Sky Hunters, The World of Dragonfly

With their dazzling metallic colours and unique ways of flying, dragonflies are truly jewels of the air. This film presents dragonflies as they have never been seen before. Fascinating close up shots take us into the world of these insects, which have lived on earth since the age of the dinosaurs.

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Can Eating Insects Save the World?

How would you feel about eating deep-fried locusts, ant egg salad or barbequed tarantulas? Can Eating Insects Save The World? With forty tonnes of insects to every human, insects could offer a real solution to the global food crisis, where millions go hungry every day while the meat consumption of the rich draws vast amounts of grain out of the global food chain.

Stefan Gates is on a mission to meet the people in Thailand and Cambodia that hunt, eat and sell edible insects for a living. But nothing quite prepares him for bug farming on this terrifying scale, from stalking grasshoppers at night to catching fiercely biting ants. And it’s not just insects on the menu. Stefan also goes hunting for one of the most notorious spiders on the planet, the tarantula. Stefan asks if the solution is for everyone, the British included, to start eating insects too.

Ants - Nature’s Secret Power

In this documentary we will be transported into the world of ants through the eyes of Bert Hoelldobler, a world authority on these amazing animals. What animal has achieved immortality? What animal is the most warlike? What animal has the greatest supercity on the planet? Not man but ants. They are the real success story. It is only their tiny size and our vanity that allows us to hold onto the myth of our supremacy. Ants rule the planet. They are found in more habitats from far northern Finland to the sweltering tropics. The largest colony known of these insects is in Japan, where 306 million ants, with 1 million queens, in 45,000 colonies spread over 270 hectares. The fiercest warriors on earth are the slave maker ants. Other ants have barracks and sentry posts to protect themselves against surprise attack.

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