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Alien Worlds

And it's not the smallest workerin this colony, but it's-- it's pretty close

And it's not the smallest worker
in this colony, but it's-- it's pretty close

Full Transcript

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And it's not the smallest worker in this colony,
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but it's-- it's pretty close.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:49
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, animation, sci-fi

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Movie Summary

Applying the laws of life on Earth to rest of the galaxy, this series blends science facts and fiction to imagine alien life on other planets.
S01 • E02 I can feel she's trying to get out. Her jaws are wide open. - Alien Worlds 00:05
I can feel she's trying to get out. Her jaws are wide o...
S01 • E04 Wheels were invented more than five-and-a-half thousand years ago. - Alien Worlds 00:04
Wheels were invented more than five-and-a-half thousand year...
S01 • E02 And to think that they all started from the same-- the same larva. - Alien Worlds 00:05
And to think that they all started from the same-- the same ...
S01 • E04 Iron has been smelted more than four-and-a-half thousand years ago. - Alien Worlds 00:04
Iron has been smelted more than four-and-a-half thousand yea...
S01 • E04 Vulcanized rubber has been used for tires since about 180 years. - Alien Worlds 00:05
Vulcanized rubber has been used for tires since about 180 ye...
S01 • E02 All ants in a colony are closely related. - Alien Worlds 00:04
All ants in a colony are closely related.
S01 • E04 So, all of these inventions were necessary - Alien Worlds 00:06
So, all of these inventions were necessary
S01 • E02 But as they grow up, some genes are switched on, others switched off, - Alien Worlds 00:10
But as they grow up, some genes are switched on, others swit...
S01 • E04 An octopus, by comparison, has to pretty much figure out everything for himself. - Alien Worlds 00:05
An octopus, by comparison, has to pretty much figure out eve...
S01 • E02 Any of them can become workers, foragers or soldiers. - Alien Worlds 00:06
Any of them can become workers, foragers or soldiers.
S01 • E04 There is no improving and building on previous solutions. - Alien Worlds 00:04
There is no improving and building on previous solutions.
S01 • E02 So, this ability to create such different shapes and forms from the same blueprint, - Alien Worlds 00:09
So, this ability to create such different shapes and forms f...
S01 • E04 Civilizations are like living organisms... - Alien Worlds 00:09
Civilizations are like living organisms...
S01 • E02 And "poly" just means "many," and "phenism" would be "shapes." - Alien Worlds 00:05
And "poly" just means "many," and "...
S01 • E04 It's this connectivity - Alien Worlds 00:05
It's this connectivity
S01 • E02 Oh, the spider just did exactly what I was trying to avoid all night. - Alien Worlds 00:06
Oh, the spider just did exactly what I was trying to avoid a...
S01 • E02 She walked exactly into one of these trails of these leaf-cutters here. - Alien Worlds 00:05
She walked exactly into one of these trails of these leaf-cu...
S01 • E04 But the civilization on Terra is in peril. - Alien Worlds 00:05
But the civilization on Terra is in peril.
S01 • E02 So here, you really see the power of these soldiers and their jaws. - Alien Worlds 00:05
So here, you really see the power of these soldiers and thei...
S01 • E02 If something disturbs the colony, - Alien Worlds 00:09
If something disturbs the colony,