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Plot

Bugs! is a live-action 40-minute nature documentary filmed in the large IMAX format in 3-D. Shot on-location in the jungles of Borneo, the film follows the life cycles of the caterpillar known as Papilio and the praying mantis known as Hierodula. As a caterpillar, Papilio dines on leaves, builds a cocoon, and becomes a butterfly before searching for a mate and laying eggs. As a butterfly, she survives by drinking the nectar from flowers. Meanwhile Hierodula catches flies for dinner, sheds his outer layer, and mates with a female mantis twice his size. Also includes large-format footage of other creatures, such as beetles, scorpions, tarantulas, frogs, and bats. Narrated by Dame Judi Dench.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Documentary
Run Time:
40min.
Theatrical Release Date:
07/25/2003
DVD Release Date:
12/11/2007
Director(s):
Mike Slee
Starring:
Judi Dench
Themes:
Forces of Nature
Tone:
Fanciful,Matter-of-Fact,Springlike,Earthy,Bright
Keywords:
butterflies,caterpillar,ecosystem,praying mantis
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (07-25-2003)
Language:
English