Venture into dark caves where glow worms use light to lure their prey, witness enormous gatherings of lake fly midges as they transform from aquatic larvae into flying adults, and journey into the jungle at night to uncover the science behind bioluminescence.
These BBC videos reveal the remarkable adaptations that help some of the smallest creatures on Earth find food, communicate, reproduce, and survive. Discover how insects and other invertebrates use light, movement, camouflage, and ingenious hunting strategies to thrive in environments ranging from underground caves to freshwater lakes and tropical forests.
They may be small, but their impact — and their survival skills — can be enormous. Get ready for a close-up look at the miniature marvels living all around us.
Why did the various wildlife species cross the road? To test the new heathland bridge!
It may look like a bridge that’s just unfinished, but the dirt and grass butting up against the pavement is very intentional.
This heathland bridge separating two commons is the first of its kind to include a network of natural routes that encourage species to reunite for the first time in over 40 years. Man, we would not remember ANYONE’S names! The bridge is home to mosses and vegetative grounds, as well as sand that could be a habitat to species like sand lizards, adders, foxes, deer, and bugs. Lots of bugs.
The bridge connects the heathland on either side, which the Wildlife Trusts are working to restore, so the aim of the bridge is to let wildlife move from side to side, building up the population and their resilience. But, it wasn’t as simple as leaving the bridge half-paved. Crews had to create the heathland by distributing acidic sand before adding areas of ground taken directly from larger heathland sites.
Bug inspectors! Bingo and Lila are keeping an eye on the bugs on their water slide. They need to make sure Dad doesn’t squish them with his bum! Can you find five leaf bugs, shiny bugs, grasshoppers, ants, caterpillars, rainbowy bugs, and ladybugs?
Inspired by Season 3, Episode 46 "Slide": Bingo and Lila are excited to play on their new waterslide, but first they have to make sure they don’t squish any bugs.
Venture into dark caves where glow worms use light to lure their prey, witness enormous gatherings of lake fly midges as they transform from aquatic larvae into flying adults, and journey into the jungle at night to uncover the science behind bioluminescence.
These BBC videos reveal the remarkable adaptations that help some of the smallest creatures on Earth find food, communicate, reproduce, and survive. Discover how insects and other invertebrates use light, movement, camouflage, and ingenious hunting strategies to thrive in environments ranging from underground caves to freshwater lakes and tropical forests.
They may be small, but their impact — and their survival skills — can be enormous. Get ready for a close-up look at the miniature marvels living all around us.
Why did the various wildlife species cross the road? To test the new heathland bridge!
It may look like a bridge that’s just unfinished, but the dirt and grass butting up against the pavement is very intentional.
This heathland bridge separating two commons is the first of its kind to include a network of natural routes that encourage species to reunite for the first time in over 40 years. Man, we would not remember ANYONE’S names! The bridge is home to mosses and vegetative grounds, as well as sand that could be a habitat to species like sand lizards, adders, foxes, deer, and bugs. Lots of bugs.
The bridge connects the heathland on either side, which the Wildlife Trusts are working to restore, so the aim of the bridge is to let wildlife move from side to side, building up the population and their resilience. But, it wasn’t as simple as leaving the bridge half-paved. Crews had to create the heathland by distributing acidic sand before adding areas of ground taken directly from larger heathland sites.
Bug inspectors! Bingo and Lila are keeping an eye on the bugs on their water slide. They need to make sure Dad doesn’t squish them with his bum! Can you find five leaf bugs, shiny bugs, grasshoppers, ants, caterpillars, rainbowy bugs, and ladybugs?
Inspired by Season 3, Episode 46 "Slide": Bingo and Lila are excited to play on their new waterslide, but first they have to make sure they don’t squish any bugs.