"They have existed for over 225 million years, and long after we are gone, they will continue to create new forms that will occupy every conceivable ecological niche. Their ability to adapt is one of evolution's success stories. Their diversity is phenomenal; their biomass, colossal. By themselves, they represent 80% of all living species; their weight exceeds that of all mammals put together. They are the inventors of paper, sonar, air conditioning, chemical warfare, pharmacology, and specialized workers. Produced to the highest standard of scientific film making, INSECTIA is an educational 13 part series (as is Insectia 2) built on the startling analogies between human and insect behaviour. As of now, our survival on this planet depends on our ability to forge new alliances with nature, and INSECTIA sheds some critical light on the subject. Georges Brossard is the creator and mastermind of the INSECTIA series. His enthusiasm is infectious, his anecdotes are fascinating, his explanations are captivating, and his parallels between the worlds of man and insects are daring. Brossard's approach is straightforward, and his vision, wide-ranging. This great communicator tackles the subject of entomology with a passion nurtured by twenty years of research, on-site expeditions, and lobbying to overcome the seemingly insurmountable barrier which exists between people and the natural sciences. To Georges Brossard, the world of insects is not merely a reason for living but life itself. A celebration of life on this planet - that is the essence of INSECTIA."
Wicked Butterflies http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8978506697890872906
If you get a Forbidden message when clicking on the Tudou links, copy and paste the address into a new window and away you go.
Life In The Desert http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/8ypr9IQ31ZE/
Scorpions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1nV4LJluYg...&playnext=1
Weavers Island http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/aozIy9XnJyo/
