The Insects Who Vibrate To Communicate | Planet Earth III | BBC Earth

In the Amazon, there are many weird and wonderful creatures – not least of all these treehoppers, who communicate with each other by vibrating. This comes in useful when their young are under attack, and this mother enlists the help of her forest friends for protection.

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[isabelleblake]

The man responsible for a lot of these audio recordings, a professor of mine named Dr. Rex Cocroft, has a serious passion for these bugs. Inspired by his dedication (:

[Dreadfultime]

This was mindblowing. Also how come bees are so damn badass? They're both cute and also act like attack helicopters.

[Skillseboy]

We really live in the best of times when it comes to witnessing the workings and beauty of nature. I hope this translates to our collective effort to preserve it.

[Ultimate_kelan]

mama treehopper really called up gangsta hood bee's on the assassin bug opp to protect her family!!! lmao woah.. how intriguing & absolutely fascinating! 😍

[shlingusdingus]

Like having the army on speed dial to gaurd and babysit your kids. Seriously, the presentation and reveal on this one is spectacularly cinematic.

[alanatolstad]

Amazing, the photo capture, the editing, & the musical accompaniment!

[spmoran]

This series of programmes is awesome. We need to save those forests . Trees are so vital to all sentient life.

[JAMES.CRADDOCK]

Tree hoppers: protect us from this assassin bug and you'll get your reward

Bee: deal !!

Tree hoppers: deal 🤝

[isdeirinnme]

They sound like the aliens from Arrival or like Ents. Nature is wild. Also, it’s amazing how far tech has come just since the first Blue Planet like 15 years ago. Bug sounds *through* plants?? The sticky strings on the assassin bug’s legs?? Bioluminescent bugs on the forest floor in pitch blackness?? Phenomenal.

[michasosnowski]

That was so cool! Nature is fascinating.

[Markk]

Terrible to see those rainforest trees being felled

[tizz]

This footage is mind bending. You literally become an ant-sized observer, it's that immersive!!
Especially at 01:20

Give a raise to those tiny cameramen you exploit, BBC!

[andy.bernard]

This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. Seriously crazy this goes on in the world.

[justinsmith]

Bees : "in exchange for our protection we require your butt juices"

[pedrord]

0:43 - His shape is so wonderfull and unique !!! 🥰

[fadzilhamid]

Wow, so many tree hoppers, each of them have unique appearance, so incredible 🤩. That's why we call symbiotic, the relationship between different species, i always respect you, Sir David Attenborough 🤗.

[hassanyousifabdul]

{وَما من دابة في الأرض ولا طائر يطير بجناحيه إلاّ أمم أمثالكم} من طبيعة المماثلة بين الإنسان والدواب، والتنبيه على الرفق بالحيوان

[wendygirl]

The whole ecosystem equates to layer upon layer of stunning complexity of form and interaction- all occurring within the closed room of earth’s atmosphere…that we’re filling with exhaust

[dreamcatcher]

Such incredible cinematography in this entire series. Beautifully made and beautifully presented.

[tylerwatanabe-noguera]

I thought only ants farmed honeydew secreting insects! Thats so amazing