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Micro Monsters with David Attenborough

These lines are under tension,they're spring-loaded, and that allows the redbackto haul...

These lines are under tension,
they're spring-loaded, and that allows the redback
to haul huge weights around her web. The tiny male watches as
she retrieves her catch

Full Transcript

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These lines are under tension, they're spring-loaded,
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and that allows the redback to haul huge weights around her web.
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The tiny male watches as she retrieves her catch.
Duration
0 seconds
Views
70
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:56
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2024
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E04 Once a male and female have found one another, the male uses special - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Once a male and female have found one another, the male uses...
S01 • E01 The ant can't climb out. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
The ant can't climb out.
S01 • E02 Spider silk is as stretchy as elastic, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Spider silk is as stretchy as elastic,
S01 • E04 Once fertilised, the female Heliconius lays her - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Once fertilised, the female Heliconius lays her
S01 • E01 And the ant-lion drags it beneath the sand... - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
And the ant-lion drags it beneath the sand...
S01 • E03 On the forest floors of India, another insect is taking - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
On the forest floors of India, another insect is taking
S01 • E05 These tests of strength have a purpose. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
These tests of strength have a purpose.
S01 • E05 The strongest will become the queen. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
The strongest will become the queen.
S01 • E02 As day turns to night and the forest plunges into darkness, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
As day turns to night and the forest plunges into darkness,
S01 • E01 And there are a multitude of places to do that - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
And there are a multitude of places to do that
S01 • E04 About a week later the caterpillars emerge. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
About a week later the caterpillars emerge.
S01 • E05 To avoid unnecessary fights - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
To avoid unnecessary fights
S01 • E03 This female has made her choice. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
This female has made her choice.
S01 • E02 Her sticklike body makes her hard to spot amongst the branches. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Her sticklike body makes her hard to spot amongst the branch...
S01 • E01 Around the burrow, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Around the burrow,
S01 • E04 They have protective spines to ward off their predators, - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
They have protective spines to ward off their predators,
S01 • E05 But the system only works because the family is so small. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
But the system only works because the family is so small.
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 • 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 • E04 Then, when they've grown enough, their behaviour changes. - Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Then, when they've grown enough, their behaviour change...