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Them and Us

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Steve Backshall explores the connections and relationship that we have with insects and other arthropods, from driver ants in Kenya to silkworm caterpillars in China.

Steve Backshall explores the connections and relationship that 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.

29 minutes

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Fri 14 Oct 2022 13:45
BBC Two

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Presenter Steve Backshall
Series Producer Doug Mackay-Hope
Producer Rosie Gloyns
Producer Anuschka Schofield

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