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Description: Giant, worm-like creatures that live in desert environments are a staple to sci-fi. But there are ecological and evolutionary limits to consider when deciding if a species like that featured in "Dune" could actually exist here on Earth, biologists say. PRODUCTION CREDITS: Digital Producer: Ana Aceves Production assistance: Robert Boyd, Shyla Duff, Christina Monnen Archival: Daniel I Goldman / Georgia Tech Dorit Hockman coconinoco / Flickr Charles (Chuck) Peterson / Flickr Tom Simpson / Flickr Shawn Erdely, US / Flickr Lucas Helle, CL / Flickr Pham Thanh Loc, VN / Flickr N.Style, RU / The Noun Project Alina Oleynik, Ukraine / The Noun Project Sasha Sash, UA / The Noun Project Anna Sophie, DE / The Noun Project Pond5 Alastair Potts Storyblocks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Xiaobo Lyu & Han Wang / UW Madison Peter Andrus / Wikimedia Loki austanfell / Wikimedia FinnHK / Wikimedia Dr. Roshan Nasimudeen / Wikimedia Bruno C. Vellutini / Wikimedia Dinosaur Zoo / Wikimedia SFX: InspectorJ / FreeSound kwahmah_02 / FreeSound monica137142 / FreeSound Music: APM © WGBH Educational Foundation 2021