Bugs That Rule the World
A four-part investigation into insect declines, exploring their diversity and ecological importance.

Insect Apocalypse?
S1 Ep1 | 53m 19s
Could a world without insects survive? Scientists investigate the global insect “apocalypse.”

The Lifegivers
S1 Ep2 | 53m 19s
Pollinators – bees, moths and butterflies – bring color to the world and put food on our plates.

Eat or Be Eaten
S1 Ep3 | 53m 19s
Praying mantises and aquatic insects reveal cunning physical adaptations for ruthless survival.

Beetlemania
S1 Ep4 | 53m 48s
Beetles are the world’s most abundant animals, called “the most important species on the planet.”

A four-part investigation into insect declines, exploring their diversity and ecological importance.

Sylvana Ross Researches Tapinoma Sessile, the Odorous House Ant
S1 Ep1 | 9m 44s
Urban Ecologist Sylvana Ross visits Baltimore, Maryland, to find Tapinoma Sessile.

Ummat Somjee Researches Flag-Footed Bugs in Panamá
S1 Ep1 | 6m 19s
Evolutionary Biologist Ummat Somjee describes his research on Flag-footed bugs in Panamá.

The Evolutionary Race Between Moths and Bats
S1 Ep2 | 7m 55s
Jesse Barber and Akito Kawahara study the evolutionary arms race between bats and moths.

The Epic Migration of Monarch Butterflies
S1 Ep2 | 4m 58s
Monarch butterflies winter in the fir forests of Michoacan, Mexico, after an epic migration.

Searching for Praying Mantises in the Brazilian Amazon
S1 Ep3 | 10m 7s
Gavin Svenson heads to the Brazilian rainforest to sample the diversity of mantises.

Dung Beetles Do One of the Dirtiest Jobs in the Animal Kingdom
S1 Ep4 | 9m 52s
On the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles recycle the dung of large mammals.

The Longstanding Tradition of Beetle Battles in Thailand
S1 Ep4 | 8m 19s
Ummat Somjee goes to Thailand to observe the cultural tradition of fighting beetles.
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