Them and Us
Steve Backshall explores the connections and relationship that we have with insects and other arthropods, from driver ants in Kenya to silkworm caterpillars in China.
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.
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Collecting honey
Duration: 02:31
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Pest control by insects
Duration: 02:12
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The world of silk
Duration: 01:57
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Lucy Rose
Red Face
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Ava Leigh
Rush
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Lucy Rose
Middle of the Bed
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Fixers
Another Lost Apache
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Rob Dougan
Clubbed To Death
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Basement Jaxx
Day of the Sunflowers
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Lucy Rose
Middle Of The Bed
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Basement Jaxx
Day of the Sunflowers
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Steve Backshall |
Series Producer | Doug Mackay-Hope |
Producer | Rosie Gloyns |
Producer | Anuschka Schofield |
Broadcasts
- Wed 13 Mar 2013 20:35
- Tue 10 May 2016 19:30
- Mon 15 May 2017 19:30
- Sat 7 Apr 2018 19:00
- Fri 20 Nov 2020 15:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Mon 23 Aug 2021 00:40
- Wed 10 Aug 2022 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Fri 14 Oct 2022 13:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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