BBC Life In The Undergrowth Disc 1: Taking To The Air (2005)

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Peter's DVD rating: 4.5 stars
Add 49:30 to times if start from beginning
00:35Giant Mayflies mating 04:40Dragonflies 10:45Damselflies mating ritual
15:00Cascade damselflies in stream (South America) 17:00Helicopter damselflies (Central America) lay eggs in bark 18:40Cabbage White butterfly
20:15damaged cabage attracts parasitoid Cotesia wasp. 21:50Cabbage White caterpillar pupates, hanging from twig by silk loop; parasitoid wasps emerge from others 24:20Crow and Blue Tiger (Indigo) butterflies (south Taiwan) mouth parts: tube of resinin; scales
28:15Lantern bugs (moth) suck tree sap; expel honeydew; sipped by another moth 29:40Hawk moths (south France) hover over Buddleia bush (introduced from China): hummingbird lighter than bee hawk moths 32:00Carpenter Bee: two wings hooked together
32:20Bumblebee queen warms up by shivering in early spring; forages in daffodils 34:30Crane flies; files in flight 35:45Long-legged flies
36:00Dance flies mating ritual 37:00Hover fly hovers for females; laps nectas; chases pea shooter 40:15Beetles
40:25Weevils keep cover wings permanently closed; push flight wings from slits 40:40Lady beetle flying by lifting wing covers 41:05Blister beetle flies, then folds wings
41:40Titan beetle (Amazon) has to launch from trees to fly 42:5017-year Cicadas emerge, molt, sing   
Index Feb 27, 2010 copyleft Peter Chen