The Secret Life Of the Sonoran Desert


A midas fly touches down on the sands of the desert in the United Arab Emirates. A lake in the area has brought new forms of wildlife, but some scientists are concerned it could harm the habitat of the midas fly.

Man on sand dunes.

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Jon Davis, environmental physiologist, Course Manager for Biology, Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus, Phoenix, Ariz.

Ferran Garcia-Pichel, microbiologist, Dean of Natural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.

Kevin Hultine, plant physiologist, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Ariz.

The Sonoran Desert, which spans some 100,000 square miles in southwestern North America, is one of the most diverse desert ecosystems in the world. Host Ira Flatow and guests discuss some lesser known desert creatures, and explore the secret life of that American southwest icon, the saguaro cactus.

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