Bugs of the Underworld DVD

Best video ever, even for someone who dislikes bugs. Our 2 year old LOVES it. This dvd alone is worth the trouble of keeping a DVD player. Highly recommend!

I work in the field of water resources protection and am always looking for good images/information about aquatic insects to share with young and old. This will be a great complement to my existing resources. I would give it 5 stars if it had a bit more information about some of the critters and included dragonflies. But I also understand how hard it is to balance the amount of information with the attention-span of most viewers. Good resource for the price. EXCELLENT underwater shots.

I use this video in my Environmental Science classes at Niskayuna High School. We collect BMI from a local stream in order to conduct a bio-assessment of the water quality. This video gives the students an opportunity to see the BMI in their natural environment. Excellent underwater action!

This is probably a very good video for people who want to understand fishing better. I purchased it because I saw it running at a fishing show and loved the way it reveals the life cycles of insects, who for part of their lives, live underwater. I wanted to share this with children I work with. The photography is great.

Amazing video. The picture quality is awesome. I've watched this video more times than I can remember. I purchased this video after an instructor at a fly tying class showed it. This video shows insects emerging from the bottom to the top of the water column. It has really helped me with my presentation of different fly patterns. Has really increased my understanding of what goes on below the surface.

I saw this video to teach citizen volunteers about the aquatic invertebrates that we use to monitor stream quality, before actually going to a stream to search for these creatures. It really got them excited about "bugs" (which can be challenging)! As an entomologist, I was very pleased with the quality of the footage and accuracy of the information. I even learned a few new things! Even though the intended audience is anglers, this video is suitable for general naturalist education, too, for all ages.

The video is billed as: "11 years, 8 cameras, 3 countries, countless breaths underwater." I would add ... and 27 minutes of video about underwater bugs. Actually, the entire DVD runs for 37 minutes, but if you deduct the introductions by both authors, and the oft repeated video images, there is about 27 minutes of unrepeated underwater video.I enjoyed what I saw, but in no way was the 27 minutes of underwater video worth what I had to pay, especially since parts of this video are available for free on Youtube.I'm a real fan of Ralph Cutter's book, "Fish Food." He is a great author and knows his bugs. That is why I bought the DVD. But the DVD was a great disappointment to me for the reasons stated.

Fantastic look at aquatic bugs as they go from one stage of development to the next, followed by mating and laying eggs. If you really want to know what action to impart on your flies, this video is for you.