An alien world reveals intelligence, design, and survival on our doorstep.

Discover how insects mastered nearly every habitat on Earth through extraordinary body designs, flight, and social behavior. From dragonfly larvae with jet propulsion to bees that learn by watching, this series reveals surprising intelligence and engineering in creatures we often overlook. Sign up to see the hidden world that helps keep land ecosystems running.

Episode guide

3 episodes

1Part One: Small Creatures - Big Lives

Between 5 and 10 million different kinds, maybe ten quintillion individuals – there’s absolutely no doubt that we’re living on Planet Insect. Insects live the most extraordinary lives, many of them revealed for the first time in this one-hour program.

55 min

2Part Two: The Next Generation

Insects are very good at making more insects – but it’s not easy. Insects are tiny creatures living in a big world. Partners must find each other to mate, and the next generation must survive in a huge, dangerous world.

54 min

3Part Three: Hive Minds

Social insects - ants, bees, wasps, and termites - are incredibly successful. By some estimates, the weight of ants equals that of humanity, and that of termites equals terrestrial vertebrates.

56 min

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