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Minuscule: The Private Life of Insects

Short video animations giving a bird's eye view of insects' day to day existence, distorted through a burlesque, yet poetic lens.

Genre: Animation

Country: France

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 0h 6m

Release: 2006

Rating: 8.1

1 "Ants"

2006-10-01

"Ants steal a box of lump sugar from a garden table. Later on, after escaping the wheels of many cars while crossing the road the ants try to fit the box in their anthill. No luck, the box is too large\u2026"

2 "Love Story"

2006-10-02

"Much to her surprise a ladybug notices that all the insects around her get in pairs and start kissing. The ladybug eventually realizes it is the mating season. Why couldn\u2019t she find her soul mate after all\u2026"

3 "Wasp Belle"

2006-10-03

"A wasp squadron crosses the sky performing innumerable and spectacular aerobatics. One of the wasps is intoxicated by the exciting exercise and starts leaving the formation to climb vertically all the way to the stratosphere. The harder the fall\u2026"

4 "The Caterpillar and the Brook"

2006-10-04

"A caterpillar is indulging in the gluttonous chewing of all the leaves on top of a bush. Once the branches are entirely bare, the caterpillar spots another luxuriant bush in the distance. As we all know the shortest distance between two points is a line and our caterpillar sets out straight ahead until he is faced with a brook\u2026"

5 "A Snail's Dream"

2006-10-05

"A snail is crossing an undergrowth at a snail\u2019s pace. All of a sudden he steps on it and goes faster and faster. He flies past at full speed leaving a cloud of dust in his trail. Could he be dreaming this"

6 "Sleeping In"

2006-10-06

"A new day is dawning and the bees inside the beehive wake up and get out to start gathering nectar on their work day. One of the bees sleeps in. Once she makes it outside she cannot find any place to gather nectar as all the flowers are occupied. Our bee suddenly has a strike of genius\u2026"

7 "Zzzeplin"

2006-10-07

"A spider is lying in wait on her web when a balloon gets caught in the branches next to her. The spider is determined to get rid of the cumbersome object and climbs on the balloon when it suddenly comes unhooked and takes off in the air\u2026 "

8 "Yellow"

2006-10-08

"This centipede is the biggest coward to be crawling the face of the earth, everything scares him to death: a falling leaf, the faintest noise and so on. When the thunder storm starts brewing he finds shelter first under a plastic cup and then inside a pipe connected to the garden hose. Probably not the safest place!"

9 "Caterpillar Dream"

2006-10-09

"A caterpillar watches various flying insects from her observation spot on a shrub. She would like to fly too. Well, that\u2019s when day-dreaming comes in handy\u2026"

10 "Picnic"

2006-10-10

"On a tablecloth on a picnic table a spider watches a fly stuffing herself inside a jar of jam: the insect is the ideal prey. After a few unsuccessful attempts on the part of the spider to catch the fly, other spiders joins in to give their friend a hand. When quantity doesn\u2019t mean quality\u2026"

11 "The Last Supper"

2006-10-11

"A group of flies is busy chasing a ladybug who just insulted them when everyone suddenly stops in front of a picnic table for a providential bite. The calculating and patient ladybug watches the flies stuff themselves. The chase resumes and the flies have a hard time keeping up with her\u2026"

12 "Catapult"

2006-10-12

"A grasshopper is hiding in the tall green grass, having a blast using her powerful thighs to jump all over the place and bump into other dumbfounded insects. This little game goes on with complete impunity until the wheel starts to turn\u2026"

13 "Cowardly Coward"

2006-10-13

"A coward centipede has a hard time mustering his strength to cross the road because of all the passing cars. After a few failed attempts on his part another braver snail crosses the road, slowly but surely\u2026"

1 "The Wing Case"

2012-02-01

"Saved by the providential fall of a tiny egg, a mother ladybug adopts it. When it hatches, she realises it contains a little caterpillar."

2 "The Grocery store incident"

2012-02-02

3 "Bzzapping"

2012-02-03

"A fly and a spider are watching sports on television. They disagree as to which channel they want to watch. It's duel time for the remote control. Who is going to let go: the spider, the fly... or the TV?"

4 "A Christmas Apple"

2012-02-04

2012-05-07

2012-04-05

2012-04-06

2012-05-22

2012-05-05