Life in the Undergrowth

David Attenborough reveals the amazing stories behind the tiny lives of invertebrates, exploring their incredible miniature world with ground-breaking camerawork and technology.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Life in the Undergrowth
First Air Date	November 23, 2005
Last Air Date	December 21, 2005
Seasons	1
Episodes	5
Episode Runtime	49min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	BBC
Networks	BBC One

S01E05

Supersocieties

Invertebrates don't always operate alone. True society was the last feature to evolve in invertebrates, as recently as the time of Tyrannosaurus. In the last programme see the tensions below the surface in some of the great social structures built by insects, and witness the carnage when an ant colony and a termite colony wage war.

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