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The Green Planet

It needs to attract a pollinator, but has no nectar and doesn't evenlook like a flower

It needs to attract a pollinator, but has no nectar and doesn't even
look like a flower

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It needs to attract a pollinator,
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but has no nectar and doesn't even look like a flower.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:04
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
History

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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 • E01 ..so, the ants excavate more space. - The Green Planet 00:05
..so, the ants excavate more space.
S01 • E02 The winds blowing over the lake's surface create currents - The Green Planet 00:11
The winds blowing over the lake's surface create curren...
S01 • E04 Then, a year later, - The Green Planet 00:07
Then, a year later,
S01 • E03 Unlike these neighbouring huge grass trees. - The Green Planet 00:05
Unlike these neighbouring huge grass trees.
S01 • E01 ..and the bixa tree will not survive. - The Green Planet 00:06
..and the bixa tree will not survive.
S01 • E03 These produce thousands of tiny white flowers, - The Green Planet 00:07
These produce thousands of tiny white flowers,
S01 • E02 And in just a couple of hours of gentle movement, - The Green Planet 00:08
And in just a couple of hours of gentle movement,
S01 • E05 And while they take most of the pollen they collect back - The Green Planet 00:11
And while they take most of the pollen they collect back
S01 • E01 The bixa tree floods its leaves with toxins - The Green Planet 00:09
The bixa tree floods its leaves with toxins
S01 • E03 It synchronises its emergence with the brief mating season - The Green Planet 00:10
It synchronises its emergence with the brief mating season
S01 • E02 As they spin, every part of their surface - The Green Planet 00:08
As they spin, every part of their surface
S01 • E05 And, so, with luck, - The Green Planet 00:07
And, so, with luck,
S01 • E01 As the ants carry the fragments back, they are themselves - The Green Planet 00:08
As the ants carry the fragments back, they are themselves
S01 • E04 Hummingbirds come to drink their nectar - The Green Planet 00:08
Hummingbirds come to drink their nectar
S01 • E05 Day after day, the process is repeated. - The Green Planet 00:05
Day after day, the process is repeated.
S01 • E03 The flightless female wasp produces pheromones to attract males. - The Green Planet 00:08
The flightless female wasp produces pheromones to attract ma...
S01 • E04 And, then, to complete the cycle, - The Green Planet 00:15
And, then, to complete the cycle,
S01 • E01 As the poison takes effect, the ants sense - The Green Planet 00:07
As the poison takes effect, the ants sense
S01 • E03 This male detects a scent that seems to be hers... - The Green Planet 00:06
This male detects a scent that seems to be hers...
S01 • E01 ..and they respond to its signals - The Green Planet 00:07
..and they respond to its signals