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In the late afternoon, the spadix heats up
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Wild Isles

In the late afternoon,the spadix heats up until it becomes 20 degreescentigrade hotter...

In the late afternoon,
the spadix heats up until it becomes 20 degrees
centigrade hotter than its surroundings
and releases a foul-smelling scent

Full Transcript

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In the late afternoon, the spadix heats up
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until it becomes 20 degrees centigrade hotter
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than its surroundings and releases a foul-smelling scent.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:02
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Sir David Attenborough narrates a documentary about the natural animals in the British Isles and Ireland.
S01 • E06 Our lives have become disconnected from the rhythms of nature, - Wild Isles 00:10
Our lives have become disconnected from the rhythms of natur...
S01 • E05 And then, when there are enough of them, they start to travel. - Wild Isles 00:07
And then, when there are enough of them, they start to trave...
S01 • E04 The dripping water builds stalactites and stalagmites, - Wild Isles 00:11
The dripping water builds stalactites and stalagmites,
S01 • E06 And as island nations where none of us can live - Wild Isles 00:12
And as island nations where none of us can live
S01 • E02 In just 20 years, this has produced the conditions needed - Wild Isles 00:10
In just 20 years, this has produced the conditions needed
S01 • E01 Tiny owl midge-flies, looking for rotting matter - Wild Isles 00:11
Tiny owl midge-flies, looking for rotting matter
S01 • E05 Together, they journey for miles across the seabed, - Wild Isles 00:09
Together, they journey for miles across the seabed,
S01 • E03 About a third of our food comes from plants pollinated by bees, - Wild Isles 00:16
About a third of our food comes from plants pollinated by be...
S01 • E04 Over centuries, it can create all kinds of pillars and curtains. - Wild Isles 00:07
Over centuries, it can create all kinds of pillars and curta...
S01 • E01 But the inner side of the hooded leaf that surrounds the spadix - Wild Isles 00:08
But the inner side of the hooded leaf that surrounds the spa...
S01 • E02 It's midsummer, and from the top of an oak, - Wild Isles 00:09
It's midsummer, and from the top of an oak,
S01 • E04 Daubenton's bats roost in caves during the day. - Wild Isles 00:06
Daubenton's bats roost in caves during the day.
S01 • E06 The shores of Britain and Ireland - Wild Isles 00:07
The shores of Britain and Ireland
S01 • E03 We can help them recover, - Wild Isles 00:08
We can help them recover,
S01 • E05 Groups join together - Wild Isles 00:09
Groups join together
S01 • E01 ..the bulbous chamber at the base of the plant. - Wild Isles 00:05
..the bulbous chamber at the base of the plant.
S01 • E02 And he defends his tree-top throne with great vigour. - Wild Isles 00:05
And he defends his tree-top throne with great vigour.
S01 • E06 Our waters are home to 65% of the global population - Wild Isles 00:12
Our waters are home to 65% of the global population
S01 • E01 The female parts that need pollinating - Wild Isles 00:07
The female parts that need pollinating
S01 • E04 Ghostly shapes appear over a starlit river. - Wild Isles 00:06
Ghostly shapes appear over a starlit river.