David Attenborough's ground-breaking exploration of a group of organisms that are vast in number, yet often too small to be noticed: the invertebrates.
Just over 400 million years ago creatures left the seas to move onto land. They were the invertebrates. Since then they have become the most successful group of animals, adapting to every environment...
Silk is the secret weapon of the undergrowth. From the protective stalks of lacewing eggs, to the hanging threads of glow-worms, insects use it in an amazing variety of ways. Silk is stronger than a ...
Some invertebrates have overcome the limitation of their small size by banding together in huge numbers. Many of these societies are so fine-tuned in the way they operate it's as if they were a ...
David Attenborough's ground-breaking exploration of a group of organisms that are vast in number, yet often too small to be noticed: the invertebrates.
David Attenborough:
If we and the rest of the backboned animals were to disappear overnight, the rest of the world would get on pretty well. But if they were to disappear, the land's ecosystems would collapse. The soil would lose its fertility. Many of the plants would no longer be pollinated. Lots of animals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals would have nothing to eat. And our fields and pastures would be covered with dung and carrion. These small creatures are within a few inches of our feet, wherever we go ...
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Believe me - After viewing this exceptionally well-presented nature documentary from the BBC - You will never, ever look at insects in the same way again.
Both highly educational and beautifully photographed - "Life In The Undergrowth" travels to various locations around the planet in order to reveal to the viewer the absolutely fantastic diversity that exists in the insect world..... Like - WOW!!
From the swamp-lands, to the deserts, to the rain-forests, to the grasslands, and beyond - This incredible presentation gives you a whole new perspective on these amazing critters who are clearly a very vital part of this planet's complex ecosystem.
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Believe me - After viewing this exceptionally well-presented nature documentary from the BBC - You will never, ever look at insects in the same way again.
Both highly educational and beautifully photographed - "Life In The Undergrowth" travels to various locations around the planet in order to reveal to the viewer the absolutely fantastic diversity that exists in the insect world..... Like - WOW!!
From the swamp-lands, to the deserts, to the rain-forests, to the grasslands, and beyond - This incredible presentation gives you a whole new perspective on these amazing critters who are clearly a very vital part of this planet's complex ecosystem.