To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
In the desert world, water thieves can come in many forms
Please log in to add to collections.
The Green Planet

In the desert world, water thievescan come in many forms to exploit even the smallest...

In the desert world, water thieves
can come in many forms to exploit even the smallest chink
in a plant's defence

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:05.239
In the desert world, water thieves can come in many forms
00:00:05.239 --> 00:00:09.032
to exploit even the smallest chink in a plant's defence.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:03
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
History

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

Dive into a world where a single life can last a thousand years, with David Attenborough. See things no eye has ever seen, and discover the dramatic, beautiful plant life of Earth.
S01 • E05 The flowers, patterns and scent have evolved to attract insects - The Green Planet 00:10
The flowers, patterns and scent have evolved to attract inse...
S01 • E01 Now the pieces are carried back to the underground fungus. - The Green Planet 00:06
Now the pieces are carried back to the underground fungus.
S01 • E03 This is a thermal camera, - The Green Planet 00:15
This is a thermal camera,
S01 • E05 The pollen doesn't have to move far, - The Green Planet 00:08
The pollen doesn't have to move far,
S01 • E01 The ants can run at speeds of two metres a minute. - The Green Planet 00:05
The ants can run at speeds of two metres a minute.
S01 • E04 One of the strangest travels within the gut - The Green Planet 00:08
One of the strangest travels within the gut
S01 • E05 There are about 20,000 flowers on each tree... - The Green Planet 00:07
There are about 20,000 flowers on each tree...
S01 • E03 The surroundings - 12 degrees. - The Green Planet 00:05
The surroundings - 12 degrees.
S01 • E01 And each can carry a load ten times its own weight. - The Green Planet 00:06
And each can carry a load ten times its own weight.
S01 • E02 They are gently carried back and forth by the currents - The Green Planet 00:10
They are gently carried back and forth by the currents
S01 • E04 {\an8}These are the seeds of Tristerix, - The Green Planet 00:08
{\an8}These are the seeds of Tristerix,
S01 • E05 ..and 140 million trees. - The Green Planet 00:06
..and 140 million trees.
S01 • E03 Pollinators such as bees and wasps prefer the warmed-up flowers - The Green Planet 00:10
Pollinators such as bees and wasps prefer the warmed-up flow...
S01 • E05 That is billions of flowers all calling out at once. - The Green Planet 00:07
That is billions of flowers all calling out at once.
S01 • E04 Their goal is the water inside this hedgehog cactus. - The Green Planet 00:07
Their goal is the water inside this hedgehog cactus.
S01 • E02 And, slowly, they travel into deeper water. - The Green Planet 00:06
And, slowly, they travel into deeper water.
S01 • E04 Using the spines as anchors, - The Green Planet 00:07
Using the spines as anchors,
S01 • E03 As a consequence, they can collect more nectar from more flowers, - The Green Planet 00:08
As a consequence, they can collect more nectar from more flo...
S01 • E05 But here, the beauty of the blossom is wasted. - The Green Planet 00:06
But here, the beauty of the blossom is wasted.
S01 • E01 ..part of a vast network that extends for miles - The Green Planet 00:07
..part of a vast network that extends for miles