And if the psilocybin doesn’t blow your mind then the idea of the Wood Wide Web certainly ought to. The images of fecund fungi that emerge from our woodland floor at 38 minutes into next week, lead you into a secret world of plant communication. The plants and fungi are just as captivating. But honestly, wait until you see it to judge. If I told you that the entwining of two 12-inch-long hermaphroditic slugs’ penises could have a beautifully balletic consummation, you might raise at least one eyebrow. But the nation’s favourite grandad gets grotesquely graphic when it comes to Ash Black Slugs. Capercaillies strutting their stuff in front of a harem of females and fighting for the privilege, Banded Demoiselle Damsel Flies engaging in their convoluted aerial copulation. So what about the sex? Well some of it is quite tame. Insatiable hunters, they can drag six million unsuspecting victims each year to their deaths so as to provide food for their colony. Operating with the efficiency of a Roman Legion, these tiny creatures will fend off large predators with coordinated “canon fire” of formic acid. But if you think these guys could give you sleepless nights, just wait until you see the wood ants in the next episode. I guess stealing up on a sleeping seal and drowning its pup is what earns you the name of Killer Whale.
Silverback tick full#
My Saturday nights are not usually so full of sex and violence! But when asked if I would like to preview Sir David Attenborough’s latest series, Wild Isles, I felt compelled to renounce my overtly wholesome existence and join the Bacchanalia.Īs top predators go Orcas are pretty merciless beasts – and intelligent with it, turning on their side to keep their dorsal fin from showing above the water.
Silverback tick series#
A captivating celebration of the globally important biodiversity of the British Isles, Sir David Attenborough’s new documentary series is a wake up call to protect our precious natural capital from further loss
0 kommentar(er)
