

Microcosmos (1996)
G 1h 20m 6.5/10 IMDb
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.
Director: Marie Pérennou, Claude Nuridsany
Cast: Jacques Perrin
Content Warnings
Phobias & Sensory
Spiders / insects
Violence & Physical Harm
Animal cruelty / animal death (referenced)
Where to Watch
Streaming
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