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Life in the Undergrowth

David Attenborough reveals the amazing stories behind the tiny lives of invertebrates, exploring their incredible miniature world with ground-breaking camerawork and technology.

2005 8.3/10 community score 1 season · 5 episodes Ended
  • Documentary

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6 platforms currently listed across all viewing options

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First aired
Seasons
1
Episodes
5
Status
Ended

Latest aired episode

S1 E5

Supersocieties

Aired 50 min

Invertebrates don't always operate alone. True society was the last feature to evolve in invertebrates, as recently as the time of Tyrannosaurus. In the last programme see the tensions below the surface in some of the great social structures built by insects, and witness the carnage when an ant colony and a termite colony wage war.

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2 season entries

  • Miniseries

    Season 1

    5 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Specials

    2 episodes

    Air date not listed

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