Empire of the Desert Ants
Natural World visits the Arizona desert, where a new honey ant queen wages an intense battle for survival as she attempts to build and defend her empire.
Natural World visits the Arizona desert, where a new honey ant queen wages an intense battle for survival as she attempts to build and defend her empire. Eliminating rivals with ruthless efficiency, sacrificing thousands in her quest for domination, murder, cannibalism, genocide - she will do anything to keep her crown.
Empire of the Ants is the epic story of one honey ant queen's dramatic rise to power - and her brutal fall from grace.
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Gatherers become hunters
Duration: 03:35
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Killing the weakest ant queen
Duration: 01:36
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Horned lizard preys on honey ants
Duration: 00:34
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Honey ant queens work together
Duration: 02:42
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Andy Serkis |
| Producer | Ian Gray |
| Series Editor | Steve Greenwood |
| Executive Producer | Tim Martin |
Broadcasts
Wed 10 Aug 2011 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two- Sun 14 Aug 2011 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two
Sat 20 Aug 2011 01:45- Sun 7 Oct 2012 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sun 17 Mar 2013 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Wed 31 Dec 2014 07:05
- Mon 19 Oct 2015 16:30
Tue 18 Oct 2016 23:30- Mon 10 Apr 2017 15:30
- Sat 20 Oct 2018 11:00
- Mon 3 Dec 2018 16:30
- Fri 5 Aug 2022 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 12 Nov 2022 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sat 23 Mar 2024 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland