Wonders of Life — S01E03 — Endless Forms Most Beautiful

00:00:24 In 2009, a new species of spider was identified.

00:02:45 of this field station. And the diversity is remarkable.

00:06:14 have a protein called opsin which is bound to a pigment

00:08:34 those vast clouds began to collapse under the force of gravity.

00:11:20 increasing the chances of three helium nuclei

00:13:49 at the top of the forest canopy as night turns to day.

00:16:19 Termites are social insects, working together to form

00:18:10 There's a very intense relationship between the termites and the fungus.

00:20:58 But there are other creatures here that have found a short cut,

00:23:02 He's taken it...

00:25:57 life was already under way, in the form of tiny living specks

00:28:05 to their parents, to their parents, to their parents,

00:30:24 I'll put the top on.

00:32:49 that led to some trait in ME

00:35:06 If there are two places in the code,

00:37:47 Here's a map of Earth's southern hemisphere as it was

00:41:20 And therefore, it seems, they trust me.

00:44:19 Don't want to lose sight of her in this forest,

00:46:30 The most startling is this central finger here. It's bizarre.

00:48:08 And it's persisted now for at least 40 million years,

00:51:16 It's exposed to the sun, water is harder to come by.

00:53:46 Empty niches, where populations became isolated,

00:56:20 And if evolution is the law on this island,

00:58:41 ♪ They come and go of their own free will