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A stick insect held fast to the water by surface tension
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Micro Monsters with David Attenborough

A stick insect held fast to thewater by surface tension. Its struggles send...

A stick insect held fast to the
water by surface tension. Its struggles send vibrations
across the water's surface. The whirligig senses them and puts
its water radar into action

Full Transcript

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A stick insect held fast to the water by surface tension.
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Its struggles send vibrations across the water's surface.
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The whirligig senses them and puts its water radar into action.
Duration
0 seconds
Views
87
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:37
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2024
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Colossus Productions,Sky 3D,Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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David Attenborough uses the latest 3D technology to bring to life the extreme and deadly unseen world of bugs.
S01 • E05 This one is a female. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
This one is a female.
S01 • E01 It eats decaying leaves and plants, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
It eats decaying leaves and plants,
S01 • E05 Her tunnel is a metre deep, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Her tunnel is a metre deep,
S01 • E01 Millipedes are peaceful creatures, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Millipedes are peaceful creatures,
S01 • E06 In spring, when food stocks are low, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
In spring, when food stocks are low,
S01 • E04 She's about 20 times the size of the male. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
She's about 20 times the size of the male.
S01 • E05 Having done so, most insects would leave, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Having done so, most insects would leave,
S01 • E01 Centipedes. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Centipedes.
S01 • E06 They have a remarkable method of telling one another - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
They have a remarkable method of telling one another
S01 • E06 It is called the Waggle Dance. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
It is called the Waggle Dance.
S01 • E03 The loser retreats. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
The loser retreats.
S01 • E05 Occasionally, she'll return to the surface to collect eucalyptus leaves - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Occasionally, she'll return to the surface to collect e...
S01 • E04 The start of their courtship is triggered by the insect - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
The start of their courtship is triggered by the insect
S01 • E01 This is the one to be feared most - - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
This is the one to be feared most -
S01 • E04 She is distracted by it, so he seizes his opportunity. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
She is distracted by it, so he seizes his opportunity.
S01 • E05 This cockroach will live for eight years or more. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
This cockroach will live for eight years or more.
S01 • E06 First, she gathers an audience. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
First, she gathers an audience.
S01 • E03 On the floor of the South American forest, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
On the floor of the South American forest,
S01 • E01 But it's not the only top predator here. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
But it's not the only top predator here.
S01 • E04 He climbs very tentatively onto her abdomen. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
He climbs very tentatively onto her abdomen.