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Micro Monsters with David Attenborough

And this is their queen. Her swollen abdomen is full of eggs. She alone lays... ..so she...

And this is their queen. Her swollen abdomen is full of eggs. She alone lays... ..so she is the mother
of every bee in the family

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And this is their queen.
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Her swollen abdomen is full of eggs.
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She alone lays...
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..so she is the mother of every bee in the family.
Duration
0 seconds
Views
74
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:24
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2024
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary
Production
Colossus Productions,Sky 3D,Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Movie Summary

David Attenborough uses the latest 3D technology to bring to life the extreme and deadly unseen world of bugs.
S01 • E01 Predators use camouflage to hunt their prey unseen. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Predators use camouflage to hunt their prey unseen.
S01 • E01 In the forests of East Africa, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
In the forests of East Africa,
S01 • E06 Out in the forest, foragers cut the leaves into segments - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Out in the forest, foragers cut the leaves into segments
S01 • E06 They have sharp powerful jaws which slice through the toughest leaves. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
They have sharp powerful jaws which slice through the toughe...
S01 • E01 This is an assassin bug. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
This is an assassin bug.
S01 • E04 An adult Heliconius butterfly emerges after - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
An adult Heliconius butterfly emerges after
S01 • E03 They'll mostly eat locusts and crickets - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
They'll mostly eat locusts and crickets
S01 • E01 The assassin sucks its victims dry - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
The assassin sucks its victims dry
S01 • E04 Its delicate wings are crumpled and wet. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Its delicate wings are crumpled and wet.
S01 • E05 The queen's chemical control of her family is total. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
The queen's chemical control of her family is total.
S01 • E03 This male mantis, climbing up towards his potential mate, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
This male mantis, climbing up towards his potential mate,
S01 • E01 Its irregular shape makes it hard for other predators to spot it... - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Its irregular shape makes it hard for other predators to spo...
S01 • E05 But by the standard of some insect families, this one is small. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
But by the standard of some insect families, this one is sma...
S01 • E04 From this point on its body will not grow or change... - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
From this point on its body will not grow or change...
S01 • E03 Perhaps put off by the unwelcome advances of the male, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Perhaps put off by the unwelcome advances of the male,
S01 • E05 Bumblebees are found all over the northern hemisphere, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Bumblebees are found all over the northern hemisphere,
S01 • E02 First, she injects it with a venom that paralyses its front legs. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
First, she injects it with a venom that paralyses its front ...
S01 • E01 It enters this ant colony unchallenged. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
It enters this ant colony unchallenged.
S01 • E06 If they dislike what they are getting, they release - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
If they dislike what they are getting, they release
S01 • E03 Holding his upper body in her left claw, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Holding his upper body in her left claw,