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Features the world of insects and arachnids that is hidden in the undergrowth. Also features a world populated by the undergrowth invertebrates that have migrated into houses and inhabit the dark corners and spaces in the living room, larder or kitchen. Includes everyday bugs, beetles, centipedes, mites, spiders, dragonflies and moths, as well as scorpions, mantids and locusts.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hard not to give five stars, 4 Dec 2005

By	Budge Burgess (Kilmarnock, Scotland) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

The BBC's "Life in the Undergrowth", presented by the seemingly indefatigable David Attenborough, takes us down into the diminutive world of the invertebrates. There are a lot of them - they outnumber us two hundred million to one - but, apart from spotting the occasional wasp, bee, fly or spider, we rarely pay them any attention.

The television series takes us down to their scale, using the latest in technology to get astonishing close ups of the insect world. And the images are truly astonishing. The tiniest creatures are revealed in their everyday struggle for survival. You are left with total admiration for their problem solving skills - they have each evolved to find a niche which they can exploit and in which they can thrive. There are spiders with ingenious means of capturing their prey … and there's a millipede which climbs inside caves and hunts bats! They live lonely lives, they live in vast societies. They climb high, they delve low. Some fly, some tunnel. There is such variety, each episode holds you rapt.

And my favourites? I am not happy with spiders - now there's an admission - but they fascinate me. So do ants, and the presentation of the ultimate society at work is utterly absorbing. But, my absolute favourite is the mating of the leopard slugs, incredibly beautiful, incredibly tender, incredibly erotic - and I am not planning to see a therapist.

The series explores the many worlds of the invertebrates and also offers invaluable insight into the way the films were made. It's an instructive set of DVD's which should inspire you not only to look more closely at the teeming life which surrounds you, unnoticed, but which may also stimulate your interest in photography and science. A series you can watch again and again, and, if you are hooked, I advocate that you look at the buglife.org website for further information on the subject.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Starring the small creatures that are the foundation of life on Earth, 28 Jun 2006

By	T. Bobley "Tibley Bobley" (UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Now the programme makers have a level of technology and skill that enables them to film tiny creatures in their natural environment, so naturally, David Attenborough is on the case. He and his team have made this extraordinary series of 5 programmes (about 50 minutes each) showing different aspects of the life that goes on all around us and under our feet, but that is usually completely unnoticed by us. He casts these invertebrates (that many people see as villains, to be sprayed and swatted out of existence), in a refreshingly positive light - pointing out that if the backboned animals were all to disappear, life on Earth would carry on very well with just the plants and invertebrates, but if the invertebrates were to die out, so would just about everything else. They do so many vital jobs to keep the environment ticking along: recycling waste, turning over the soil, pollinating the plants and so on, that healthy ecosystems depend on them. And when we see these small animals (some less than 0.5 mm) enlarged to a scale where the details of even their faces are clearly visible, they look very beautiful and astonishingly well adapted for the life-styles of their species.

The 5 programmes are: 1) 'Invasion of the Land' which shows how marine invertebrates clambered onto the land about 400 million years ago, and gradually adapted to and populated every suitable environment. 2) 'Taking to the Air' tells how insects began to fly and in some cases became incredibly proficient fliers. 3) 'The Silk Spinners' looks at a variety of invertebrates (not just spiders and silk-worms) that employ silk for many purposes. 4) 'Intimate Relations' examines some of the ways invertebrates interact with other species of plants and animals - both symbiotic and parasitic. 5) 'Supersocieties' focuses on wasps, ants, bees and some sociable spiders, speculating about how social behaviour may have started and showing that hive/nest life is not always as harmonious as we imagine. Finally, there's a very interesting interview with the series producer, Mike Salisbury, who gives us some insights into the triumphs and failures they experienced whilst making the programmes.

It's a fabulous series and I expect it may change a lot of people's opinions about these small animals that swarm under our feet and over our heads (they estimate about 200 million invertebrates to every human being) and that have traditionally been universally despised. As usual, David Attenborough shows us the awe and wonder and persuades us to respect yet another aspect of the natural world. Excellent!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Attenborough, 20 Feb 2006

By	Karim S. Moukaddem "mouka9" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anyone who watches this series will find plenty to look for on their countryside walks. The series explores insects in places we never thought of. The excellent photography is unparalleled anywhere. It is of such high quality I found myself forgetting the miniscule size of these insects. Everyday objects held by Attenborough were shown beside the insects for comparison. The narration is that of the master himself who teaches us a trick or two on how and where to look for some of these insects. David Attenborough should be cloned.

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5.0 out of 5 stars David Attenboroughs creepy crawly underworld
Once again David Attenborough excels as only he can, this time in the underworld beneath our feet.Not for the sqeamish or anyone who has a phobia about spiders and other creepy... Read more

Published 3 months ago by Phil Cool

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
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Published 9 months ago by Evy Lindenborg

5.0 out of 5 stars A bugs life meets reality TV, fantastic.
like all the other David Attenborough series, photography is stunning, attention to detail simply superb.

Published 19 months ago by Fantong

5.0 out of 5 stars Why would any one watch any sci-fi movie or any thing at all except this
There is nothing more formidable than this, all what human being are trying hard to impress us in Hollywood movies is outwitted by small insects. Read more

Published 21 months ago by A. Safadi

5.0 out of 5 stars HIDef delight
Its all been said as far as content and fascination and wow look at those bugs. I just wanted to say that as a way of trialling my new 37 inch HiDef TV this series was a corker;... Read more

Published on 4 Nov 2007 by G. Donohoe

5.0 out of 5 stars Only complaint - it's too short
We have got used to the high quality of David Attenborough's nature programmes over the years, combining as they do fascinating information, excellent photography, and just the... Read more

Published on 14 Aug 2007 by Iain S. Palin

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply astounding
The technology used to create this DVD is astounding enough as the subject matter itself. Macro/Microscopic lens technology is used for the majority, and the high speed motion... Read more

Published on 31 Mar 2007 by L. Otto

5.0 out of 5 stars A close up look at the fascinating world of Insects
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Published on 19 Oct 2006 by Sam's reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars corking
What a corking piece of work. The the lens technology is pushed to the limit and occasionally beyond to reveal the intricate world of the insects and spiders beneath our feet. Read more

Published on 15 Sep 2006 by spiderboy

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the usual mindblowing stuff from David Attenborough
Attenborough puts the world in perspective in this you've-never-seen-it-like-this-before series. He shows you insects and spiders doing amazing things - AMAZING things - and since... Read more

Published on 28 Aug 2006 by Petrolhead

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