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♪ ♪
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The smaller you are,
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the more unpredictable life is.
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Only the size
of your little fingernail,
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a two-week-old unicorn mantis
has very slim chances
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of surviving to adulthood.
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There's no knowing
where life will take her.
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Because her happily ever after
is in human hands.
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Whoa!
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Looks like she just moved home
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and ended up in a neglected
backyard in South Texas.
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To her,
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it's the wild, wild west.
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Full of lawless locals
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and new frontiers.
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Needs a bit of TLC for sure.
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So, there's gonna be some
big changes around here.
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Lil' mantis isn't the only one
who'll have to adapt.
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A whole host of backyard bugs
face an uncertain future.
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[whirring]
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As the human settlers
begin a major makeover,
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will there still be a home
for little lives, too?
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In towns and cities
across the world,
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our backyards are some
of the only green spaces left,
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so what we do in them has a
huge impact on tiny creatures.
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Springtime is
backyard clearing time.
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[whirring]
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It's not just weeds
that have taken over.
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This place has been invaded
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by one of the most unwanted
bugs in Texas.
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The fire ant.
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She not only stings,
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she also has a habit
of taking over our spaces.
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Her "ant-cestors" are
from South America,
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but they were accidentally
introduced to the US
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around 100 years ago.
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Since then, they've spread
across every southern state,
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one backyard at a time.
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We may not like them,
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but they love us.
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Well, our food at least.
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[dog whines]
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With five times more scent
receptors than most insects,
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she's good at sniffing it out.
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But feeding her family
means braving us giants.
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[whistling]
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Go, go, go!
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Score!
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Enough to feed
a family of 10,000.
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Gonna need some help
hauling it, though.
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Better get home to tell them
the good news.
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Her colony has set up camp
in this disused water feature.
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It hasn't been easy
to keep everyone fed.
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But now the humans
have moved in,
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looks like their fortunes
may change.
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For better or for worse.
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Backyard maintenance is keeping
the new homeowners busy.
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Lil' mantis has
her work cut out, too.
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With only four months
to reach adulthood
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and have babies of her own,
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she has a lot of growing to do.
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So, it's time to start hunting.
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Watch your back, lil' mantis!
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A jumping spider.
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Twice her size
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and very hungry.
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[gulp]
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She has excellent vision,
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but not as good as his.
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With four middle eyes that work
like telephoto lenses,
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he pinpoints his target.
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There's no easy escape.
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Jumping spiders are
pursuit predators,
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and with motion-detecting
side eyes,
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he follows her every move.
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[heart beating]
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Luckily, staying
very, very still
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comes naturally to a mantis.
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Phew!
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With each danger avoided,
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her chances of reaching
adulthood increase.
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But she still has a way to go.
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[dog barking]
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Another insect has already come
a long way just to get here.
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This monarch butterfly
is on the first leg
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of a 3,000-mile migration
from Mexico to Canada.
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Now she needs
to rest and refuel.
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And our backyard has
just what she's looking for.
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Ah, sweet nectar.
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This plant is a lifeline
for the monarchs.
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But for many of us, it's just
a weed that needs to go.
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But look closer,
and you'll see that milkweed
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has an important place
in our backyard.
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And now that it's getting rarer
in the wild,
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millions of monarchs are
more dependent on gardens
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where it still grows.
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As spring progresses, the
monarch migration hits pause.
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And their minds
turn to other things.
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It's not long before...
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Well, you get the idea.
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Oh, yeah!
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But making more monarchs
takes a lot of energy.
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Looks like she may be resting
here a while longer.
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The industrious little fire ant
is working hard
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to help her colony settle in.
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She's caring for the kids,
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keeping the place clean,
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and her family is growing fast.
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Meanwhile,
this lakeside location
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has become totally bougie.
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Time to top it off
and turn on that water feature.
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Uh-oh.
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Quick! All hands on deck!
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Grab a baby!
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Get them to higher ground!
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But soon, this whole place
will be submerged.
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Their only chance
is to stick together.
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These are instinctive
survival skills
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from their natural
rain forest home.
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They're forming
a living life raft.
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Every day, many dramas
are unfolding in bug world.
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And they totally pass us by.
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Incredibly,
they're still together.
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Kept afloat with air bubbles
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trapped by their waxy,
waterproof bodies.
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But inevitably
some get separated,
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cast adrift in a vast ocean.
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Now the ants need
to get ashore,
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but there's no land for miles.
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Well, ant miles at least.
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Hey! Not so heavy
with the hands!
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Actually, that could be
just the steer they needed.
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[ship horn blows]
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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But that Elvis hair is getting
a little top-heavy.
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[squeak]
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Oh, no!
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Our girl's gone overboard.
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♪ ♪
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Swim, swim for your life!
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♪ ♪
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Just a little closer.
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Phew!
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Okay, ant raft reassemble.
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♪ ♪
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All paddle
in the same direction.
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Stay united for the final push.
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♪ ♪
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Land ahoy!
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♪ ♪
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Finally, safe and dry.
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By putting the lives of others
before their own,
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the colony has survived.
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Time for these
little "anty" heroes
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to do what they do best:
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embrace change
and go find a new home.
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Spring is turning into summer.
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♪ ♪
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And the backyard
is coming along nicely.
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♪ ♪
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Lil' mantis has been
doing some changing, too.
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In the six weeks
since arriving here,
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she's grown a whole inch.
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♪ ♪
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But if she's
to reach adulthood,
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she needs to up
her hunting game.
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♪ ♪
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Luckily, she can spot activity
60 feet away.
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The vegetable garden.
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Might not seem like the best
option for a strict carnivore,
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but where there's salad,
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there's bound to be
a main dish.
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Using her incredible eyes,
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she can see in 3D
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and triangulate moving targets.
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Ah-ha.
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A fidgeting stink bug.
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That'll do nicely.
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Just calculate
its position, and...
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Whoa!
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Watch out, lady!
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Oh, wait.
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Guess it helps to be a cute bug
around here.
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♪ ♪
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Landed on her feet.
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This is gonna be like
shooting fish in a barrel.
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Only aphids, not a plant.
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♪ ♪
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She's quick on the draw, too.
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Twice as fast as you can blink.
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[whack]
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And those leg spikes mean
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she's always got
the next one on deck.
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[whack, whoosh]
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[whack]
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And she's not just
helping herself.
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[whack]
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By taking care of pest control,
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she helps keep
the plants healthy, too.
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Oh, no!
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Not you again.
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♪ ♪
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There's no getting away
from this super smart spider.
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He can work out
where she's going,
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plan ahead...
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♪ ♪
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...and take a shortcut.
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Lil' mantis just walked
straight into his trap.
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♪ ♪
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[gulp]
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[lawn mower starts]
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Ah-ha!
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See ya later, loser.
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This unpredictable human world
can be brutal to bugs.
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♪ ♪
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But for lil' mantis,
it's working out just fine.
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♪ ♪
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The future is not so bright
for the monarch.
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Her migration all the way
from Mexico has taken its toll.
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♪ ♪
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00:18:45,707 --> 00:18:49,169
This is the end of the road.
282
00:18:49,253 --> 00:18:55,467
♪ ♪
283
00:18:56,510 --> 00:18:58,971
But the journey isn't over.
284
00:18:59,054 --> 00:19:03,016
♪ ♪
285
00:19:03,100 --> 00:19:06,728
The baton has been passed
to the next generation.
286
00:19:06,812 --> 00:19:09,731
♪ ♪
287
00:19:09,815 --> 00:19:11,400
Once ready to fly,
288
00:19:11,483 --> 00:19:15,195
they'll continue
the marathon monarch relay.
289
00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:19,533
♪ ♪
290
00:19:19,616 --> 00:19:22,911
So this baby
better get growing.
291
00:19:25,122 --> 00:19:29,501
And she's hatched
in the perfect place.
292
00:19:29,585 --> 00:19:31,920
The milkweed
that kept mom going
293
00:19:32,004 --> 00:19:34,840
is the only thing she eats.
294
00:19:34,923 --> 00:19:38,135
♪ ♪
295
00:19:38,218 --> 00:19:40,679
In just two weeks...
296
00:19:40,762 --> 00:19:45,017
♪ ♪
297
00:19:45,100 --> 00:19:48,103
...she's 2,000 times bigger.
298
00:19:48,187 --> 00:19:54,484
♪ ♪
299
00:19:54,568 --> 00:19:59,031
Milkweed is poisonous to most.
300
00:19:59,114 --> 00:20:04,119
But she can use the toxins
to make herself taste bad,
301
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:06,246
and her bright colors
warn predators
302
00:20:06,330 --> 00:20:08,749
that she's not so appetizing.
303
00:20:08,832 --> 00:20:10,876
[birds chirping]
304
00:20:10,959 --> 00:20:12,377
Keeping her alive long enough
305
00:20:12,461 --> 00:20:16,590
to prepare for an amazing
transformation.
306
00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:24,681
♪ ♪
307
00:20:24,765 --> 00:20:31,688
♪ ♪
308
00:20:31,772 --> 00:20:38,695
♪ ♪
309
00:20:38,779 --> 00:20:41,865
[laughter, talking]
310
00:20:41,949 --> 00:20:44,451
♪ ♪
311
00:20:44,534 --> 00:20:47,663
After a major growth spurt,
312
00:20:47,746 --> 00:20:51,625
lil' mantis is also ready
for a costume change.
313
00:20:51,708 --> 00:20:54,461
♪ ♪
314
00:20:54,544 --> 00:20:58,674
This exoskeleton
is so last season.
315
00:21:01,134 --> 00:21:03,387
She needs to be quick;
316
00:21:03,470 --> 00:21:06,181
she can't breathe
while she's molting.
317
00:21:06,265 --> 00:21:10,560
♪ ♪
318
00:21:10,644 --> 00:21:14,022
Ahh! That's better.
319
00:21:17,025 --> 00:21:20,612
Throughout her life,
she molts eight times.
320
00:21:20,696 --> 00:21:27,619
♪ ♪
321
00:21:27,703 --> 00:21:31,623
And to keep her hopes
of becoming a mom alive,
322
00:21:31,707 --> 00:21:34,710
she needs to eat
as often as she can.
323
00:21:34,793 --> 00:21:38,839
♪ ♪
324
00:21:38,922 --> 00:21:41,425
But that's not so easy.
325
00:21:41,508 --> 00:21:45,887
♪ ♪
326
00:21:45,971 --> 00:21:49,433
When night falls,
327
00:21:49,516 --> 00:21:53,145
she doesn't see so well.
328
00:21:53,228 --> 00:21:55,314
[click]
329
00:21:55,397 --> 00:21:57,190
Ah, that's better.
330
00:21:58,817 --> 00:22:00,861
Now that the hard work is over,
331
00:22:00,944 --> 00:22:04,364
the homeowners are
ready to entertain.
332
00:22:04,448 --> 00:22:08,285
There's guests, drinks,
333
00:22:08,368 --> 00:22:10,454
and party food.
334
00:22:10,537 --> 00:22:16,918
♪ ♪
335
00:22:17,002 --> 00:22:21,423
As long as the lights are on,
the bug buffet is open.
336
00:22:21,506 --> 00:22:27,262
♪ ♪
337
00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:30,349
Time to deploy her superpower.
338
00:22:31,892 --> 00:22:34,811
Whoa! Dramatic head turn.
339
00:22:34,895 --> 00:22:36,563
No big deal to us,
340
00:22:36,646 --> 00:22:41,318
but a lot of other insects
can only keep it dead ahead.
341
00:22:41,401 --> 00:22:45,364
It gives her
a hunting advantage.
342
00:22:45,447 --> 00:22:47,908
♪ ♪
343
00:22:47,991 --> 00:22:54,122
♪ ♪
344
00:22:54,206 --> 00:22:59,544
Suddenly, chances of reaching
adulthood seem much brighter.
345
00:22:59,628 --> 00:23:02,089
♪ ♪
346
00:23:02,172 --> 00:23:08,553
♪ ♪
347
00:23:08,637 --> 00:23:13,350
She's not the only one
attracted to our electricity.
348
00:23:13,433 --> 00:23:16,895
[muffled music playing]
349
00:23:16,978 --> 00:23:21,274
The fire ant colony has set up
closer to home, too.
350
00:23:24,027 --> 00:23:26,363
It seems a safe place.
351
00:23:26,446 --> 00:23:31,159
♪ ♪
352
00:23:31,243 --> 00:23:35,997
But now, the little worker is
picking up distress signals.
353
00:23:41,044 --> 00:23:43,004
Ant down.
354
00:23:44,589 --> 00:23:47,384
An SOS she can't ignore.
355
00:23:47,467 --> 00:23:50,887
♪ ♪
356
00:23:50,971 --> 00:23:55,183
She shares crucial intelligence
with other workers,
357
00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:58,186
and they rush to the rescue.
358
00:24:00,939 --> 00:24:04,443
But it's too late.
359
00:24:04,526 --> 00:24:07,988
Killed by an invisible enemy,
360
00:24:08,071 --> 00:24:10,991
hidden within the wires.
361
00:24:13,869 --> 00:24:18,373
No one knows why fire ants
are drawn to electricity.
362
00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:20,667
But all too often,
363
00:24:20,750 --> 00:24:24,337
it leads to a dead end.
364
00:24:24,421 --> 00:24:26,089
[zap]
365
00:24:28,925 --> 00:24:31,595
As more ants
come to the rescue,
366
00:24:31,678 --> 00:24:37,642
more ants get shocked
and release more pheromones.
367
00:24:37,726 --> 00:24:40,061
And so,
368
00:24:40,145 --> 00:24:43,565
the vicious cycle
of death continues.
369
00:24:43,648 --> 00:24:44,858
♪ ♪
370
00:24:44,941 --> 00:24:47,569
[zap]
371
00:24:47,652 --> 00:24:50,864
Soon, there are so many bugs
in the system,
372
00:24:50,947 --> 00:24:53,408
it short circuits.
373
00:24:54,951 --> 00:24:58,705
For homeowners,
it can be annoying.
374
00:24:58,788 --> 00:25:01,583
But for our little
workers colony,
375
00:25:01,666 --> 00:25:06,421
it could be lights out.
376
00:25:06,505 --> 00:25:10,550
[guests groan]
377
00:25:17,098 --> 00:25:22,020
Living alongside humans
takes some getting used to.
378
00:25:22,103 --> 00:25:27,817
But come midsummer, most of the
bugs are right at home here.
379
00:25:27,901 --> 00:25:31,488
♪ ♪
380
00:25:31,571 --> 00:25:34,699
Lil' mantis stuck
to her growth targets.
381
00:25:34,783 --> 00:25:38,245
♪ ♪
382
00:25:38,328 --> 00:25:41,206
A new molt every two weeks.
383
00:25:41,289 --> 00:25:44,292
♪ ♪
384
00:25:44,376 --> 00:25:48,421
And now, she's made that leap
into adulthood.
385
00:25:48,505 --> 00:25:53,760
♪ ♪
386
00:25:53,843 --> 00:25:56,972
Lookin' good!
387
00:25:57,055 --> 00:25:59,933
And ready to go find that guy.
388
00:26:00,016 --> 00:26:05,522
♪ ♪
389
00:26:05,605 --> 00:26:08,692
No, not him.
390
00:26:08,775 --> 00:26:10,819
Seriously?
391
00:26:12,487 --> 00:26:14,864
He's looking meaner than ever.
392
00:26:14,948 --> 00:26:17,826
♪ ♪
393
00:26:17,909 --> 00:26:19,077
[record scratches]
394
00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:22,622
But now she's five times
bigger than him.
395
00:26:24,541 --> 00:26:26,668
It's payback time.
396
00:26:26,751 --> 00:26:28,086
[whoosh]
397
00:26:29,129 --> 00:26:30,005
[thud]
398
00:26:31,214 --> 00:26:33,508
You just got owned.
399
00:26:36,386 --> 00:26:41,057
Okay. Back to that
"looking for love" situation.
400
00:26:41,141 --> 00:26:43,852
Offers aren't exactly
flooding in.
401
00:26:43,935 --> 00:26:45,312
♪ ♪
402
00:26:45,395 --> 00:26:47,856
[whoosh]
403
00:26:47,939 --> 00:26:53,069
But she has ways of making
herself more attractive.
404
00:26:53,153 --> 00:26:55,864
Feminine pheromones.
405
00:26:58,533 --> 00:27:01,953
Someone's on the pickup
already.
406
00:27:02,037 --> 00:27:06,791
A male with long,
thick antennae.
407
00:27:09,044 --> 00:27:11,671
Her scent is alluring for sure.
408
00:27:11,755 --> 00:27:15,467
♪ ♪
409
00:27:15,550 --> 00:27:17,510
But tread carefully.
410
00:27:20,138 --> 00:27:24,601
Female mantises have a thing
for biting off heads.
411
00:27:24,684 --> 00:27:27,395
♪ ♪
412
00:27:27,479 --> 00:27:29,606
[whoosh]
413
00:27:29,689 --> 00:27:31,316
I'm sure they'll work it out.
414
00:27:31,399 --> 00:27:32,984
[thud]
415
00:27:35,153 --> 00:27:38,573
At least most of the backyard
bugs are still standing.
416
00:27:38,657 --> 00:27:43,161
♪ ♪
417
00:27:43,244 --> 00:27:46,665
Even our little fire ant
made it through.
418
00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:53,463
Not gonna lie, the first few
months here have been tough.
419
00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:59,177
But as always,
this antsy little survivor
420
00:27:59,260 --> 00:28:02,263
will pick herself up again
421
00:28:02,347 --> 00:28:05,392
and keep trying
to make a home here.
422
00:28:05,475 --> 00:28:12,440
♪ ♪
423
00:28:12,524 --> 00:28:15,985
For others,
it's time to move on.
424
00:28:16,069 --> 00:28:19,531
♪ ♪
425
00:28:19,614 --> 00:28:21,741
The transformation is complete
426
00:28:21,825 --> 00:28:25,203
for the last
of the backyard butterflies.
427
00:28:25,286 --> 00:28:28,915
♪ ♪
428
00:28:28,998 --> 00:28:31,334
A little migrating marvel,
429
00:28:31,418 --> 00:28:35,630
picking up where mom left off.
430
00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:40,719
It takes two more generations
to go the distance.
431
00:28:40,802 --> 00:28:44,013
So, the legacy of the monarchs
who first arrived
432
00:28:44,097 --> 00:28:47,726
in this backyard
will continue into Canada,
433
00:28:47,809 --> 00:28:50,770
carried by their
great grandchildren.
434
00:28:53,022 --> 00:28:56,735
And as long as the milkweed
is left to grow,
435
00:28:56,818 --> 00:28:59,487
they'll be back here next year.
436
00:29:02,574 --> 00:29:06,536
As we take over more
of the natural world,
437
00:29:06,619 --> 00:29:08,955
creating a little space
for nature
438
00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:12,542
becomes more important
than ever.
439
00:29:12,625 --> 00:29:15,545
Add all the backyards
in the US together,
440
00:29:15,628 --> 00:29:19,340
and they cover an area
almost as big as Florida.
441
00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:25,221
♪ ♪
442
00:29:25,305 --> 00:29:28,933
The small things
we do and don't do
443
00:29:29,017 --> 00:29:31,978
can have a huge impact
on little lives.
444
00:29:32,061 --> 00:29:35,190
♪ ♪
445
00:29:35,273 --> 00:29:38,359
And there's no better sign
of a healthy home
446
00:29:38,443 --> 00:29:41,654
than a backyard
buzzin' with bugs.
447
00:29:41,738 --> 00:29:45,533
♪ ♪
448
00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:49,120
Lil' mantis may only have
weeks left to live,
449
00:29:49,204 --> 00:29:52,373
but her life is complete.
450
00:29:52,457 --> 00:29:56,211
She's become a mom
to a new generation
451
00:29:56,294 --> 00:29:59,547
of tiny unicorns.
452
00:29:59,631 --> 00:30:04,969
So, one way or another,
this will be her forever home.
453
00:30:05,053 --> 00:30:11,643
♪ ♪
454
00:30:11,726 --> 00:30:18,691
♪ ♪
455
00:30:18,775 --> 00:30:24,280
♪ ♪
456
00:30:25,698 --> 00:30:32,622
♪ ♪
457
00:30:32,705 --> 00:30:39,337
♪ ♪
458
00:30:40,255 --> 00:30:42,632
♪ ♪
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