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Alien Worlds

But using light to communicateis inherently risky

But using light to communicate
is inherently risky

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But using light to communicate is inherently risky.
Duration
5 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:20
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 Some species have evolved to emit fake signals. - Alien Worlds 00:06
Some species have evolved to emit fake signals.
S01 • E04 Most of those mutated cells get killed by other white blood cells in your body, - Alien Worlds 00:09
Most of those mutated cells get killed by other white blood ...
S01 • E02 What we have here is a predatory Photuris female, - Alien Worlds 00:13
What we have here is a predatory Photuris female,
S01 • E04 They reproduce and mutate and become cancers. - Alien Worlds 00:05
They reproduce and mutate and become cancers.
S01 • E02 They can hack in to the communication between a male and a female - Alien Worlds 00:08
They can hack in to the communication between a male and a f...
S01 • E04 And if we imagine going out to stars, - Alien Worlds 00:08
And if we imagine going out to stars,
S01 • E02 So, you can tell this is a predatory firefly - Alien Worlds 00:07
So, you can tell this is a predatory firefly
S01 • E02 Only two-- two little lines light up, almost like an equals sign. - Alien Worlds 00:05
Only two-- two little lines light up, almost like an equals ...
S01 • E02 So, basically, a male will be flying around looking for a mate - Alien Worlds 00:10
So, basically, a male will be flying around looking for a ma...
S01 • E04 Long-distance space travel will always be risky... - Alien Worlds 00:15
Long-distance space travel will always be risky...
S01 • E02 So, they're imitating the females of that other species - Alien Worlds 00:07
So, they're imitating the females of that other species
S01 • E02 And she proceeds to do so in an extremely violent way. - Alien Worlds 00:05
And she proceeds to do so in an extremely violent way.
S01 • E04 But for those that make it to the end of the journey, - Alien Worlds 00:11
But for those that make it to the end of the journey,
S01 • E02 This is a classic example of a predator using mimicry. - Alien Worlds 00:06
This is a classic example of a predator using mimicry.
S01 • E02 One species copying the behavior of another... - Alien Worlds 00:04
One species copying the behavior of another...
S01 • E04 Rather than adapting to a different world, - Alien Worlds 00:08
Rather than adapting to a different world,
S01 • E04 Such are the benefits of an advanced civilization. - Alien Worlds 00:05
Such are the benefits of an advanced civilization.
S01 • E02 On Janus, the grubs use light to stay alive. - Alien Worlds 00:05
On Janus, the grubs use light to stay alive.
S01 • E04 The star keeps growing, bigger and brighter... - Alien Worlds 00:09
The star keeps growing, bigger and brighter...
S01 • E02 But their system is about to be hacked. - Alien Worlds 00:04
But their system is about to be hacked.