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Micro Monsters with David Attenborough

But the system only works becausethe family is so small. Just a few more wasps, and the...

But the system only works because
the family is so small. Just a few more wasps, and the queen would no longer
be able to fight them all

Full Transcript

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But the system only works because the family is so small.
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Just a few more wasps,
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and the queen would no longer be able to fight them all.
Duration
0 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:24
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 • E02 Her huge central pair of eyes are 2,000 times more sensitive - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Her huge central pair of eyes are 2,000 times more sensitive
S01 • E04 Then, when they've grown enough, their behaviour changes. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Then, when they've grown enough, their behaviour change...
S01 • E03 As he leaves, the parcel sticks to the female's sex organs. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
As he leaves, the parcel sticks to the female's sex org...
S01 • E01 But mostly, she waits. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
But mostly, she waits.
S01 • E05 Bumblebees have found a way around this obstacle. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Bumblebees have found a way around this obstacle.
S01 • E04 This is a chrysalis. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
This is a chrysalis.
S01 • E02 She strikes. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
She strikes.
S01 • E03 ..and his sperm remains attached to her sex organs. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
..and his sperm remains attached to her sex organs.
S01 • E01 She pulls her prey into the burrow - - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
She pulls her prey into the burrow -
S01 • E06 The leaves are fodder for their underground farms. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
The leaves are fodder for their underground farms.
S01 • E02 At last, she begins a slow process of digesting her meal. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
At last, she begins a slow process of digesting her meal.
S01 • E01 But some bugs have such perfect camouflage - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
But some bugs have such perfect camouflage
S01 • E05 And this is their queen. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
And this is their queen.
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