Synopsis

Among my simple pleasures is watching the intricate workings of leafcutter ants at London’s Natural History Museum; but David Attenborough tackles a far more expansive subject in this final episode. In Argentina, he observes relatives of the leafcutters, belonging to a community so immense it stretches across an entire continent. It's just one of the astonishing details in his exploration of colonies—a pivotal innovation among arthropods. From termites and honey bees to the leafcutters themselve