In The Life of Stick Insects, host Rory Crawford looks at the incredible world of stick insects, nature’s best camouflage artists! Hailing from Malaysia, these fascinating critters can blend in so well with their surroundings that some look just like leaves. Today, Rory Crawford meets three awesome stick insects — Pixie, Simone, and Moe — and learns about their unique features. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My Pet and Me, a children’s show that introduces kids to the rewards and responsibilities involved when having a pet.
In Cave Glow Worms and Their Hunting Techniques, narrator Sir David Attenborough highlights the fascinating hunting tactics of cave glow worms. Living in the darkness of caves, these small insects use sticky silk threads, which they produce along with mucus from their mouths, to trap insects. Glow worms emit a faint blue light from their bodies while they wait in a mucus hammock, attracting insects toward the sticky traps. Once an insect becomes ensnared, the glow worm reels in the thread and devours its prey. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In March of the Zombie Cicada Army, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes more than a billion insects emerging after 17 years underground. Your skin might crawl as you watch the cicadas take over the forest, morph into adult form, and become prey to eager predators. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In The Transformation of Lake Fly Midges, narrator Sir David Attenborough follows the magical transformation of lake fly midges from undeveloped larvae deep in dark waters to adults that hatch by the millions at the surface to form strange clouds of flying insects! This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In Meet the Pitcher Plant, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores the pitcher plant. The pitcher plant gets most of its nutrients from insects, which it traps using its waxy sides to prevent insects from escaping. Learn how the red crab spider spends its entire life inside pitcher plants, and can dive down to the bottom of the pitcher by creating a bubble of air around itself. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In Bioluminescence and Jungle Predators, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores the fascinating world of bioluminescence in the jungle. The video showcases how glowing fungi lure insects and how the railroad worm uses its colorful glow to hunt in the dark. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In The Survival Strategies of Bedbugs, host Harith Iskander dives into the fascinating survival strategies of Cimex Lectularius, commonly known as bedbugs. These tiny insects, about the size of an apple seed, rely on human blood to reproduce and are highly attuned to their environment. With an excellent sense of smell, bedbugs can detect over 100 compounds found in human skin and are drawn to carbon dioxide and even dirty laundry. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science? a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In A Trap in Bloom: The Venus Flytrap’s Double Life, narrator Sir David Attenborough introduces the Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant that attracts insects with sweet nectar on its leaves. When an insect triggers the hairs on the trap, it snaps shut. After a few days it reopens, leaving only the insect’s dry remains. However, Venus flytraps also need to pollinate, so it grows tall flowers away from its traps, allowing insects to safely feed on nectar and spread pollen, ensuring the plant can reproduce. This video is excerpted from BBC's Life, a show that explores the remarkable strategies animals and plants use to ensure their survival.
In The Future of Cotton-Topped Tamarins, learn how over 95% of Colombia's lowland forest has been cleared. Some cotton-topped tamarins are now cut off from the rest of their species, and this, together with fewer insects for them to eat, has made them endangered. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
Aw, look at these little critters. Just snip, roll and stick to make a butterfly, dragonfly, or a ladybug. Too easy! You'll need your own popsicles sticks. Here's what you'll do:
- Cut out the bits on the page. Glue the wings to the sticks first! Then roll and stick on the bodies. Make sure to leave a gap at the top of each stick for the head.
- Roll the heads into smaller loops and tape shut. Then curl the antennae (feelers!) around a pencil and glue them on top of the heads.
- Tape the heads at the top of the sticks. Ding ching! Say hello to your bug friends!
In The Life of Stick Insects, host Rory Crawford looks at the incredible world of stick insects, nature’s best camouflage artists! Hailing from Malaysia, these fascinating critters can blend in so well with their surroundings that some look just like leaves. Today, Rory Crawford meets three awesome stick insects — Pixie, Simone, and Moe — and learns about their unique features. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My Pet and Me, a children’s show that introduces kids to the rewards and responsibilities involved when having a pet.
In Cave Glow Worms and Their Hunting Techniques, narrator Sir David Attenborough highlights the fascinating hunting tactics of cave glow worms. Living in the darkness of caves, these small insects use sticky silk threads, which they produce along with mucus from their mouths, to trap insects. Glow worms emit a faint blue light from their bodies while they wait in a mucus hammock, attracting insects toward the sticky traps. Once an insect becomes ensnared, the glow worm reels in the thread and devours its prey. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In March of the Zombie Cicada Army, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes more than a billion insects emerging after 17 years underground. Your skin might crawl as you watch the cicadas take over the forest, morph into adult form, and become prey to eager predators. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In The Transformation of Lake Fly Midges, narrator Sir David Attenborough follows the magical transformation of lake fly midges from undeveloped larvae deep in dark waters to adults that hatch by the millions at the surface to form strange clouds of flying insects! This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In Meet the Pitcher Plant, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores the pitcher plant. The pitcher plant gets most of its nutrients from insects, which it traps using its waxy sides to prevent insects from escaping. Learn how the red crab spider spends its entire life inside pitcher plants, and can dive down to the bottom of the pitcher by creating a bubble of air around itself. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In Bioluminescence and Jungle Predators, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores the fascinating world of bioluminescence in the jungle. The video showcases how glowing fungi lure insects and how the railroad worm uses its colorful glow to hunt in the dark. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In The Survival Strategies of Bedbugs, host Harith Iskander dives into the fascinating survival strategies of Cimex Lectularius, commonly known as bedbugs. These tiny insects, about the size of an apple seed, rely on human blood to reproduce and are highly attuned to their environment. With an excellent sense of smell, bedbugs can detect over 100 compounds found in human skin and are drawn to carbon dioxide and even dirty laundry. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science? a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In A Trap in Bloom: The Venus Flytrap’s Double Life, narrator Sir David Attenborough introduces the Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant that attracts insects with sweet nectar on its leaves. When an insect triggers the hairs on the trap, it snaps shut. After a few days it reopens, leaving only the insect’s dry remains. However, Venus flytraps also need to pollinate, so it grows tall flowers away from its traps, allowing insects to safely feed on nectar and spread pollen, ensuring the plant can reproduce. This video is excerpted from BBC's Life, a show that explores the remarkable strategies animals and plants use to ensure their survival.
In The Future of Cotton-Topped Tamarins, learn how over 95% of Colombia's lowland forest has been cleared. Some cotton-topped tamarins are now cut off from the rest of their species, and this, together with fewer insects for them to eat, has made them endangered. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
Aw, look at these little critters. Just snip, roll and stick to make a butterfly, dragonfly, or a ladybug. Too easy! You'll need your own popsicles sticks. Here's what you'll do:
- Cut out the bits on the page. Glue the wings to the sticks first! Then roll and stick on the bodies. Make sure to leave a gap at the top of each stick for the head.
- Roll the heads into smaller loops and tape shut. Then curl the antennae (feelers!) around a pencil and glue them on top of the heads.
- Tape the heads at the top of the sticks. Ding ching! Say hello to your bug friends!