective. entomologist extraordinaire esai madriz. >> i specialize in going to areas of the world where no one has ever been, and i look for rare and new species of insects. >> the challenge for director kit laurie is keeping up with him. >> esai is not your average scientist. he's out in the field as much as he possibly can be. he'll climb to the top of tree canopies, raft down rivers, hike glaciers. because he wants to immerse himself in the bugs' environment. he's dedicated. >> this time esai's leading the crew into the heart of chile's valdivian forest. >> the m...
Wow. so beautiful. >> esai has finally caught one of these incredibly rare insects. >> what makes this species of primitive crane fly that we're after special is it's the largest species of that entire family. >> some would assume it's simply a pest, but every creature here in the forest has a part to play. esai sees the crane flies as the forest's cleaning crew. their larvae chew up dead trees, helping them to rot and stopping them from damming up the rivers. he believes these tiny insects may support the whole
Dinosaurs. being nocturnal, the crane fly is tricky to find and even trickier to catch. esai uses a light trap. a small light bulb on top attracts the night-flying insects, and a fan sucks them in. the next morning, he checks the trap hoping to find a new friend. >> very careful so i wouldn't damage the legs. wow, so beautiful.