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The spider, however, has developed a way to exploit these signals
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Attenborough's Life in Colour

The spider, however, has developeda way to exploit these signals

The spider, however, has developed
a way to exploit these signals

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The spider, however, has developed a way to exploit these signals.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:42
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Humble Bee Films,SeaLight Pictures

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Movie Summary

Exploring the many ways animals use colour throughout their lives.
S01 • E02 Watching her with our UV camera, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Watching her with our UV camera,
S01 • E01 The first to appear are all young males. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
The first to appear are all young males.
S01 • E02 So she appears even more conspicuous sitting on a flower. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
So she appears even more conspicuous sitting on a flower.
S01 • E01 They won't develop their colours until they're seven years old. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
They won't develop their colours until they're sev...
S01 • E02 This extra brilliance acts as a kind of super-signal - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
This extra brilliance acts as a kind of super-signal
S01 • E01 She looks much like a young male to our eyes... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
She looks much like a young male to our eyes...
S01 • E01 She will judge him by his performance - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
She will judge him by his performance
S01 • E02 In fact, the bees are more than three times as likely - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
In fact, the bees are more than three times as likely
S01 • E01 She does that from directly above him. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:04
She does that from directly above him.
S01 • E02 The crab spider uses a sophisticated range of colours - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
The crab spider uses a sophisticated range of colours
S01 • E01 He puffs up his feathers and swings round - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
He puffs up his feathers and swings round
S01 • E02 But colour can also be used in a simpler, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
But colour can also be used in a simpler,
S01 • E01 For years, naturalists only watched his performance from ground level. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
For years, naturalists only watched his performance from gro...
S01 • E02 And, on the plains of Kenya's Maasai Mara, there's one animal - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
And, on the plains of Kenya's Maasai Mara, there's...
S01 • E01 And from there, his brilliant green colours stand out vividly - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
And from there, his brilliant green colours stand out vividl...
S01 • E02 Its black and white coat makes it extremely obvious - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Its black and white coat makes it extremely obvious
S01 • E01 A pair of bare, quivering quills sprouting from his tail - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
A pair of bare, quivering quills sprouting from his tail
S01 • E02 Other grazers have softer, gently varied colouration, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Other grazers have softer, gently varied colouration,
S01 • E01 This is one of the most complex of all courtship dances, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
This is one of the most complex of all courtship dances,
S01 • E02 So, it seems strange that zebras, apparently, do quite the opposite... - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
So, it seems strange that zebras, apparently, do quite the o...