Season 1

01 Hardware Episode 115th February 1996 This first program in the series reveals the intricate micro-architecture of insects-from shimmering beetles to iridescent butterflies. 02 Replicators Episode 222nd February 1996 Insects exist to make more insects. This 2nd program in the series explores the lengths to which an insect will go to attract a mate and reproduce. 03 Battlezone Episode 329th February 1996 To eat,and not get eaten: this third program in the series looks at the extraordinary ways that insects play the game of survival. 04 Voyagers Episode 47th March 1996 Insects are everywhere: they thrive in the bleakest deserts,on the slopes of active volcanoes and even on the surface of the ocean. 05 Metropolis Episode 514th March 1996 The complex and ingenious structures devised, built and maintained by social insects. 06 War of the Worlds Episode 621st March 1996 In this final programme of the series the battle lines are drawn: insects - friends or foe?