Movies Similar to Ants - Nature's Secret Power

Jewels(2013)

A story about survival, belief in the physical memory of things, as if still-life was always part of the scientific possibility or of the nightmare of extinction.

Collar de moscas(2002)

Hatching by Cirque du Soleil(2013)

A Documentary on the Creation of OVO, by Cirque du Soleil

The Pink Egg(2017)

Luis Buñuel’s observation – “You can find all of Shakespeare and de Sade in the lives of insects” – was the inspiration for this experimental horror movie, in which human actors wordlessly enact the life-cycles of wasps and bees. Its purpose is to depict with emotion, humor and unnerving specificity an alternative society that really exists and has nothing to do with human beings. A highly stylized depiction of nature in all her deceitful glory.

Microcosmos(1996)

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching.

Bug People

In this playful essay film, the filmmaker investigates our culture's discomfort with all things many-legged.

Vosička Aphelinus Mali(1954)

The Hellstrom Chronicle(1971)

A scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their taking over the world.

The Adventures of a Blue Fly(1954)

This film was produced as an extension of a research film on the metamorphosis of the fly. It successively shows the hatching of the eggs, the nutrition and growth of the larvae, swarming and underground penetration, the formation of the pupa, metamorphosis and organization of the adult insect.

Groenkijkers(2023)

The World's Biggest and Baddest Bugs(2009)

The World's Biggest and Baddest Bugs, follows host Ruud Kleinpaste, as he embarks on an entomological odyssey around the globe in search of the ultimate biggest and "baddest" creepy crawlies. The World's Biggest and Baddest Bugs will then profile the "stars" of the show, with Ruud explaining in his audience-friendly style exactly what makes them so amazing.

Insekten, Superhelden auf sechs Beinen(2017)

Over the course of evolution, insects have developed abilities that amaze us humans. The small "notched animals", the Latin translation of the word Insecta, are the most successful creatures on this planet. The documentary shows how insects can help solve some of the biggest problems of our time.

Das große Insektensterben(2018)

Microscopic Mysteries(1932)

This short film takes a look through a microscope's lens at insect life.

De-Bugged(2018)

This documentary focuses specifically on insects. Giving you an unbelieveably up close and intimate view of the many unique secrets of the bug world. Answering scientific questions on how and why they have evolved certain bizarre adaptations, whilst using stunning imagery never seen before.

Underground Farmers(1939)

Ages before man proclaimed himself a superior being, the tiny ant had developed the art of agriculture — a practice which was later to be the backbone of human society.

I Want to Stay an Ant(2015)

Satoshi Kuribayashi and his team filmed the insects for over an astonishing 430 days, resulting in breathtaking images and scenes from a still fairly unknown world. Watch a mantis sneak up on its prey and catch it with its razor sharp claws. Experience a deadly, thrilling wasp fight. Sit back and watch the world of the insects unfold before you like you have never experienced it before.

Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants(2017)

Sir David Attenborough is in the Swiss Jura Mountains to discover the secrets of a giant. Beneath his feet lies a vast network of tunnels and chambers, home to a huge empire of ants. It is believed to be one of the largest animal societies in the world, where over a billion ants from rival colonies live in peace.

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo(2009)

Untangling the web of cultural and historical ties underlying Japan's deep fascination with insects.

Edwardian Insects on Film(2013)

In 1908, amateur naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith stunned early cinema goers with his footage of the juggling fly. Hailed as the father of Natural History film, Smith was a hugely influential visual pioneer, inventing many techniques that are still used today. Being both a genius and an eccentric, we follow his life from his earliest films, to the collapse of his house from his mould experiment to his ultimate suicide. We also meet Natural History icon Sir David Attenborough, who was so amazed by Smith’s films in the 1930s that they inspired him to get into natural history.