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Them and Us

Steve Backshall explores the connections 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.

English
  • Originally Aired March 13, 2013
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-Y
  • Production Code b01r9097
  • Network BBC Four
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