Name: Planet Insect
Uploaded: 2020
Description: Scientists have discovered that insects have remarkably sophisticated behaviors and even personalities quite similar to our own.

Scientists have discovered that insects have remarkably sophisticated behaviors and even personalities quite similar to our own.

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.

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Between 5 and 10 million different kinds, maybe ten quintillion individuals – there’s absolutely no doubt that we’re living on Planet Insect.

Part One: Small Creatures - Big Lives

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.

We discover all the ingenious ways that insects track down mates and how they give the next generation the best start in life.

Part Two: The Next Generation

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.

The evolution of super-colonies allowed social insects to dominate the planet. We show how they arose and why they’re so important to our very survival.