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Season 1

  • S01E01 Changelings

    • March 17, 2008
    • BBC

    Ugly invertebrates discuss the business of shedding their skins to become beautiful.

  • S01E02 Weapons

    Bombs, chemical weapons, fangs, traps, stings and tusks make up a murderous arsenal.

  • S01E03 Inventors

    Many human inventions, including farming and binoculars, were copied from minibeasts.

  • S01E04 Pollinators

    Plants provide shelter, nectar and pollen, and insects carry seeds about.

  • S01E05 Decomposers

    If it wasn't for the minibeasts' recycling service, the world would be a dirtier place.

  • S01E06 Parents

    There are strong views on parenthood from the paper wasp, who frowns on careless parents.

  • S01E07 Predators

    There is an eat-or-be-eaten world underfoot, and predation is an important part of life.

  • S01E08 Entertainers

    Music, dancing, aerobatics, light shows - arts festivals happen daily in the undergrowth.

  • S01E09 Travellers

    Featuring the American cockroach, the fastest animal on six legs.

  • S01E10 Unloved

    Wasps, spiders and cockroaches are clever and useful, yet they are disliked by humans.