Life

1:10 AM to 2:10 AM

Thursday 10 October

Insects

Season 1 Episode 6 of 10

The focus turns to insects, whose key to success is an armoured covering that takes on almost any shape. Bombardier beetles fire boiling liquid at enemies through a rotating nozzle, while a honey bee army stings a raiding bear into submission. Grass-cutter ants march like a Roman army and cultivate a fungus to break down the grass they have harvested. Narrated by David Attenborough

Life airs on BBC Four HD at 1:10 AM, Thursday 10 October. (Subtitles, audio description.)

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Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment

David Attenborough

Narrator

Martha Holmes

Series Producer

Michael Gunton

Executive Producer