Name: Taking to the Air
Released: 2005-11-30

As the sun dips below the horizon in early June over a serene river in Central Hungary, swarms of ethereal figures break free from their larval shells, embarking on their inaugural flight. These mayflies put on a breathtaking show, embodying the origins of winged creatures. The episode captures the exquisite aerial maneuvers of hoverflies in a picturesque English garden and the spectacular migration of purple crow butterflies across Taiwan’s valleys. Featuring remarkable footage of the rapid reflexes of bluebottles and hoverflies, shot with one of the fastest cameras available, David Attenborough also encounters the formidable Titan beetle, the largest insect on Earth.

Show Life in the Undergrowth

Episode S01E02

Air Date Nov 30, 2005

Season 1 Episodes

S01E01 Invasion Of The Land S01E01 Brother's Keeper S01E02 Taking to the Air S01E02 Heart of Darkness S01E03 The Silk Spinners S01E03 Cool Runnin' S01E04 Intimate Relations S01E04 Calderone's Return: The Hit List - Part 1 S01E05 Calderone's Return: Calderone's Demise - Part 2 S01E05 Supersocieties S01E06 One Eyed Jack S01E07 No Exit S01E08 The Great McCarthy S01E09 Glades S01E10 Give a Little, Take a Little S01E11 Little Prince S01E12 Milk Run S01E13 Golden Triangle - Part 1 S01E14 Golden Triangle - Part 2 S01E15 Smuggler's Blues S01E16 Rites of Passage S01E17 The Maze S01E18 Made for Each Other S01E19 The Home Invaders S01E20 Nobody Lives Forever S01E21 Evan S01E22 Lombard

Taking to the Air (S01E02)

Season 1 Episodes