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Invasion Of The Land

49 min

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Taking to the Air

49 min

The Silk Spinners

49 min

Intimate Relations

50 min

Supersocieties

50 min

Life in the Undergrowth

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200549m8.3

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Taking to the Air

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Nov 30, 2005

As the early June sun begins to set over a calm river in Central Hungary, masses of ghostly shapes emerge from their larval cases to take to the air for the first time. They are mayflies and in a spectacular display, thousands of them demonstrate how the very first wings were used. From the stunning aerobatics of hoverflies in an English garden to the mass migration of purple crow butterflies in the valleys of Taiwan, this episode tells the tale of the first animals ever to take to the air. Unique footage reveals the lightning fast reactions of bluebottles and hoverflies, filmed with one of the world's fastest cameras, and David Attenborough handles the world's largest (and perhaps most ferocious) insect - the Titan beetle.

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Life in the Undergrowth

TV Series

200549m8.3

Documentary

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Taking to the Air

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Nov 30, 2005

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