Episode
Life: Insects
Overview
Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
Details
- Series
- Life
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2009-11-15
- Runtime
- 58 min
Episode context
Insects is Episode 6 in Season 1 of Life. It aired on 2009-11-15. The runtime is 58 min.
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