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{\an7}Narrator: THERE’S AN ALIEN WORLD
AROUND OUR FEET.
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{\an7}THEY’RE DEADLY,
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{\an7}THEY’RE HUGE,
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{\an7}AND THEY’RE DOWNRIGHT
\h\h\h\h\hDISGUSTING.
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{\an7}\hBUGS ARE FOUND ON EVERY
CONTINENT ON THE PLANET.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHEY CAN SURVIVE
IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES,
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{\an7}THRIVE IN THE DRIEST DESERTS.
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{\an7}THEY RULE THE SKIES,
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{\an7}THE WATERY UNDERWORLD,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND INFEST
THE ROTTING FOREST FLOOR.
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{\an7}OVER HALF A BILLION YEARS
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF EVOLUTION
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hHAS EQUIPPED THEM
WITH SOME BIZARRE ADAPTATIONS,
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{\an7}FROM FLESH-EATING VENOM...
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{\an7}TO WEAPONS OF HORROR.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSOME FORM
DEADLY PREDATOR SWARMS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHILE OTHERS
ARE NEARLY INVISIBLE.
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{\an7}\hAND ONE GIANT MONSTER
THAT RULES THEM ALL...
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{\an7}IT’S THE BIGGEST
BLOOD-HUNGRY BUG
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{\an7}ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET.
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{\an7}FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hGRAB FRONT-ROW SEATS
TO NATURE’S REAL FREAK SHOW.
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{\an7}[THUNDER]
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{\an7}COME OUT OF THE COLD
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND STEP INSIDE
OUR LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hAnnouncer:
CRAZY MONSTER BUGS!
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{\an7}Narrator: BUGS OUTNUMBER HUMANS
200 MILLION TO ONE,
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{\an7}MAKING THEM THE BIGGEST FAMILY
\h\h\h\h\hOF FREAKS ON EARTH.
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{\an7}\h\h\hBUT OUR COLLECTION
IS BY FAR THE FREAKIEST.
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{\an7}THERE’S THE SAND MONSTER
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{\an7}THAT TURNS ITS VICTIMS
\h\h\h\h\h\hINTO SOUP,
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{\an7}THE SHAPESHIFTER,
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{\an7}AND A RUTHLESS KILLER.
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{\an7}ONE SPRAYS MOLTEN-HOT LIQUID
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM ITS BUTT,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHILE ANOTHER
CAN BREATHE UNDERWATER.
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{\an7}BUT OUR FIRST MONSTER BUG
\h\h\hHAS VENOM SO TOXIC,
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{\an7}IT KILLS UP TO 40 PEOPLE A YEAR.
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{\an7}♪ CRAZY MONSTER ♪
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{\an7}♪ CRAZY MONSTER ♪
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{\an7}♪ CRAZY MONSTER BUGS ♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IN THE ICY MOUNTAINS OF JAPAN,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hA GIANT HORNET QUEEN
AWAKES FROM A SIX-MONTH SLUMBER.
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{\an7}AT TWO INCHES LONG,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHIS FLYING SAMURAI
IS THE LARGEST WASP ON EARTH.
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{\an7}AND SHE HAS ONLY ONE GOAL:
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{\an7}TO RAISE AN ARMY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hSHE CONSTRUCTS A NEST
FROM WOOD PULP AND SPIT
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTO LAY THE EGGS
OF HER PRIZED WARRIORS--
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{\an7}EVERY SINGLE ONE A FEMALE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}WHEN THESE SOLDIERS ARE BORN,
\h\h\hTHEY ARE ARMED FOR WAR.
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{\an7}\h\hA QUARTER-INCH STINGER
THAT INJECTS LETHAL VENOM,
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{\an7}JAWS THAT DECAPITATE
AND DISMEMBER PREY,
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{\an7}AND WINGS DESIGNED
FOR AERIAL COMBAT.
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{\an7}\h\hSOON, THE HIVE
IS OVER 600 STRONG.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE LARVAE SCRAPE THEIR
MANDIBLES ALONG THE CELL WALLS
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{\an7}TO LET THE ADULTS KNOW
\h\h\h\hTHEY’RE HUNGRY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIT IS TIME
FOR THE FLYING SAMURAIS
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{\an7}TO HUNT THEIR FAVORITE PREY:
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{\an7}HONEYBEES.
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{\an7}HORNET SCOUTS DISPATCH.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hONE SCOUT SELECTS A BEEHIVE
AND MARKS IT WITH PHEROMONES,
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{\an7}CALLING THE SAMURAI ARMY TO WAR.
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{\an7}THE HORNETS’ AIM IS TO PILLAGE
\hTHE BEES’ LARVAE AND HONEY,
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{\an7}\h\h\hBUT FIRST THEY MUST
DESTROY THE INHABITANTS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}A SINGLE SAMURAI CAN KILL
40 HONEYBEES IN A MINUTE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE HONEYBEE GRUBS
ARE RIPPED FROM THEIR COZY HOLES
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND CRUSHED
INTO HORNET BABY FOOD.
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{\an7}BUT NOT ALL THE BEES
\hGIVE UP SO EASILY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY HAVE EVOLVED
THEIR OWN DEADLY DEFENSE.
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{\an7}\h\hFIRST, THEY OVERWHELM
AND ENGULF THE INTRUDER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}BY VIBRATING,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE HONEYBEES RAISE
THEIR COLLECTIVE TEMPERATURE
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{\an7}TO OVER 100 DEGREES...
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{\an7}COOKING THE HORNET INSIDE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[BUZZING]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hYET DESPITE
THE BEES’ BEST EFFORTS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEY ARE NO MATCH
FOR AN ARMY OF FLYING SAMURAIS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}WITHIN THREE HOURS,
THE MASSACRE IS OVER
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{\an7}AND NEARLY 30,000 BEES ARE DEAD.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE WARRIORS RETURN
WITH THEIR SPOILS OF WAR.
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{\an7}THEY’VE STOLEN ENOUGH FOOD TO
FEED THE ENTIRE HORNET COLONY.
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{\an7}BUT IT WON’T BE LONG
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{\an7}BEFORE THE GROWING GRUBS
\h\h\h\hGET HUNGRY AGAIN.
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{\an7}FROM FLYING SAMURAI
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{\an7}TO GIANT ARMORED BEASTS
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{\an7}AND HAIRY SAND MONSTERS,
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{\an7}BUGS HAVE ADAPTED
TO LIVE ANYWHERE,
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{\an7}FROM HIGH IN THE TREETOPS
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{\an7}TO DEEP UNDERWATER.
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND OUR NEXT MONSTER BUG
HAS A PECULIAR TRICK UP ITS...
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{\an7}SLEEVE.
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{\an7}THIS POND MAY APPEAR PEACEFUL,
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{\an7}BUT A VORACIOUS PREDATOR
\hLURKS IN THESE WATERS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THIS IS THE DIVING BEETLE.
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{\an7}ALTHOUGH THIS STRANGE BEETLE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCAN FLY...
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{\an7}IT PREFERS TO SWIM.
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{\an7}ITS FLAT, ROUND BODY
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{\an7}HELPS IT GLIDE THROUGH THE WATER
LIKE A TORPEDO.
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{\an7}AND A REINFORCED DIVE SUIT
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hPROTECTS HIM
WHEN HE’S ON THE HUNT.
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{\an7}HIS BACK LEGS ARE COVERED
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN FINE HAIRS
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{\an7}AND ACT LIKE OARS,
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{\an7}WHICH PROPEL HIM FORWARDS.
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{\an7}BUT HIS MOST IMPRESSIVE FEAT
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIS THE ABILITY
TO BREATHE UNDERWATER.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE DIVING BEETLE SHOVES
HIS BACKSIDE OUT AT THE SURFACE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND SUCKS AIR INTO
WHAT APPEARS TO BE HIS BUTT.
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{\an7}HE ACTUALLY STORES AN AIR BUBBLE
UNDER HIS WINGS
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{\an7}TO CREATE A HOMEMADE SCUBA TANK.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}ONCE HIS OXYGEN SUPPLY
\h\h\h\h\h\hIS USED UP,
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{\an7}THE LEFTOVER GASES
\h\hARE RELEASED...
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{\an7}[BLUB]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND HE MUST RETURN
TO THE SURFACE FOR A REFILL.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}BUT WHY GO THROUGH ALL THIS
TROUBLE TO LIVE UNDERWATER?
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{\an7}THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE:
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{\an7}FOOD.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hDOWN HERE, THERE IS
AN ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET,
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{\an7}\hWITH VERY LITTLE
INSECT COMPETITION.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}AND THE DIVING BEETLE’S
\h\h\h\h\hFAVORITE PREY
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{\an7}ARE JUICY TADPOLES.
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{\an7}HE CAN’T SEE WELL AT ALL,
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{\an7}\h\hSO HE SIMPLY GRABS
AT ANYTHING THAT MOVES.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\hHE SLICES UP HIS MEAL
WITH A SCISSOR-LIKE MOUTH
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{\an7}AND STARTS TO DEVOUR
THE TADPOLES ALIVE.
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{\an7}\hTHE WATER CAN BE
A DANGEROUS PLACE.
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{\an7}AND WHILE THE DIVING BEETLE MAY
RULE THE AQUATIC UNDERWORLD,
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{\an7}ANOTHER FREAK HAS EVOLVED
\hTO PATROL THE SURFACE.
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{\an7}THIS IS THE MIRACULOUS
\h\h\h\h\h\hJESUS BUG.
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{\an7}LIKE A FREAKISH FIGURE SKATER,
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{\an7}THE WATER STRIDER HAS MASTERED
\hTHE ART OF WALKING ON WATER.
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{\an7}\hTHE TIPS OF HIS LEGS
ARE SHAPED LIKE OARS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND WHILE
THE MIDDLE LEGS PADDLE,
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{\an7}THE HIND LEGS STEER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAT ONE-FIFTH
THE WEIGHT OF A PAPER CLIP
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{\an7}AND ONLY A THIRD
OF AN INCH LONG,
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{\an7}THE WATER STRIDER CAN MOVE
\hOVER 3 FEET PER SECOND.
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{\an7}THAT’S LIKE A HOCKEY PLAYER
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{\an7}SKATING THE LENGTH
OF THREE ICE RINKS
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{\an7}IN ONE SECOND.
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{\an7}THIS FREAK OF NATURE
IS A LIVING MIRACLE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTECHNICALLY,
THE WATER STRIDER SHOULD SINK,
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{\an7}AS IT IS DENSER THAN WATER.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHEIR LONG LEGS DO HELP
DISTRIBUTE THEIR BODY WEIGHT.
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{\an7}BUT THE TRUE SECRET
TO THIS SUPERPOWER
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS HIDDEN
AT A MICROSCOPIC LEVEL.
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{\an7}THOUSANDS OF MICRO-HAIRS
COVER ITS BODY AND LEGS.
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{\an7}AND EACH HAIR IS COATED
\hIN A WATERPROOF WAX.
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{\an7}THESE HAIRS TRAP AIR,
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{\an7}WHICH FORMS A CUSHION AGAINST
\h\hTHE SURFACE OF THE WATER.
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{\an7}AS EACH LEG PUSHES DOWN,
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{\an7}THE AIR BUBBLE PUSHES BACK UP,
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{\an7}ALLOWING THE JESUS BUG
\h\h\hTO WALK ON WATER.
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{\an7}\h\hSUCH MIRACULOUS LEGS
REQUIRE THE UTMOST CARE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hSO GROOMING KEEPS
HIS WATERPROOF HAIRS IN CHECK.
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{\an7}BUT DON’T LET ITS SMALL SIZE
AND DELICATE TOUCH FOOL YOU.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE WATER STRIDER
IS A RUTHLESS PREDATOR.
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{\an7}WITH ITS FRONT LEGS
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{\an7}IT PICKS UP THE VIBRATIONS
\hOF A STRUGGLING INSECT.
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{\an7}BUT THE JESUS BUG
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hISN’T THE ONLY ONE
WHO PREYS ON DROWNING VICTIMS.
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{\an7}HE’LL LEAVE THIS ONE
\h\h\hTO THE FISHES.
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{\an7}THERE ARE ENOUGH FLOATING BODIES
TO GO AROUND.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWITH SPECIAL CLAWS,
HE HOLDS HIS PREY IN POSITION
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{\an7}AND INJECTS A LIQUEFYING
COCKTAIL INTO ITS GUT...
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{\an7}[SLURPING]
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{\an7}BEFORE SUCKING UP
THE BUG SMOOTHIE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE JESUS BUG
WADES TO THE WATER’S EDGE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO GET READY
FOR HIS NEXT ATTACK.
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{\an7}WHILE SOME BUGS HUNT IN WATER,
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{\an7}OTHERS TAKE TO THE AIR,
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{\an7}\h\hBUT OUR NEXT FREAK
HAS EVOLVED TO SURVIVE
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{\an7}IN ONE OF THE DRIEST
\h\hPLACES ON EARTH.
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{\an7}THIS IS THE HIDEOUS ANT LION.
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{\an7}THE DRY AFRICAN SAVANNA
\hIS THE HUNTING GROUND
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{\an7}\hFOR A LIGHTNING-FAST
AND FEROCIOUS PREDATOR.
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{\an7}THE ANTLION IS A SAND MONSTER
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hMORE AT HOME
IN A STAR WARS MOVIE.
191
00:12:50,336 --> 00:12:53,773
{\an7}TEMPERATURES REACH
OVER 100 DEGREES,
192
00:12:53,806 --> 00:12:56,809
{\an7}\h\h\hYET THE ANTLION
IS PERFECTLY ADAPTED
193
00:12:56,843 --> 00:12:59,512
{\an7}TO RULE THIS SANDY INFERNO.
194
00:13:01,214 --> 00:13:04,984
{\an7}\h\hTINY HAIRS HELP IT
MOVE THROUGH THE SAND,
195
00:13:05,018 --> 00:13:11,057
{\an7}\hWHILE A WAXY SUIT OF ARMOR
PROTECTS IT FROM DEHYDRATION.
196
00:13:11,090 --> 00:13:14,794
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE ANTLION
DOESN’T NEED TO DRINK WATER.
197
00:13:14,827 --> 00:13:19,765
{\an7}IT GETS ALL ITS LIQUIDS
\h\h\h\hFROM ITS PREY.
198
00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:23,569
{\an7}THIS ANTLION IS THE LARVA
\h\h\hOF A FLYING INSECT,
199
00:13:23,603 --> 00:13:26,005
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND LACKS
CERTAIN ADULT FEATURES,
200
00:13:26,039 --> 00:13:29,509
{\an7}LIKE WINGS, EYES, AND AN ANUS.
201
00:13:29,542 --> 00:13:33,846
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT WON’T POOP
FOR UP TO THREE YEARS.
202
00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:39,452
{\an7}\hTO DEVELOP INTO AN ADULT,
THE ANTLION LIVES TO FEED.
203
00:13:39,485 --> 00:13:42,955
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT HAS MASTERED
THE ART OF EXCAVATION.
204
00:13:42,989 --> 00:13:44,557
{\an7}USING ITS ABDOMEN,
205
00:13:44,590 --> 00:13:47,660
{\an7}IT SHOVELS AND PLOWS
\h\hTHROUGH THE SAND
206
00:13:47,694 --> 00:13:52,165
{\an7}IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT SPOT
\h\h\h\h\hFOR ITS DEATH TRAP.
207
00:13:52,198 --> 00:13:55,334
{\an7}THE ANTLION GRADUALLY
BORES INTO THE EARTH,
208
00:13:55,368 --> 00:13:59,138
{\an7}\h\hMAKING THE PIT
DEEPER AND DEEPER.
209
00:13:59,172 --> 00:14:07,881
{\an7}♪
210
00:14:07,914 --> 00:14:12,952
{\an7}THE STEEP SIDES ARE PURPOSEFULLY
LOOSE AND UNSTABLE,
211
00:14:12,985 --> 00:14:18,524
{\an7}WAITING FOR ANY UNLUCKY VICTIM
\h\h\hTO TRIGGER A SAND-SLIDE.
212
00:14:18,558 --> 00:14:28,535
{\an7}♪
213
00:14:28,568 --> 00:14:37,343
{\an7}♪
214
00:14:37,377 --> 00:14:41,581
{\an7}THE ANTLION TRIES TO KNOCK
\hITS VICTIMS OFF BALANCE.
215
00:14:41,614 --> 00:14:46,452
{\an7}♪
216
00:14:46,486 --> 00:14:49,756
{\an7}ITS SICKLE-SHAPED JAWS
\h\h\h\h\hSLAM SHUT...
217
00:14:49,789 --> 00:14:51,424
{\an7}[SLAM]
218
00:14:51,457 --> 00:14:55,828
{\an7}AND INJECT PARALYZING VENOM
TO FINALLY SUBDUE ITS PREY.
219
00:14:57,730 --> 00:15:02,468
{\an7}\hTHE JAWS ACT LIKE A STRAW TO
SUCK UP THE JUICES OF THE ANT.
220
00:15:04,504 --> 00:15:06,740
{\an7}ONCE THE CARCASS IS SUCKED DRY,
221
00:15:06,773 --> 00:15:09,009
{\an7}THE EMPTY VESSEL IS DISCARDED...
222
00:15:11,844 --> 00:15:14,747
{\an7}AND THE ANTLION RESETS ITS TRAP,
223
00:15:14,781 --> 00:15:17,484
{\an7}READY FOR THE NEXT VICTIM.
224
00:15:17,517 --> 00:15:22,589
{\an7}♪
225
00:15:22,622 --> 00:15:24,791
{\an7}WE’VE SEEN THE DISGUSTING,
226
00:15:24,824 --> 00:15:27,293
{\an7}THE DEADLY, AND THE SMALL,
227
00:15:27,326 --> 00:15:30,062
{\an7}BUT WE’RE STILL TO REVEAL
THE BIGGEST AND FREAKIEST
228
00:15:30,096 --> 00:15:31,431
{\an7}OF THEM ALL.
229
00:15:31,464 --> 00:15:32,732
{\an7}OUR NEXT MONSTER BUG
230
00:15:32,765 --> 00:15:37,403
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHAS AN ARSENAL
THAT WILL LEAVE YOU STEAMING.
231
00:15:37,437 --> 00:15:41,741
{\an7}IT’S THE EXPLOSIVE RING STINGER.
232
00:15:41,774 --> 00:15:45,444
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE DARKNESS
OF THE ROTTING FOREST FLOOR
233
00:15:45,478 --> 00:15:47,513
{\an7}LIVES A CRAZY MONSTER BUG
234
00:15:47,547 --> 00:15:51,684
{\an7}THAT HAS TAKEN ONBOARD WEAPONRY
TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
235
00:15:57,490 --> 00:15:59,592
{\an7}♪
236
00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:01,760
{\an7}THE BOMBARDIER BEETLE
237
00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:05,231
{\an7}IS ON THE HUNT FOR WOODLICE
\h\h\hAND OTHER SMALL SNACKS
238
00:16:05,264 --> 00:16:08,134
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTO KEEP UP WITH
ITS HIGH-ENERGY DEMANDS.
239
00:16:08,167 --> 00:16:12,271
{\an7}♪
240
00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:15,975
{\an7}HIS HARDY SUIT PROTECTS HIM
\h\h\hFROM KNOCKS AND BUMPS.
241
00:16:16,008 --> 00:16:20,145
{\an7}♪
242
00:16:21,614 --> 00:16:25,885
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT THE FOREST FLOOR CAN BE
A DANGEROUS PLACE FOR AN INSECT.
243
00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:32,691
{\an7}AND YET, MANY CHOOSE TO IGNORE
\h\h\h\hTHIS FREAK OF NATURE.
244
00:16:35,895 --> 00:16:40,233
{\an7}COULD IT BE THAT THEY KNOW
\hABOUT ITS SECRET WEAPON?
245
00:16:40,266 --> 00:16:44,670
{\an7}♪
246
00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:47,373
{\an7}THIS TOAD IS OBVIOUSLY
\h\h\h\hNOT ACQUAINTED
247
00:16:47,406 --> 00:16:50,910
{\an7}WITH THE RING STINGER,
248
00:16:50,943 --> 00:16:54,680
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND HE IS IN
FOR A NASTY SURPRISE.
249
00:16:58,017 --> 00:16:59,852
{\an7}WHEN THREATENED,
250
00:16:59,886 --> 00:17:02,922
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE RING STINGER SQUIRTS
A HOT LETHAL CHEMICAL COCKTAIL
251
00:17:02,955 --> 00:17:05,825
{\an7}FROM ITS BUTT.
252
00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:08,294
{\an7}\h\hAND THE MECHANISM
FROM WHICH IT DOES SO
253
00:17:08,327 --> 00:17:11,063
{\an7}IS NOTHING SHORT OF GENIUS.
254
00:17:11,097 --> 00:17:12,899
{\an7}GLANDS IN THE TIP OF THE ABDOMEN
255
00:17:12,932 --> 00:17:17,537
{\an7}PRODUCE AN ORGANIC ACID
\hAND HOMEMADE BLEACH.
256
00:17:17,570 --> 00:17:21,641
{\an7}THESE TWO HARMLESS CHEMICALS ARE
STORED IN SEPARATE CHAMBERS.
257
00:17:21,674 --> 00:17:24,443
{\an7}WHEN THE RING STINGER
\h\h\h\hNEEDS TO FIRE,
258
00:17:24,477 --> 00:17:27,280
{\an7}THE TWO CHEMICALS ARE PUSHED
\h\hTHROUGH A ONE-WAY VALVE
259
00:17:27,313 --> 00:17:30,950
{\an7}INTO A TOUGH REACTION CHAMBER.
260
00:17:30,983 --> 00:17:33,586
{\an7}HERE, THE CHEMICALS
\h\hMIX TO PRODUCE
261
00:17:33,619 --> 00:17:37,590
{\an7}A VOLATILE, BOILING HOT,
\h\h\h\h\hEXPLOSIVE SPRAY
262
00:17:37,623 --> 00:17:40,359
{\an7}OVER 200 DEGREES.
263
00:17:40,393 --> 00:17:42,829
{\an7}[HISSING]
264
00:17:42,862 --> 00:17:46,532
{\an7}\h\h\hBY PULSING ITS SPRAY
AT 700 SQUIRTS PER SECOND,
265
00:17:46,566 --> 00:17:49,836
{\an7}\hTHE BEETLE STOPS ITSELF
FROM BURNING TO A CRISP.
266
00:17:49,869 --> 00:17:53,206
{\an7}[HISSING]
267
00:17:53,239 --> 00:17:59,212
{\an7}♪
268
00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:01,948
{\an7}THE RING STINGER’S
\h\hCLEVER ARSENAL
269
00:18:01,981 --> 00:18:04,183
{\an7}LEAVES IT UNPOPULAR,
270
00:18:04,216 --> 00:18:05,751
{\an7}BUT UNHARMED.
271
00:18:05,785 --> 00:18:09,889
{\an7}AND WITH ITS REPUTATION
STILL VERY MUCH INTACT,
272
00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:14,293
{\an7}IT’S OFF TO LOOK FOR MORE FOOD.
273
00:18:14,327 --> 00:18:17,897
{\an7}SOME BUGS HAVE EVOLVED
\h\h\hCHEMICAL WEAPONS.
274
00:18:17,930 --> 00:18:22,067
{\an7}\h\h\hOTHERS TRANSFORM
BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES.
275
00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:26,539
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND ONE HAS
THE ABILITY TO DISAPPEAR.
276
00:18:26,572 --> 00:18:29,208
{\an7}THIS IS THE STICK.
277
00:18:34,914 --> 00:18:37,750
{\an7}YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
278
00:18:37,783 --> 00:18:39,952
{\an7}BUT SOMEWHERE ON THIS TREE
279
00:18:39,986 --> 00:18:44,524
{\an7}IS THE LONGEST INSECT
\h\h\h\hON THE PLANET.
280
00:18:44,557 --> 00:18:50,830
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE GIANT STICK INSECT
CAN GROW TO OVER 10 INCHES LONG.
281
00:18:50,863 --> 00:18:52,898
{\an7}TO AVOID BEING EATEN,
282
00:18:52,932 --> 00:18:54,867
{\an7}THIS DITHERING VEGETARIAN
283
00:18:54,900 --> 00:18:59,505
{\an7}\h\h\h\hHAS EVOLVED AN ARRAY
OF ELABORATE ALIEN DEFENSES,
284
00:18:59,538 --> 00:19:04,009
{\an7}AND HER MOST POWERFUL
\h\h\h\hIS CAMOUFLAGE.
285
00:19:04,043 --> 00:19:06,546
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hSUCKER PADS
AT THE TIPS OF HER FEET
286
00:19:06,579 --> 00:19:11,684
{\an7}ALLOW THE STICK TO HANG AROUND
\h\h\h\hAND EVEN UPSIDE DOWN,
287
00:19:11,717 --> 00:19:14,053
{\an7}ALMOST LIFELESS.
288
00:19:14,086 --> 00:19:17,556
{\an7}\hHER PROTECTIVE SUIT
LOOKS JUST LIKE BARK,
289
00:19:17,590 --> 00:19:21,861
{\an7}WHILE HER JOINTS RESEMBLE
\h\hKNOTS ALONG A BRANCH.
290
00:19:21,894 --> 00:19:26,098
{\an7}EVEN HER EYES ARE HARD TO FIND.
291
00:19:26,132 --> 00:19:29,469
{\an7}THE STICK NOT ONLY
LOOKS LIKE A TWIG,
292
00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:31,337
{\an7}SHE ACTS LIKE ONE, TOO,
293
00:19:31,370 --> 00:19:33,839
{\an7}SWAYING IN THE WIND.
294
00:19:33,873 --> 00:19:40,313
{\an7}♪
295
00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:43,549
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHILE EATING,
SHE WILL EAT THE ENTIRE LEAF,
296
00:19:43,582 --> 00:19:46,051
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLEAVING
NO HALF-CHEWED BIT BEHIND
297
00:19:46,085 --> 00:19:49,088
{\an7}THAT MIGHT GIVE AWAY
\h\h\hHER POSITION.
298
00:19:49,121 --> 00:19:52,625
{\an7}[CHEWING]
299
00:19:56,395 --> 00:20:00,132
{\an7}THE STICK TAKES CAMOUFLAGE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSO SERIOUSLY
300
00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:03,136
{\an7}THAT EVEN HER POOP
LOOKS LIKE A STICK.
301
00:20:05,838 --> 00:20:11,644
{\an7}BUT WHEN HER CLEVER CAMOUFLAGE
\h\h\h\hDOESN’T QUITE CUT IT,
302
00:20:11,677 --> 00:20:14,413
{\an7}THE STICK HAS ANOTHER TRICK
\h\h\h\h\h\hUP HER SLEEVE...
303
00:20:16,482 --> 00:20:19,352
{\an7}WINGS.
304
00:20:19,385 --> 00:20:26,158
{\an7}THIS SUDDEN FLASH OF COLOR IS
DESIGNED TO STARTLE PREDATORS.
305
00:20:26,192 --> 00:20:28,961
{\an7}BUT THE SNAKE ISN’T PERTURBED.
306
00:20:28,994 --> 00:20:32,297
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSO THE STICK
TRIES ONE MORE DEFENSE:
307
00:20:32,331 --> 00:20:34,099
{\an7}INSECT TEAR GAS.
308
00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:39,038
{\an7}IT WORKS.
309
00:20:43,042 --> 00:20:46,812
{\an7}SOME BUGS GO TO EXTREME LENGTHS
TO PLAY DEAD,
310
00:20:46,846 --> 00:20:50,249
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT OUR NEXT FREAK
QUITE LITERALLY TURNS HER PREY
311
00:20:50,282 --> 00:20:53,252
{\an7}INTO THE LIVING DEAD.
312
00:20:53,285 --> 00:20:55,854
{\an7}THE AFRICAN WINTER IS COMING,
313
00:20:55,888 --> 00:20:58,991
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND TO SURVIVE
THESE DESPERATELY DRY MONTHS,
314
00:20:59,024 --> 00:21:03,061
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOUR NEXT FREAK
IS STOCKING UP HER LARDER...
315
00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:04,296
{\an7}WITH BODIES.
316
00:21:04,330 --> 00:21:07,800
{\an7}[BUZZING]
317
00:21:07,833 --> 00:21:11,937
{\an7}THIS IS THE THREAD-WAISTED WASP.
318
00:21:11,971 --> 00:21:15,408
{\an7}HER LARGE EYES PROVIDE
EXCELLENT COLOR VISION
319
00:21:15,441 --> 00:21:20,212
{\an7}AND ALLOW HER TO SPOT PREY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM AFAR.
320
00:21:20,246 --> 00:21:22,682
{\an7}FOR PRECISION FLYING,
321
00:21:22,715 --> 00:21:25,851
{\an7}SHE HOOKS HER WINGS TOGETHER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLIKE VELCRO
322
00:21:25,885 --> 00:21:32,392
{\an7}AND TARGETS HER PREY
\h\h\hFROM THE AIR.
323
00:21:32,424 --> 00:21:35,827
{\an7}\hTHE WASP INJECTS
PARALYZING VENOM,
324
00:21:35,861 --> 00:21:40,833
{\an7}TURNING THE CATERPILLAR
INTO A PRESERVED MEAL.
325
00:21:40,866 --> 00:21:45,604
{\an7}BUT THIS JUICY FEAST
\h\h\hIS NOT FOR HER.
326
00:21:45,638 --> 00:21:48,908
{\an7}SHE DRAGS THE DEADWEIGHT DINNER
BACK TO HER NEST,
327
00:21:48,941 --> 00:21:52,912
{\an7}WHERE HER EGGS ARE ALREADY
\hINCUBATING UNDERGROUND,
328
00:21:52,945 --> 00:21:57,283
{\an7}GLUED ONTO PREVIOUSLY
\h\h\hPARALYZED PREY.
329
00:21:57,316 --> 00:22:00,452
{\an7}\h\hTHIS BODY SNATCHER
CAN CARRY CATERPILLARS
330
00:22:00,486 --> 00:22:04,690
{\an7}THAT WEIGH UP TO 10 TIMES
\h\h\h\h\hHER OWN WEIGHT.
331
00:22:04,723 --> 00:22:06,592
{\an7}HER RAKE-LIKE FORELEGS
332
00:22:06,625 --> 00:22:08,861
{\an7}ARE SPECIFICALLY ADAPTED
\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR DIGGING.
333
00:22:15,868 --> 00:22:18,137
{\an7}ONCE SHE UNPLUGS THE ENTRANCE,
334
00:22:18,170 --> 00:22:23,442
{\an7}THE CATERPILLAR IS DRAGGED
\h\h\h\hINTO THE DARKNESS.
335
00:22:23,475 --> 00:22:25,644
{\an7}COMPLETELY PARALYZED,
336
00:22:25,678 --> 00:22:29,048
{\an7}THE CATERPILLAR WILL STAY ALIVE
AND FRESH IN THIS TOMB
337
00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:31,951
{\an7}FOR WEEKS.
338
00:22:31,984 --> 00:22:34,653
{\an7}AND WHEN THE BABY WASPS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hARE BORN,
339
00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:37,523
{\an7}THEY WILL FEAST ON THE UNDEAD.
340
00:22:40,059 --> 00:22:43,829
{\an7}\hWHILE THIS WASP BURIES
HER VICTIMS UNDERGROUND,
341
00:22:43,863 --> 00:22:45,732
{\an7}OTHERS GO ONE STEP FURTHER
342
00:22:45,764 --> 00:22:48,834
{\an7}TO ENSURE A FRESH MEAL
\hFOR THEIR OFFSPRING.
343
00:22:51,036 --> 00:22:54,239
{\an7}THIS BODY SNATCHER
\hINJECTS HER EGGS
344
00:22:54,273 --> 00:22:57,276
{\an7}STRAIGHT INTO THE CATERPILLAR.
345
00:22:59,879 --> 00:23:03,383
{\an7}SHE LAYS UP TO 100 EGGS
\h\h\h\h\hIN ONE SHOT,
346
00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:07,753
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDEEP INTO
THE CATERPILLAR’S BODY.
347
00:23:07,786 --> 00:23:10,422
{\an7}THE GOOEY INSIDES
OF THE CATERPILLAR
348
00:23:10,456 --> 00:23:13,693
{\an7}WILL ACT AS AN INCUBATOR
\h\h\hFOR THE WASP EGGS,
349
00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:15,461
{\an7}AND ONCE THEY HATCH,
350
00:23:15,494 --> 00:23:18,263
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE WASP LARVAE
WILL EAT THE CATERPILLAR
351
00:23:18,297 --> 00:23:21,567
{\an7}FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
352
00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:27,072
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE GROWING LARVAE
CONTROL THE CATERPILLAR’S MIND,
353
00:23:27,106 --> 00:23:30,843
{\an7}\h\h\h\hFORCING IT TO CONSUME
ONE AND A HALF TIMES MORE FOOD
354
00:23:30,876 --> 00:23:34,012
{\an7}THAN IT NORMALLY WOULD...
355
00:23:34,046 --> 00:23:37,983
{\an7}UNTIL IT’S TIME TO POP OUT.
356
00:23:38,017 --> 00:23:46,259
{\an7}♪
357
00:23:46,292 --> 00:23:48,661
{\an7}THEY EAT THEIR WAY FREE
358
00:23:48,694 --> 00:23:51,797
{\an7}AND COMPLETE THEIR TRANSITION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hINTO ADULTHOOD.
359
00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:56,335
{\an7}♪
360
00:23:56,368 --> 00:24:00,205
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT SADLY,
THE MUTILATED CATERPILLAR
361
00:24:00,239 --> 00:24:04,744
{\an7}WILL NEVER GET TO COMPLETE
\h\hITS OWN METAMORPHOSIS.
362
00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:07,079
{\an7}WE’VE MET THE SQUIRTERS,
363
00:24:07,112 --> 00:24:09,081
{\an7}THE INVISIBLE,
364
00:24:09,114 --> 00:24:11,984
{\an7}AND THE BODY SNATCHERS.
365
00:24:12,017 --> 00:24:16,822
{\an7}IT’S NOW TIME FOR OUR NEXT FREAK
TO UNLEASH ITS FURY.
366
00:24:16,855 --> 00:24:19,157
{\an7}THIS IS THE MARKSMAN.
367
00:24:19,191 --> 00:24:21,093
{\an7}[GROWLING]
368
00:24:23,195 --> 00:24:25,764
{\an7}THIS LUSH EVERGREEN FOREST
369
00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:30,369
{\an7}\hIS THE HUNTING GROUND FOR
A PROFESSIONAL SHARPSHOOTER.
370
00:24:33,839 --> 00:24:39,345
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE PRAYING MANTID
IS A NATURAL BORN KILLER.
371
00:24:39,378 --> 00:24:43,649
{\an7}\h\h\hITS FIRST-EVER MEAL
WAS ONE OF ITS SIBLINGS.
372
00:24:43,682 --> 00:24:46,985
{\an7}\h\hAND IT DOESN’T
OUTGROW ITS MALICE.
373
00:24:47,019 --> 00:24:49,488
{\an7}THIS ALIEN-LOOKING HUNTER
374
00:24:49,521 --> 00:24:53,859
{\an7}FEATURES A SET OF WEAPONS
\h\h\hFIT FOR AN ASSASSIN.
375
00:24:53,892 --> 00:24:56,595
{\an7}ITS FRONT LEGS ARE SPRING-LOADED
376
00:24:56,628 --> 00:25:01,533
{\an7}\hAND PACKED WITH DEADLY HOOKS
AND SPIKES TO IMPALE ITS PREY.
377
00:25:06,939 --> 00:25:10,543
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT THE SECRET TO
THE MARKSMAN’S HUNTING SUCCESS
378
00:25:10,576 --> 00:25:13,579
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLIES NOT ONLY
IN ITS DEADLY FOREARMS,
379
00:25:13,612 --> 00:25:19,284
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT ALSO IN ITS
INCREDIBLY SHARP SENSES.
380
00:25:19,318 --> 00:25:24,323
{\an7}TWO THIN ANTENNAE PICK UP EVEN
\hTHE FAINTEST SCENT OF PREY.
381
00:25:26,925 --> 00:25:31,396
{\an7}\h\h\h\hITS TRIANGULAR HEAD
CAN TURN ALMOST FULL CIRCLE,
382
00:25:31,430 --> 00:25:35,200
{\an7}GIVING IT A SUPERSIZED
\h\h\h\hFIELD OF VIEW,
383
00:25:35,234 --> 00:25:38,537
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHILE ITS FIVE EYES
ALLOW IT TO DETECT MOVEMENT
384
00:25:38,570 --> 00:25:41,740
{\an7}UP TO 60 FEET AWAY.
385
00:25:41,774 --> 00:25:43,776
{\an7}ITS LARGER EYES
386
00:25:43,809 --> 00:25:47,813
{\an7}\h\h\hARE MADE UP OF 10,000
LIGHT-SENSITIVE STRUCTURES,
387
00:25:47,846 --> 00:25:52,718
{\an7}ESSENTIALLY EACH ONE A TINY EYE
WITH ITS OWN LENS.
388
00:25:54,186 --> 00:25:59,291
{\an7}EACH TINY LENS FOCUSES LIGHT
\hDOWN INTO THE OPTIC NERVE
389
00:25:59,324 --> 00:26:05,463
{\an7}\h\h\hWHERE THE FULL SUPER-HD
PANORAMIC PICTURE IS CREATED.
390
00:26:05,497 --> 00:26:09,034
{\an7}\hTHESE ALIEN EYES
DON’T HAVE PUPILS.
391
00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:13,439
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE BLACK SPOTS
ARE A MERE OPTICAL ILLUSION.
392
00:26:13,472 --> 00:26:16,775
{\an7}THE MANTID ISN’T JUST
\h\h\hLOOKING AT YOU;
393
00:26:16,809 --> 00:26:19,545
{\an7}IT SEES EVERYTHING.
394
00:26:19,578 --> 00:26:22,881
{\an7}♪
395
00:26:22,915 --> 00:26:25,084
{\an7}ITS WEAPONS ARE LOADED,
396
00:26:25,117 --> 00:26:27,553
{\an7}AND ITS SENSES ARE SHARP.
397
00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:29,988
{\an7}IT’S TIME TO HUNT.
398
00:26:30,022 --> 00:26:36,595
{\an7}♪
399
00:26:36,628 --> 00:26:38,630
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
400
00:26:38,664 --> 00:26:42,034
{\an7}♪
401
00:26:42,067 --> 00:26:43,769
{\an7}[GRASSHOPPER CHIRPING]
402
00:26:43,802 --> 00:26:52,778
{\an7}♪
403
00:26:52,811 --> 00:26:54,613
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
404
00:26:54,646 --> 00:26:58,049
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE MARKSMAN USES
ITS INCREDIBLE STRENGTH
405
00:26:58,083 --> 00:27:01,353
{\an7}TO TEAR ITS PREY LIMB FROM LIMB.
406
00:27:01,386 --> 00:27:12,430
{\an7}♪
407
00:27:12,464 --> 00:27:19,905
{\an7}♪
408
00:27:19,938 --> 00:27:23,942
{\an7}\h\h\hAFTER DINNER,
THE MANTID CLEANS UP
409
00:27:23,976 --> 00:27:26,512
{\an7}BEFORE HEADING OFF
\hTO FIND DESSERT.
410
00:27:31,783 --> 00:27:35,520
{\an7}\h\hTHE PRAYING MANTID
IS NOT THE ONLY KILLER
411
00:27:35,554 --> 00:27:37,790
{\an7}IN THIS NECK OF THE WOODS.
412
00:27:37,823 --> 00:27:45,331
{\an7}♪
413
00:27:45,364 --> 00:27:49,735
{\an7}\hWHILE HE MAY LOOK COMICAL
WITH HIS STRANGE, LONG NOSE,
414
00:27:49,768 --> 00:27:55,440
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE ASSASSIN BUG
IS NO LAUGHING MATTER.
415
00:27:55,474 --> 00:28:00,612
{\an7}\h\hTHIS FREAK HAS THE ABILITY
TO LITERALLY LIQUEFY HIS PREY.
416
00:28:00,646 --> 00:28:04,483
{\an7}♪
417
00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:08,186
{\an7}\h\h\h\hHIS RED COLOR
IS NOT JUST FOR SHOW;
418
00:28:08,220 --> 00:28:11,657
{\an7}\h\hIT’S A WARNING
TO OTHER PREDATORS.
419
00:28:13,559 --> 00:28:16,228
{\an7}\h\h\hWITH ANTENNAE
AS LONG AS HIS BODY,
420
00:28:16,261 --> 00:28:18,597
{\an7}HE SNIFFS OUT HIS NEXT MEAL.
421
00:28:18,630 --> 00:28:21,933
{\an7}♪
422
00:28:21,967 --> 00:28:27,372
{\an7}\h\hAND HIS NEEDLE-LIKE BEAK
CAN INFLICT A PAINFUL STING.
423
00:28:27,406 --> 00:28:39,451
{\an7}♪
424
00:28:39,484 --> 00:28:52,564
{\an7}♪
425
00:28:52,598 --> 00:28:55,401
{\an7}\hONCE A TASTY MEAL
HAS BEEN TARGETED...
426
00:28:55,434 --> 00:29:00,172
{\an7}♪
427
00:29:00,205 --> 00:29:04,142
{\an7}THE SILENT ASSASSIN GRABS HOLD.
428
00:29:04,176 --> 00:29:08,280
{\an7}TINY HAIRS ON HIS LEGS
OFFER A VISE-LIKE GRIP.
429
00:29:08,313 --> 00:29:11,149
{\an7}ONCE HE FINDS A SOFT SPOT,
430
00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:14,687
{\an7}\hHE STABS HIS BLADE-LIKE
PROBOSCIS INTO HIS VICTIM.
431
00:29:17,723 --> 00:29:21,060
{\an7}\h\h\hWITHIN SECONDS,
THE PREY IS PARALYZED
432
00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:25,531
{\an7}\h\hAND ITS INSIDES
BEGIN TO DISSOLVE.
433
00:29:25,564 --> 00:29:28,434
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE PROBOSCIS
PIERCES THE VICTIM’S GUT,
434
00:29:28,467 --> 00:29:34,573
{\an7}\h\h\hINJECTING A LETHAL COCKTAIL
OF ENZYMES AND DIGESTIVE JUICES.
435
00:29:34,606 --> 00:29:39,010
{\an7}THIS VENOMOUS SALIVA DESTROYS
\h\h\hEVERYTHING IN ITS PATH,
436
00:29:39,044 --> 00:29:41,847
{\an7}TURNING THE CELLS INTO SOUP.
437
00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:44,583
{\an7}ONCE THE BUG PUREE IS READY,
438
00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:49,254
{\an7}THE ASSASSIN SLURPS IT ALL UP,
BACK THROUGH HIS DEADLY STRAW.
439
00:29:49,288 --> 00:29:51,123
{\an7}[SLURPING]
440
00:29:51,156 --> 00:29:55,227
{\an7}MOST BUGS THAT FEED THIS WAY
\h\hHAVE TWO SEPARATE TUBES:
441
00:29:55,260 --> 00:29:57,095
{\an7}ONE FOR INJECTING
442
00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:59,164
{\an7}AND ONE FOR SUCKING.
443
00:29:59,197 --> 00:30:04,035
{\an7}BUT THE ASSASSIN’S BEAK ACTS
AS BOTH SYRINGE AND SIPHON,
444
00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:08,907
{\an7}\h\hWHICH ALLOWS IT TO TARGET
LARGE PREY TWICE ITS OWN SIZE.
445
00:30:11,510 --> 00:30:13,645
{\an7}AND IT WON’T THINK TWICE
446
00:30:13,679 --> 00:30:17,416
{\an7}ABOUT JABBING A HUMAN HAND
\h\h\hTHAT GETS IN THE WAY.
447
00:30:19,885 --> 00:30:21,820
{\an7}FROM ASSASSINS WHO FLY SOLO
448
00:30:21,853 --> 00:30:24,456
{\an7}AND MONSTERS YOU CAN’T OUTRUN,
449
00:30:24,489 --> 00:30:26,791
{\an7}WE NOW MOVE TO THE KILLER ANTS,
450
00:30:26,825 --> 00:30:29,895
{\an7}WHO WORK TOGETHER AS ONE.
451
00:30:32,798 --> 00:30:36,669
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAFRICA IS HOME
TO MANY DEADLY PREDATORS,
452
00:30:36,702 --> 00:30:40,906
{\an7}BOTH LARGE AND SMALL.
453
00:30:40,939 --> 00:30:44,309
{\an7}\hTHIS RIVER OF BODIES
AND SHARP SERRATED JAWS
454
00:30:44,343 --> 00:30:48,214
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS MADE UP
OF OVER 50 MILLION ANTS...
455
00:30:48,246 --> 00:30:53,084
{\an7}THE LARGEST ANT COLONY
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE WORLD.
456
00:30:53,118 --> 00:30:56,989
{\an7}THESE ARE THE DRIVER ANTS.
457
00:30:57,022 --> 00:30:59,057
{\an7}FROM THE HUNTERS AND GATHERERS,
458
00:30:59,091 --> 00:31:01,527
{\an7}\h\hTO THE BUILDERS
AND THE ARCHITECTS,
459
00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,495
{\an7}EVERY SINGLE ANT HAS ITS PLACE
460
00:31:03,528 --> 00:31:07,198
{\an7}IN THIS SUPER ORGANIZED
\h\h\h\hSUPER-ORGANISM.
461
00:31:07,232 --> 00:31:10,335
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT THE LARGEST
AND SCARIEST OF THEM ALL
462
00:31:10,369 --> 00:31:12,304
{\an7}ARE THE SOLDIER ANTS.
463
00:31:12,337 --> 00:31:14,372
{\an7}STANDING OVER AN INCH LONG,
464
00:31:14,406 --> 00:31:16,875
{\an7}THEY GUARD THE COLONY
\h\h\hWITH THEIR LIFE
465
00:31:16,908 --> 00:31:21,179
{\an7}AND THEIR ENORMOUS JAWS.
466
00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:25,084
{\an7}THESE POWERFUL PINCERS
CAN CRUSH, TEAR APART,
467
00:31:25,117 --> 00:31:28,921
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND KILL ANYTHING
THAT THREATENS THE COLONY.
468
00:31:28,954 --> 00:31:31,190
{\an7}ITS JAWS ARE SO STRONG
469
00:31:31,223 --> 00:31:33,926
{\an7}THAT THEY WILL MAINTAIN
\h\h\hA VISE-LIKE GRIP
470
00:31:33,959 --> 00:31:37,629
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hEVEN IF ITS BODY
IS REMOVED FROM ITS HEAD.
471
00:31:37,662 --> 00:31:41,432
{\an7}\hLOCAL TRIBESMEN EVEN USE
THE ANTS’ DECAPITATED HEADS
472
00:31:41,466 --> 00:31:46,504
{\an7}\h\h\hAS SURGICAL STAPLES
TO CLOSE UP OPEN WOUNDS.
473
00:31:46,538 --> 00:31:48,440
{\an7}TO SURVIVE OUT HERE,
474
00:31:48,473 --> 00:31:53,211
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE COLONY
WORKS TOGETHER AS ONE.
475
00:31:53,245 --> 00:31:57,783
{\an7}THEY USE THEIR OWN BODIES TO
BUILD INCREDIBLE STRUCTURES--
476
00:31:57,816 --> 00:32:02,387
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCOLUMNS TO FORM
THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR NESTS,
477
00:32:02,421 --> 00:32:06,525
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLIVING WALLS
TO PROTECT THEIR QUEEN,
478
00:32:06,558 --> 00:32:09,861
{\an7}\hAND EVEN BRIDGES
UP TO 40 FEET LONG
479
00:32:09,895 --> 00:32:12,564
{\an7}TO CROSS WATER.
480
00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:16,468
{\an7}AND THEY DO ALL OF THIS
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE DARK.
481
00:32:16,501 --> 00:32:21,172
{\an7}THE ANTS ARE ALL BLIND.
482
00:32:21,206 --> 00:32:24,609
{\an7}THEY TALK TO EACH OTHER
\h\hTHROUGH PHEROMONES,
483
00:32:24,643 --> 00:32:27,312
{\an7}\h\h\hPICKED UP WITH THEIR
SUPER SENSITIVE ANTENNAE.
484
00:32:29,481 --> 00:32:32,651
{\an7}AND THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR.
485
00:32:32,684 --> 00:32:35,820
{\an7}IT’S TIME TO FEED.
486
00:32:35,854 --> 00:32:37,956
{\an7}IN JUST 24 HOURS,
487
00:32:37,989 --> 00:32:41,159
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS BLACK WAVE
STRIPS THE LIFE FROM AN AREA
488
00:32:41,193 --> 00:32:43,629
{\an7}AS BIG AS A FOOTBALL FIELD.
489
00:32:46,731 --> 00:32:50,435
{\an7}UP TO 100,000 VICTIMS
\h\h\h\h\hIN ONE DAY.
490
00:32:53,538 --> 00:32:59,677
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT NOT ONLY THE SMALL
FALL PREY TO THIS DEADLY SWARM.
491
00:32:59,711 --> 00:33:04,883
{\an7}THE KILLER ANTS WILL OVERPOWER
\hWEAK MAMMALS AND EVEN BIRDS.
492
00:33:04,916 --> 00:33:09,087
{\an7}♪
493
00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:14,359
{\an7}THEIR VICTIMS ARE DISMEMBERED,
\h\hTRANSPORTED, AND CONSUMED
494
00:33:14,392 --> 00:33:15,760
{\an7}BY THE MASSES.
495
00:33:15,794 --> 00:33:20,565
{\an7}♪
496
00:33:20,599 --> 00:33:24,603
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE KILLER ANTS
LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND.
497
00:33:24,636 --> 00:33:28,406
{\an7}\h\hONCE THEY’VE EATEN
EVERYTHING IN THE AREA,
498
00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:31,276
{\an7}IT’S TIME TO MOVE ON,
499
00:33:31,309 --> 00:33:33,645
{\an7}\h\hSO YOU’D BETTER
GET OUT OF THE WAY.
500
00:33:33,678 --> 00:33:37,282
{\an7}♪
501
00:33:37,315 --> 00:33:41,352
{\an7}\h\h\h\hMONSTER BUGS COME
IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES,
502
00:33:41,386 --> 00:33:45,557
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND IT’S TIME
TO REVEAL THE GIANTS.
503
00:33:45,590 --> 00:33:47,625
{\an7}THIS SHAPESHIFTING GOLIATH
504
00:33:47,659 --> 00:33:50,162
{\an7}IS KNOWN AS THE TRANSFORMER.
505
00:33:53,465 --> 00:33:55,434
{\an7}IN THIS INDONESIAN JUNGLE,
506
00:33:55,467 --> 00:34:01,606
{\an7}A MIRACLE IS ABOUT TO UNFOLD
RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES.
507
00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:05,377
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS TINY EGG,
NO BIGGER THAN A GRAIN OF RICE,
508
00:34:05,410 --> 00:34:09,648
{\an7}\hWILL GIVE RISE TO ONE OF THE
LARGEST INSECTS ON THE PLANET,
509
00:34:09,681 --> 00:34:11,383
{\an7}THE ATLAS MOTH.
510
00:34:12,817 --> 00:34:16,421
{\an7}BUT IN ORDER FOR IT TO REACH
\h\h\hMONSTROUS PROPORTIONS,
511
00:34:16,454 --> 00:34:19,490
{\an7}HE NEEDS TO EAT.
512
00:34:19,524 --> 00:34:21,960
{\an7}\h\h\hAND FOR THE FIRST
SIX WEEKS OF HIS LIFE,
513
00:34:21,993 --> 00:34:25,230
{\an7}THAT IS ALL HE DOES.
514
00:34:25,263 --> 00:34:30,568
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT’S NOT LONG BEFORE
HE’S TOO BIG FOR HIS OWN SKIN.
515
00:34:30,602 --> 00:34:33,238
{\an7}HIS GOOEY INSIDES BULGE,
516
00:34:33,271 --> 00:34:35,874
{\an7}AND HIS OLD BODYSUIT POPS OPEN
517
00:34:35,907 --> 00:34:39,544
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO ALLOW
THE CATERPILLAR TO GROW.
518
00:34:39,578 --> 00:34:43,282
{\an7}\hHIS LARGE FLESHY SPIKES
COATED IN AN ITCHY POWDER
519
00:34:43,315 --> 00:34:47,686
{\an7}HELP DETER ANY HUNGRY ONLOOKERS.
520
00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:50,021
{\an7}HE WILL SHED HIS SKIN FOUR TIMES
521
00:34:50,055 --> 00:34:53,926
{\an7}AS HE GROWS FATTER AND FATTER.
522
00:34:53,959 --> 00:34:59,064
{\an7}AND NOTHING GOES TO WASTE.
523
00:34:59,097 --> 00:35:02,200
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHIS GLUTTON
CONTINUES TO BINGE-EAT
524
00:35:02,233 --> 00:35:05,770
{\an7}UNTIL HE’S THE SIZE
OF A PORK SAUSAGE.
525
00:35:05,804 --> 00:35:11,209
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THEN,
IT’S TIME FOR HIS MAKEOVER.
526
00:35:11,242 --> 00:35:13,678
{\an7}\h\hTHE CATERPILLAR
STARTS TO CONSTRUCT
527
00:35:13,712 --> 00:35:17,649
{\an7}HIS OWN SILK CHANGING ROOM.
528
00:35:17,682 --> 00:35:19,984
{\an7}IT IS BEHIND THIS SILKY CURTAIN
529
00:35:20,018 --> 00:35:22,220
{\an7}THAT THE MAGIC HAPPENS.
530
00:35:22,253 --> 00:35:26,891
{\an7}♪
531
00:35:26,925 --> 00:35:31,163
{\an7}WHILE HIS OUTER SKIN HARDENS
\h\hINTO A PROTECTIVE SHELL,
532
00:35:31,196 --> 00:35:35,000
{\an7}THE TRANSFORMER’S
\hINSIDES LIQUEFY
533
00:35:35,033 --> 00:35:37,536
{\an7}AS HIS NEW BODY PARTS DEVELOP.
534
00:35:37,569 --> 00:35:40,839
{\an7}♪
535
00:35:40,872 --> 00:35:44,075
{\an7}IT’S A FULL BODY MAKEOVER.
536
00:35:47,679 --> 00:35:51,550
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hONE MONTH LATER,
IT’S TIME FOR THE BIG REVEAL.
537
00:35:51,583 --> 00:36:03,862
{\an7}♪
538
00:36:03,895 --> 00:36:12,904
{\an7}♪
539
00:36:12,937 --> 00:36:15,640
{\an7}HE PUMPS AIR AND BLOOD
\h\h\h\hINTO HIS WINGS
540
00:36:15,674 --> 00:36:18,076
{\an7}TO EXPAND AND HARDEN THEM.
541
00:36:18,109 --> 00:36:22,747
{\an7}♪
542
00:36:22,781 --> 00:36:25,851
{\an7}\h\hWITH A WINGSPAN
OF OVER 12 INCHES,
543
00:36:25,884 --> 00:36:29,221
{\an7}IT TRULY IS A MONSTER MOTH.
544
00:36:29,254 --> 00:36:35,360
{\an7}♪
545
00:36:35,393 --> 00:36:40,832
{\an7}THIS ONCE FAT UGLY DUCKLING
\hIS NOW A MOSAIC OF COLOR,
546
00:36:40,865 --> 00:36:43,534
{\an7}AND IT’S NOT JUST FOR SHOW.
547
00:36:43,568 --> 00:36:50,041
{\an7}THE TIPS OF THE MOTH’S WINGS
RESEMBLE THE FACE OF A COBRA.
548
00:36:50,075 --> 00:36:52,077
{\an7}WHEN THREATENED BY PREDATORS,
549
00:36:52,110 --> 00:36:55,046
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE TRANSFORMER
WILL IMITATE THIS DEADLY SNAKE
550
00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:57,816
{\an7}BY MOVING ITS WINGS
\h\hBACK AND FORTH.
551
00:37:00,318 --> 00:37:04,189
{\an7}\h\h\h\hDESPITE THIS ELABORATE
AND MIRACULOUS TRANSFORMATION,
552
00:37:04,222 --> 00:37:09,794
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE ADULT ATLAS MOTH
HAS LITTLE OVER A WEEK TO LIVE.
553
00:37:09,828 --> 00:37:13,532
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWITH NO MOUTH
HE IS UNABLE TO FEED,
554
00:37:13,565 --> 00:37:17,002
{\an7}\hSO HIS ONLY GOAL
IS TO FIND A MATE
555
00:37:17,035 --> 00:37:19,271
{\an7}AND CONTINUE HIS LEGACY.
556
00:37:19,304 --> 00:37:22,073
{\an7}♪
557
00:37:22,107 --> 00:37:25,143
{\an7}WHILE THE TRANSFORMER
MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST,
558
00:37:25,176 --> 00:37:27,745
{\an7}\h\h\hWE’RE ABOUT TO MEET
THE STRONGEST MONSTER BUG
559
00:37:27,779 --> 00:37:30,148
{\an7}ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET.
560
00:37:30,181 --> 00:37:32,850
{\an7}THIS IS THE HERCULES BEETLE.
561
00:37:32,884 --> 00:37:35,820
{\an7}[ROARING]
562
00:37:39,224 --> 00:37:42,694
{\an7}THIS TROPICAL RAINFOREST
\h\h\hOF CENTRAL AMERICA
563
00:37:42,727 --> 00:37:46,731
{\an7}PROVIDES THE PERFECT COVER
\h\h\h\hFOR OUR NEXT GIANT.
564
00:37:50,101 --> 00:37:54,806
{\an7}AMONGST THE DECAY OF LEAVES
AND THE ROT OF FALLEN TREES,
565
00:37:54,839 --> 00:37:59,510
{\an7}IT’S THE DISGUSTING GRUB
\h\hOF A HERCULES BEETLE.
566
00:37:59,544 --> 00:38:04,983
{\an7}THIS MONSTROUS LARVA ALREADY
WEIGHS AS MUCH AS AN APPLE.
567
00:38:05,016 --> 00:38:07,352
{\an7}AND HE’S BULKING UP TO BECOME
568
00:38:07,385 --> 00:38:11,689
{\an7}THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST BEETLE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE WORLD.
569
00:38:11,723 --> 00:38:16,027
{\an7}\h\h\hAS A GRUB HE HAS LIVED
UNDERGROUND FOR OVER A YEAR
570
00:38:16,060 --> 00:38:19,096
{\an7}WHILE GORGING HIMSELF
\h\h\hON ROTTING WOOD,
571
00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:23,101
{\an7}GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER.
572
00:38:23,134 --> 00:38:25,737
{\an7}TINY HAIRS ALL OVER HIS BODY
573
00:38:25,770 --> 00:38:29,307
{\an7}HELP HIM TO PULL HIS BULK
\h\hTHROUGH THE WET SOIL,
574
00:38:29,340 --> 00:38:33,110
{\an7}ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR MORE FOOD.
575
00:38:33,144 --> 00:38:35,480
{\an7}ONCE HE’S THE SIZE OF A TWINKIE,
576
00:38:35,513 --> 00:38:37,348
{\an7}HE DISAPPEARS UNDERGROUND
577
00:38:37,382 --> 00:38:40,785
{\an7}TO BEGIN AN INCREDIBLE
\h\h\h\hTRANSFORMATION.
578
00:38:42,086 --> 00:38:43,754
{\an7}THREE WEEKS LATER,
579
00:38:43,788 --> 00:38:49,994
{\an7}OUR BULGING GRUB HAS TRANSFORMED
INTO A MONSTROUS BEAST.
580
00:38:50,028 --> 00:38:54,099
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hITS NEW LIMBS
ARE HOOKED WITH CLAWS.
581
00:38:54,132 --> 00:38:56,201
{\an7}IT’S ONCE SOFT FLESH
582
00:38:56,234 --> 00:39:00,772
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS NOW COATED
IN INDESTRUCTIBLE BODY ARMOR.
583
00:39:00,805 --> 00:39:04,409
{\an7}\h\h\hAND IT’S ARMED WITH
A GIGANTIC CRUSHING HORN.
584
00:39:04,442 --> 00:39:08,446
{\an7}♪
585
00:39:08,479 --> 00:39:12,049
{\an7}THIS IS THE HERCULES BEETLE.
586
00:39:12,083 --> 00:39:16,788
{\an7}\h\hHIS NEW BODY REACHES
OVER 7 INCHES IN LENGTH,
587
00:39:16,821 --> 00:39:20,124
{\an7}AND IT IS THE STRONGEST INSECT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE PLANET,
588
00:39:20,158 --> 00:39:25,063
{\an7}ABLE TO CARRY UP TO 850 TIMES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHIS OWN WEIGHT.
589
00:39:25,096 --> 00:39:30,001
{\an7}THAT’S THE EQUIVALENT OF A HUMAN
LIFTING NINE ELEPHANTS.
590
00:39:32,470 --> 00:39:37,075
{\an7}\h\h\h\hYET THIS GIANT
IS A STRICT VEGETARIAN.
591
00:39:40,411 --> 00:39:45,783
{\an7}THIS DELICIOUS ROTTING FRUIT
\h\h\h\h\hWILL DO THE TRICK.
592
00:39:45,817 --> 00:39:49,954
{\an7}YET IT APPEARS ANOTHER MALE
\h\hALSO HAS A SWEET TOOTH.
593
00:39:49,988 --> 00:39:57,896
{\an7}♪
594
00:39:57,929 --> 00:40:02,300
{\an7}\hTHEIR GIGANTIC HORNS
ONLY HAVE ONE PURPOSE:
595
00:40:02,333 --> 00:40:03,901
{\an7}TO FIGHT EACH OTHER.
596
00:40:05,870 --> 00:40:09,073
{\an7}\h\hAND THIS FEAST
IS WORTH DEFENDING.
597
00:40:09,107 --> 00:40:16,548
{\an7}♪
598
00:40:16,581 --> 00:40:20,752
{\an7}THE WINNER WILL BE THE FIRST ONE
TO FLIP HIS OPPONENT.
599
00:40:20,785 --> 00:40:31,296
{\an7}♪
600
00:40:31,329 --> 00:40:35,333
{\an7}♪
601
00:40:35,366 --> 00:40:38,169
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE CHALLENGER
DOESN’T STAND A CHANCE
602
00:40:38,202 --> 00:40:40,204
{\an7}AGAINST OUR HERCULES.
603
00:40:40,238 --> 00:40:44,309
{\an7}♪
604
00:40:44,342 --> 00:40:45,844
{\an7}VICTORIOUS,
605
00:40:45,877 --> 00:40:50,582
{\an7}OUR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
\h\hRETURNS TO HIS FEAST.
606
00:40:50,615 --> 00:40:55,653
{\an7}BUT THE INTRUDER WILL HAVE TO
\h\h\hTRY HIS LUCK ELSEWHERE.
607
00:40:55,687 --> 00:41:00,492
{\an7}THIS GIANT VEGETARIAN MAY HAVE
SIZE AND STRENGTH ON ITS SIDE,
608
00:41:00,525 --> 00:41:04,829
{\an7}BUT OUR NEXT FREAK USES SPEED,
\h\h\h\hAGGRESSION, AND VENOM
609
00:41:04,862 --> 00:41:07,031
{\an7}TO FEAST ON FLESH.
610
00:41:07,065 --> 00:41:09,668
{\an7}THIS IS THE NIGHTCRAWLER.
611
00:41:11,402 --> 00:41:13,905
{\an7}THE DARK AMAZON JUNGLE
612
00:41:13,938 --> 00:41:16,541
{\an7}IS HOME TO THE BIGGEST,
\h\h\h\h\h\hDEADLIEST,
613
00:41:16,574 --> 00:41:20,278
{\an7}AND MOST ILL-TEMPERED
CREEPY CRAWLY AROUND.
614
00:41:20,311 --> 00:41:24,549
{\an7}♪
615
00:41:24,582 --> 00:41:27,051
{\an7}THIS IS THE CENTIPEDE.
616
00:41:27,085 --> 00:41:31,690
{\an7}♪
617
00:41:31,723 --> 00:41:35,227
{\an7}\h\hAN UNDULATING WAVE
OF POINTY, CLAWED LEGS
618
00:41:35,259 --> 00:41:39,196
{\an7}SENDS CHILLS UP YOUR SPINE.
619
00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:43,468
{\an7}ADD TO THAT THE FACT THAT IT IS
CARNIVOROUS AND VENOMOUS,
620
00:41:43,501 --> 00:41:46,738
{\an7}AND YOU’VE GOT A HORRIFYING
\h\h\h\hBEAST ON YOUR HANDS.
621
00:41:46,771 --> 00:41:54,078
{\an7}♪
622
00:41:54,112 --> 00:41:59,451
{\an7}ITS LAST PAIR OF EXTRA LONG LEGS
ACTS LIKE SPIKY PINCERS
623
00:41:59,484 --> 00:42:02,921
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTO GRAB ANYTHING
THAT APPROACHES FROM BEHIND.
624
00:42:06,124 --> 00:42:10,895
{\an7}\h\hBUT IT’S THE FRONT PAIR OF
MODIFIED LEGS THAT ARE LETHAL.
625
00:42:13,564 --> 00:42:18,836
{\an7}TWO ENORMOUS HYPODERMIC FANGS
FILLED WITH PARALYZING VENOM.
626
00:42:18,870 --> 00:42:23,174
{\an7}♪
627
00:42:23,207 --> 00:42:27,978
{\an7}\hBUT THIS TERRIFYING ASSASSIN
IS DWARFED BY A BIGGER BROTHER.
628
00:42:30,415 --> 00:42:35,987
{\an7}THIS IS THE GIANT CENTIPEDE.
629
00:42:36,020 --> 00:42:40,391
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT CAN GROW TO
THE LENGTH OF YOUR FOREARM,
630
00:42:40,425 --> 00:42:42,127
{\an7}WHICH ALLOWS THIS HEAVYWEIGHT
631
00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:45,397
{\an7}\h\hTO CAPTURE PREY
TWICE ITS OWN SIZE,
632
00:42:45,430 --> 00:42:49,301
{\an7}EVEN IF IT FLIES.
633
00:42:49,333 --> 00:42:52,403
{\an7}\h\h\hWHEN NIGHT FALLS
IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE,
634
00:42:52,437 --> 00:42:55,040
{\an7}THINGS GO FROM TROPICAL...
635
00:42:55,073 --> 00:42:56,441
{\an7}TO TERRIBLE.
636
00:42:56,474 --> 00:43:00,511
{\an7}♪
637
00:43:00,545 --> 00:43:03,882
{\an7}THE NIGHTCRAWLER IS ON THE HUNT.
638
00:43:03,915 --> 00:43:15,059
{\an7}♪
639
00:43:15,093 --> 00:43:16,361
{\an7}HE IS NOT INTERESTED
640
00:43:16,394 --> 00:43:20,665
{\an7}IN THE BEETLES AND COCKROACHES
\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE CAVE FLOOR.
641
00:43:20,698 --> 00:43:23,734
{\an7}\h\h\hHE HAS A MUCH
LARGER MEAL IN MIND.
642
00:43:23,768 --> 00:43:27,639
{\an7}♪
643
00:43:27,672 --> 00:43:29,574
{\an7}IT’S PITCH BLACK,
644
00:43:29,607 --> 00:43:32,410
{\an7}BUT THE NIGHTCRAWLER IS USED
\h\hTO HUNTING IN THE DARK.
645
00:43:32,443 --> 00:43:42,186
{\an7}♪
646
00:43:42,220 --> 00:43:44,956
{\an7}IT’S BLIND AS A BAT
647
00:43:44,989 --> 00:43:48,459
{\an7}AND USES ITS FEELERS TO PICK UP
THE SCENT AND MOVEMENT
648
00:43:48,493 --> 00:43:50,195
{\an7}OF POTENTIAL PREY.
649
00:43:50,228 --> 00:43:54,833
{\an7}♪
650
00:43:54,866 --> 00:43:58,636
{\an7}MANY FEET MAKE LIGHT WORK
\h\h\h\hOF THE CAVE WALLS.
651
00:43:58,669 --> 00:44:00,671
{\an7}♪
652
00:44:00,705 --> 00:44:10,381
{\an7}[BATS SQUEAKING]
653
00:44:10,414 --> 00:44:13,751
{\an7}THE BATS SENSE DANGER...
654
00:44:13,784 --> 00:44:15,819
{\an7}AND TRY TO ESCAPE.
655
00:44:17,655 --> 00:44:20,658
{\an7}BUT THE NIGHTCRAWLER IS WAITING.
656
00:44:20,691 --> 00:44:26,664
{\an7}♪
657
00:44:26,697 --> 00:44:29,733
{\an7}HE SNAGS ONE OUT OF MIDAIR.
658
00:44:34,639 --> 00:44:37,242
{\an7}WITH THE STRENGTH
OF A SMALL SNAKE,
659
00:44:37,275 --> 00:44:41,412
{\an7}HE WRAPS UP HIS PREY.
660
00:44:41,445 --> 00:44:44,181
{\an7}HIS HUGE FANGS SINK IN,
661
00:44:44,215 --> 00:44:47,952
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRELEASING VENOM
TO QUICKLY PARALYZE THE BAT,
662
00:44:47,985 --> 00:44:52,723
{\an7}WHILE THE GIANT CENTIPEDE BEGINS
TO SHEAR OFF PIECES OF MEAT,
663
00:44:52,757 --> 00:44:56,694
{\an7}DEVOURING THE BAT ALIVE.
664
00:44:56,727 --> 00:44:59,563
{\an7}IT EATS ALL THE BAT’S FLESH,
665
00:44:59,597 --> 00:45:03,167
{\an7}DOUBLING ITS OWN WEIGHT
\h\h\h\hIN THE PROCESS.
666
00:45:03,201 --> 00:45:11,609
{\an7}♪
667
00:45:11,642 --> 00:45:14,812
{\an7}OVER 400 MILLION YEARS
\h\h\h\h\hOF EVOLUTION
668
00:45:14,845 --> 00:45:16,480
{\an7}HAS TURNED THE NIGHTCRAWLER
669
00:45:16,514 --> 00:45:20,785
{\an7}\hINTO A SPECIALIST
CLIFFHANGING HUNTER.
670
00:45:20,818 --> 00:45:25,890
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND THERE’S NO TELLING
WHAT PREY IT WILL GO AFTER NEXT.
671
00:45:28,359 --> 00:45:30,027
{\an7}OUR COLLECTION OF FREAKS
672
00:45:30,061 --> 00:45:33,464
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHAS MANY WEIRD
AND WONDERFUL ABILITIES,
673
00:45:33,497 --> 00:45:35,432
{\an7}FROM LIQUEFYING SPIT
674
00:45:35,466 --> 00:45:37,735
{\an7}AND STRENGTH IN NUMBERS,
675
00:45:37,768 --> 00:45:39,570
{\an7}TO THE SHAPESHIFTERS
676
00:45:39,604 --> 00:45:42,107
{\an7}AND THE BODY SNATCHERS,
677
00:45:42,139 --> 00:45:44,642
{\an7}FROM THE DIGGERS AND CLIMBERS
678
00:45:44,675 --> 00:45:47,411
{\an7}TO THE ASSASSINS AND SQUIRTERS.
679
00:45:47,445 --> 00:45:49,881
{\an7}SO NEXT TIME YOU FIND A BUG,
680
00:45:49,914 --> 00:45:51,883
{\an7}BE CAREFUL NOT TO CRUSH IT,
681
00:45:51,916 --> 00:45:54,585
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAS IT MAY BELONG
IN OUR HOUSE OF HORRORS,
682
00:45:54,619 --> 00:45:57,689
{\an7}HOME TO NATURE’S
REAL FREAK SHOW.
683
00:45:57,722 --> 00:45:59,457
{\an7}[SLAM]
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