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Alien Empire
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This special Web companion to NATURE’S miniseries takes you into the bizarre, fascinating world of insects with amazing graphics. Read the articles to learn more about how insects reproduce, live together in society, migrate, and battle for survival. 

Show 1, “Hardware & Replicators,” takes a close look at insect design and examines their reproductive strategies. Show 2, “Battlezone & Metropolis” focuses on the constant war that insects wage for food and the complex habitats and social relationships they create. And Show 3, “Voyagers & War of the Worlds,” charts insect migration and explores the ways insects and humans wage war — and occasionally cooperate.

Online content for Alien Empire was originally posted April 1999.

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iris (: -- December 11th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

this bug is icky!

valerie toffa -- January 20th, 2009 at 5:57 am

last year we made this alien empire mask, how could we do it now, where could we find the model for printing, cuting out it?

Arad -- January 21st, 2009 at 4:49 am

Iris is right.This bug IS icky!

fred -- February 2nd, 2009 at 2:31 pm

cool

eendur -- February 8th, 2009 at 11:39 pm

this is stupid i want silkworms

Lilyann -- February 10th, 2009 at 12:11 pm

That bug is utterly disgusting and awsome at the same time.!<3 (:

rebecca -- February 10th, 2009 at 4:51 pm

This bug/thing looks like an alien… =)

caleb -- February 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

awsomeness

DAQUAN ISRAEL -- February 23rd, 2009 at 3:22 pm

I LIKE THE EYES ON THE BUG

no -- February 24th, 2009 at 2:31 am

i like it
no what am i looking at

makayla -- March 12th, 2009 at 11:33 am

that bug is freaky dude

nashid -- March 16th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

it seems sooo cool. but it is kinda odd. the way it is built. i like it sooooo much. i really love the way it looks. it is really cool. not too much on the odd side. i really like the name! ALIEN!ALIEN!ALIEN! awesome!

Fred Freak! -- March 25th, 2009 at 11:44 am

This bug I cool!!!!! <3

sahra Said -- March 29th, 2009 at 12:29 pm

well done !

Lizzie S -- March 31st, 2009 at 10:57 am

Where can I find the full template for making the butterfly and cricket masks – they were brilliant?

Elise -- March 31st, 2009 at 6:23 pm

This bug has HUGE eyes. Also, it’s really colorful. Plus, I do think insects are kind of like aliens. Note; aliens walk among us!!!!!

LUIS -- April 1st, 2009 at 5:23 pm

I LIKE THE EYES

Nya -- April 7th, 2009 at 12:31 pm

dude what if a alian came to earth that would be soooo cool todally

Penelope -- April 12th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

I totally agree I hope aliens totally come to earth and take us all away in thre totally cool totally space ships!!!!

JASON -- April 22nd, 2009 at 2:32 am

VERY GOOOODDD……….

IMAN -- April 22nd, 2009 at 2:38 am

I VERY HAPPY

Prashant -- April 28th, 2009 at 9:53 am

That was dumb and great.

sara -- May 7th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

I’m doing a report on bee so far they are really
intresting.

angel -- May 14th, 2009 at 9:11 am

Dude,Ireally think that bug is awesome and I WANT ONE!!!

Sophie -- May 15th, 2009 at 8:05 am

this bug is icky!

pratyusha -- May 17th, 2009 at 3:09 am

the eyes look like big bulb

Bella -- May 18th, 2009 at 11:30 am

awesome/wierd/gross alien!!! i think da eyes look like Bugsy’s eyes from the movie Bedtime Stories!!! watz the point of dis alien???

Harpper and Lynn -- May 21st, 2009 at 10:59 am

WOW!! THIS IS A GREAT WEBSITE!! GO ALIENS!!! WE <3 BEES!!! YEA YEA

Kelly -- May 21st, 2009 at 11:00 am

THIS IS SWEET!!!!!!! I <3 BEES!!!!!!! GO ALIEN BEES!!! WOO-HOO

Mr c Lloyd -- May 26th, 2009 at 2:51 pm

I HAVE JUST FOUND A BEES HIVE (NEST) IN MY OLD COMPOST BIN. WHAT CAN I DO WITH THEM AND DOES ANYBODY WANT THEM, WHO KEEPS BEES

roxie -- May 27th, 2009 at 1:38 pm

omg i luv bugs there so cool and bumble beez r so cute this thing or bug is awsome and my girl cuzin would say its so gross but i say its cool

yale -- June 4th, 2009 at 10:48 am

i love this bug, never change it. (: yayy.

Zandeleigh -- July 27th, 2009 at 10:32 pm

Bees are four-winged, flower-feeding insects. They have enlarged hind feet, branched or feathered body hairs, and generally a stinger. Honeybees and bumblebees are the most common. Bumblebees are larger and stronger than honeybees. Bees are beneficial insects because they produce honey and pollinate crops. I find bees to fascinating and quite admirable insects.✿✿✿ -Zandeleigh✿

bee -- August 1st, 2009 at 11:23 pm

hate to tell you this but if they are in your compost bin .. you have ether wasp ,yellow jackets ,, hornets ,, or they are bumblebees .. but they are NOT honey bees .. so be careful cause they can sting you more then once ,,, a honey bee can only sting once and then they die with in a min..

Insect lover or hater -- August 18th, 2009 at 6:18 am

you guys give me the creeps,
I’m a lover of insects but i hate bees, wasp spiders and anything that stings. But I still sometimes find insects buggy!

jojo -- September 2nd, 2009 at 12:32 pm

it looks like a golden crobra

jaquie -- September 14th, 2009 at 8:27 pm

its alritte i couldn’t get much infomation if i was writing a book like i always do i’m the best book writer on the planet

timothy -- September 17th, 2009 at 11:43 am

It will be funny if its head is huge and the rest is teeny!

jordan -- September 17th, 2009 at 11:48 am

that is soooo cool! but really odd:)

Preston -- September 30th, 2009 at 1:25 pm

cool and gross at the same time ^_^

Jasmine -- September 30th, 2009 at 3:46 pm

Wow!! That’s crazy stuff. lol

Madison -- October 2nd, 2009 at 6:03 pm

Yeah,but what is it???:)

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