Life on Earth

Life on Earth (1979)

1979 • 1 season • Documentary

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Episode 4 — The Swarming Hordes

Season 1 • Life on Earth

Released: 1979-02-06 • Documentary

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David Attenborough looks at the role of a few of the millions of insect species, some of which have developed extremely close relationships with plants. Insects pollinate flowers and in some cases neither flower nor insect can survive without the other.

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Episodes

Episode 1
The Infinite Variety
1979-01-16

Episode 2
Building Bodies
1979-01-23

Episode 3
The First Forests
1979-01-30

Episode 4
The Swarming Hordes
1979-02-06

Episode 5
Conquest of the Waters
1979-02-13

Episode 6
Invasion of the Land
1979-02-20

Episode 7
Victors of the Dry Land
1979-02-27

Episode 8
Lords of the Air
1979-03-06

Episode 9
The Rise of the Mammals
1979-03-13

Episode 10
Theme and Variations
1979-03-20

Episode 11
The Hunters and Hunted
1979-03-27

Episode 12
Life in the Trees
1979-04-03

Episode 13
The Compulsive Communicators
1979-04-10

Information

Episode air date	06.02.1979
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	9.1
IMDb series rating	9.1
Series status	Ended
Age rating	—
Country	GB

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David Attenborough

David Attenborough
Self - Presenter

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