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It synchronises its emergence with the brief mating season
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The Green Planet

It synchronises its emergencewith the brief mating season of the thynnid wasp

It synchronises its emergence
with the brief mating season of the thynnid wasp

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It synchronises its emergence with the brief mating season
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of the thynnid wasp.
Duration
10 seconds
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33
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:40
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 • 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
S01 • E02 There are water worlds here that are so remote that, even today, - The Green Planet 00:08
There are water worlds here that are so remote that, even to...
S01 • E03 The orchid not only has the same shape and colour as a female wasp, - The Green Planet 00:10
The orchid not only has the same shape and colour as a femal...
S01 • E04 And although it may look bare, - The Green Planet 00:12
And although it may look bare,
S01 • E01 So, the plant's chemical response - The Green Planet 00:11
So, the plant's chemical response
S01 • E02 This barely explored tributary is the Rio Claro. - The Green Planet 00:07
This barely explored tributary is the Rio Claro.
S01 • E05 By the time the petals fall, - The Green Planet 00:13
By the time the petals fall,
S01 • E02 And here, when conditions are just right, it's possible - The Green Planet 00:09
And here, when conditions are just right, it's possible
S01 • E03 And the beguiled male attempts to mate with it. - The Green Planet 00:06
And the beguiled male attempts to mate with it.
S01 • E04 They belong to many different families, but as a group, - The Green Planet 00:08
They belong to many different families, but as a group,
S01 • E05 This type of intensive, streamlined agriculture - The Green Planet 00:10
This type of intensive, streamlined agriculture