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Natural World2017-2018, Attenborough and the Empire of the AntsAttenborough and the Empire of the Ants

Join David Attenborough as he unravels the secrets of a Swiss ant super colony.

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David Attenborough uncovers the secrets of the wood ant super colony.

The super colony contains half a billion ants from rival groups living together in peace.

  • A wood ant, one of the millions from the super colony.
  • A foraging wood ant carries a piece of bark back to the nest.
  • David Attenborough inspects a super colony nest.
  • David Attenborough uncovers the secrets of the wood ant super colony.
  • In the Jura Mountains of Switzerland, David Attenborough searches for a giant under the snow.
  • David Attenborough is caught in a snowstorm filming one of the wood ant nests.
  • An ant investigates the lens of “Frankencam”.
  • The specially designed “Frankencam” provides a glimpse into life as an ant.

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