Between 5 and 10 million different kinds, maybe ten quintillion individuals – there’s absolutely no doubt that we’re living on Planet Insect. Insects live the most extraordinary lives, many of them revealed for the first time in this one-hour program.

Insects are very good at making more insects – but it’s not easy. Insects are tiny creatures living in a big world. Partners must find each other to mate, and the next generation must survive in a huge, dangerous world.

Social insects - ants, bees, wasps, and termites - are incredibly successful. By some estimates, the weight of ants equals that of humanity, and that of termites equals terrestrial vertebrates.