Natural World - Season 26 Episode 4
The Giant Japanese Hornet is the fiercest looking insect on earth, and one of the deadliest. This film follows the remarkable life of one giant hornet queen, as she emerges from hibernation and starts to build up a colony in an old temple garden. Her army of warriors terrorise the beautiful mountain valley in their constant struggle to find food for their hungry grubs. In a series of dramatic pitched battles, the giant hornets massacre thousands of bees, but victory isn't always assured - one local honeybee fights back thanks to a remarkable defensive strategy, and suddenly it is the hornets that are dying. A beekeeper monk bears witness to the rising power of the giant hornet colony, and despite the hornet's attacks on his own bees, he reveals a deep respect for these incredible predators.
First Air Date : 1983-10-30
Last Air date : 2020-03-20
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
Cast : David Attenborough, John Hannah, Juliet Stevenson
Crew : Brian Jackman (Writer), Andrew Graham-Brown (Director), Mike Birkhead (Director)
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Subtitles :
- Season 26 : Episode 12007-04-04
- Season 26 : Episode 22007-04-11
- Season 26 : Episode 32007-04-18
- Season 26 : Episode 42007-04-25
- Season 26 : Episode 52007-05-02
- Season 26 : Episode 62007-05-09
- Season 26 : Episode 72007-05-16
- Season 26 : Episode 82007-05-23
- Season 26 : Episode 92007-05-30
- Season 26 : Episode 102007-06-06
- Season 26 : Episode 112007-06-13