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NOVA; Little Creatures Who Run the World
Part of The GBH Animals Collection.
In this clip, biologist Edward O. Wilson explains how ants communicate via chemical signals.
License Clip
- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- Little Creatures Who Run the World
- Program Number
2203
- Series Description
Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974
- Program Description
Ants are everywhere. They outnumber humans a million to one, and their total weight equals that of the entire human race. Harvard's Edward O. Wilson takes viewers on a fascinating tour of this rival superpower. With the aid of stunning close-up photography, he reveals the hidden world of ants, a world of violent predation, tactical warfare and intimate partnerships.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Science
- Contributors
- Wilson, Edward O. (Interviewee)
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; Little Creatures Who Run the World,” GBH Archives, accessed December 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A3563785C0E544A2BB9E267BC3DF83A8.
- MLA: “NOVA; Little Creatures Who Run the World.” GBH Archives. Web. December 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A3563785C0E544A2BB9E267BC3DF83A8>.
- APA: NOVA; Little Creatures Who Run the World. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A3563785C0E544A2BB9E267BC3DF83A8