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Insect worlds. Episode 1, Them and us /

Steve Backshall explores the connections and relationship that we have with insects and other arthropods. In Kenya huge armies of driver ants give houses a five-star clean up and in China we discover how silkworm caterpillars have shaped our culture and distribution. While locusts devastate crops in...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mackay-Hope, Doug (Producer), Backshall, Stephen (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2013.
Series:VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Insects.
Arthropoda.
Biotic communities.
Ecology.
Insecta
Arthropods
Insectes.
Arthropodes.
Arthropoda
Biotic communities
Ecology
Insects
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Summary:Steve Backshall explores the connections and relationship that we have with insects and other arthropods. In Kenya huge armies of driver ants give houses a five-star clean up and in China we discover how silkworm caterpillars have shaped our culture and distribution. While locusts devastate crops in Africa, bees and beetles across the world provide a key link in our food chains. Many of us perceive these animals merely as creepy crawlies and nothing more than a nuisance, but as Steve reveals, we couldn't live without them.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 21, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (30 min.).
Playing Time:00:29:21