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That alien-looking
creature right

there is famous for
having the fastest

punch in the animal kingdom.

And today we're going
to answer the question

as to whether or not it can
blast a hole in a human hand.

The acceleration rate of
a mantis shrimp's strike

has been scientifically clocked
around 50 miles per hour,

similar to the rate at
which a 22 caliber bullet

leaves the barrel of a gun.

They use this strike to kill
their prey, an oceanic buffet

line of crustaceans and fish.

To better understand what a prey
species might experience when

impacted by that strike,
I'm going to bravely embrace

the slap shot wrath of Stinger.

Orange Stinger!

Here we go, buddy.

Currently, the Columbus Blue
Jackets' angry-looking insect

holds the NHL mascot record for
fastest slap shot, scorching

goals 75 miles per hour.

To replicate a mantis shrimp
prey species, such as a crab,

I'll be armoring up in
full goalie gear, which,

like a crab's
protective exoskeleton,

will work to defend the
soft insides of my body.

Don't ask me why, but I
have a feeling that this

is still going to be painful.

Boom!

I feel like you should
just punch me in the chest

once so that I can just feel.

Oh!

Yeah.

So just that impact
is noticeable.

I feel like these pads have
the least amount of protection

on the chest, strangely enough.

In the NHL, most players
fire slap shots between 80

and 100 miles per hour.

Stinger is capable of
whipping consistent zingers

between 50 and 60
miles per hour, which

is pretty fast for a mascot.

So how does that
equate to impact force?

Well, for starters, the equation
to measure impact force looks

like this, where m is the mass
of the body, the hockey puck,

v is the velocity
or speed at which

the hockey puck is
traveling, and t is the time

it takes to make impact.

Save your brain the mental math.

We ran the calculations,
and a hockey puck

traveling 50 miles per hour has
an impact force of 5.24 newtons.

That might not seem like much.

But trust me, even
with my exoskeleton

padding, when those pucks
hit in the right spot,

they definitely hurt.

Oh!

Oh!

You missed!

That definitely
knocked the wind out of me.

The was-- that was the mantis
shrimp shot right in the chest.

Oh, man.

That was a full on impact.

Well, if I was a crab, I would
definitely be dead at this point

and the mantis shrimp would
be feasting upon my remains.

For years, you guys have been
asking me to be punched by one

of these tiny boxers so that
we can answer the question,

is the mantis shrimp capable of
blasting a hole in a human hand?

The peacock mantis shrimp
is a cunning predator,

and its merciless
strike is inflicted

using raptorial appendages.

These medieval-looking weapons
come equipped with a smasher

and a spear, allowing the
animal to use one or both tools

based on the victim it
plans to eviscerate.

What's more impressive
is the shrimp's ability

to create a cavitation
bubble formed when

an object, like the smasher
club of a mantis shrimp,

moves through water at
an incredibly high speed.

Remember, our little
crustacean friend's strike

has an acceleration rate
of 50 miles per hour.

When the bubble collapses
under surrounding pressure,

it creates a burst of high
energy light, heat, and sound.

Basically, a catastrophic
shockwave that stuns

or kills the shrimp's target.

So what do you get
when you combine

the smasher's lethal impact and
an exploding cavitation bubble?

Nature's most deadly strike,
also known as fatality.

Now, to test out the punch
of the mantis shrimp,

in my opinion, there
are two different ways

that this can go down--

a defensive punch or
a predatory punch.

A defensive punch
would work like this

and it's the first thing
we're going to try.

Imagine an eel investigating
the underwater environment.

Now, mantis shrimp are
incredibly territorial.

And if that eel sticks its
nose down into a mantis

shrimp's whole, bam!

It's going to get a shot
straight to the nose.

So I'm going to turn
my fingers essentially

into the nose of an eel.

Oh.

Try not-- oh, look.

He's coming right out at me.

All right, it's
definitely curious.

I'm just going to pretend
that I'm an eel investigating

around the rocks, looking
around in the sand coming

this direction.
Oh, boy.

OK.

I think the mantis shrimp
is definitely on to me.

I could see its eyes twitching.

The little antenna
up front beginning

to sense that a possible
predator is near.

Keep it there.

OK.

He's definitely
investigating my fingers.

Oh.
Oh!

Ooh, he just hit me right
in the tip of my fingernail.

Not very hard though, just
a tiny little test punch.

By no means was that
a full on swing.

I'd call that investigative.

I think we have failed on
the defensive punch tactic.

He just tickled the tips
of my fingers and realized,

this isn't going
to eat me and this

isn't something that I can eat.

So, how are we going to possibly
then pull off a predatory punch?

Great question.

This mantis shrimp eats a
variety of different prey items.

One specifically is
known as a krill.

And with these
strapped to my fingers,

will it come out and
try to remove them off

of my fingers using
its hammers and, quite

possibly, its harpoon?

I have a feeling that if a
punch is going to happen,

it's coming from the
predatory approach.

Now they have an
incredible sense of smell

and an incredible
sense of sight.

And right now, because we are
attempting the predatory punch,

he seems to be pretty chill and
just tucked down on the rocks.

Let me try to get
my fingers-- oh,

there's the antenna
now sensing the shrimp,

OK, something's happening.

OK.

Oh, it's definitely
going for him.

Grappling but not-- oh, he's
grabbing them away from me.

No, no, no.

He's got one.

Shoot.

He did not punch.

He's just grabbing.

Oh.

This is the right idea though.

Ugh.

Those little claws are so sharp.

He literally stole one of the
shrimp off the lower fingers.

And now, oh, he's got
a mouth full of shrimp.

Come back in.

They are gluttonous though.

And from previous
feedings, we know

that he will take
more pieces of food

than he normally needs just to
stow them away under the sand.

And that's what
they'll do sometimes.

Kill a crab or bust
open the shell of a clam

and take the insides
and hide them

and actually come back for them
later on, caching their food

and storing it for later.

Ding, ding, ding.

All right, guys.

I think the fight is over.

While I hate to admit
it, I'm officially

declaring myself the loser.

The mantis shrimp
didn't win by knockout,

but it did win by
stealing the fight.

It tore the shrimp
right off of my fingers,

and now it's back in its
corner enjoying a meal.

So what did we learn today?

Well, a mantis shrimp
raised in captivity

doesn't seem to be as
aggressive as we had hoped.

I was barely punched once,
definitely didn't hurt,

tickled with its claws and,
without question, did not

feel the wrath of its harpoon.

Now, would a mantis
shrimp from the wild

behave differently when
defending its territory?

Could quite possibly
be the case.

So is the hype
and the aggression

level of mantis shrimp all
that it's built up to be?

Or are these creatures simply
misunderstood, beautiful,

curious, and charismatic?

I'm going to go with the
latter in this instance.

But who knows?

Maybe at some point
there will be a rematch

and I will get the
chance to ultimately

get blasted by a mantis shrimp.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see you on
the next adventure.

I am super excited.

The creature that we're
looking for tonight

is probably one of the
most bizarre animals

that can be found in Australia.

And we have featured
some interesting things

over the years on
"Brave Wilderness,"

but I can promise you, nothing
compares to the turtle frog.

We needed rain to find this
frog and the rains have come.

You are not going to
want to miss this.

Finding a turtle frog is almost
impossible, because you have

to be in the small remote desert
they live in Western Australia

while it's raining.

And this only happens
a few times a year.

Yes!

Yes.

Next to no footage
exists of this species.

If we find one, this
will be the very first

high-quality footage ever seen.

Oh.
Stop the car.

I see something on the road.

First sample of the night,
a really cool lizard.

Oh, my gosh.

It's got a huge
tick on him though.

I'm going to try
to pull this off.

Look at that.

Got a tick.

Oh, my gosh!

See that?

That is a big tick.

And that is a
really cool lizard.

Very good sign for
our search tonight.

We're not exactly
looking for shinglebacks,

but this one was crossing
the road so we wanted

to move him out of the way.

You're welcome.

All right.

Let's let you go off the road
so you can continue on your way

and we'll continue on ours.

This rain has the
animals on the move.

Like all amphibians,
turtle frogs need moisture

to survive and to breed.

That is why they come up to
the surface after it rains.

Without this rain,
the frogs will

remain buried beneath the
ground and impossible to find.

To make matters worse,
turtle frogs only

come to the surface at night.

We're going to have to
look and listen closely

to even have a small
chance at spotting one.

All my life, I've
been a frog nerd.

And I've been able to
track down iconic species

like the red-eyed
tree frogs and poison

dart frogs of Central America.

And I've also gotten hands
on with all different kinds

of toads, from giants--

Oh.

Wow.

- to the most colorful.

Got him.

Like this extremely
rare harlequin toad.

However, the turtle frog has
always been my grail animal.

And tonight is the
first time in my career

I'll have a shot
at catching one.

But if we're going
to do that, I'll

have to rely on all my years of
experience and animal-catching

tricks to track one down.

Perfect habitat for
the turtle frog.

See that right there?

That's sand substrate.

Turtle frog, it burrows down up
to three feet below the surface.

So it really needs the
sand to be able to do that.

OK, let's keep looking.

We're definitely
on the trail now.

It's really a miracle in
itself that we got prime turtle

frog conditions tonight.

Like seriously, all week
long, the forecast called

for clear skies and no rain.

But tonight, out of
nowhere, the rain rolled in.

And I have to say, it's
making this adventure

feel like destiny.

Oh.

Guys, I got something.

All right.

So what you're looking at there
is this spiny-tailed gecko named

for the spines on the tail,
which are actually just modified

scales, and they're soft.

They're not sharp at all.

Now, these geckos have a
pretty unique defense mechanism

where they're able to actually
secrete a chemical mixture

from their tails.

They like whip it at the
predators trying to eat them,

and it doesn't taste very good.

The eyes of the
gecko are probably

some of the coolest
eyes on the planet.

They actually
don't have eyelids,

so they have to lick their
eyeballs to keep them moist.

Can you imagine that?

Licking your own eyeball?

I'm sure glad we have eyelids.

Love these geckos.

OK.

We're going to let this
gecko go back in the bush

and keep looking.

Well, that's a good sign.

We're continuing to
see new creatures.

Guys.

Guys, I got one.

Look at this frog.

Holy cow.

That is cool.

Wow.

We found our first
amphibian of the night.

It's not the frog we're after,
but that is a great sign.

That means that we're getting
enough rain for the amphibians

out here to come
out of the soil.

This is the Western
spotted frog.

And just like turtle
frogs, they only come

out just after a rainstorm.

This is not the frog we're
after, but it's a good start.

Let's let this one go
and keep searching.

Perfect conditions.

We just got to keep looking.

Got the rain.

We're in the right spot.

I've already seen
one species of frog.

This is like the sweet spot.

This is what we need.

We've got everything except
the turtle frog itself.

After hours of searching,
we weren't seeing

any signs of turtle frogs.

Luckily, my experience
has taught me sometimes

the best way to find the
frog you're looking for

is with your ears.

You guys hear that?

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

I think I heard one.

Yup.

You guys hear that?

All right, one more.

Let's see if we can
hear it one more time.

If we hear it again,
we'll try to find it.

I think that's one, guys.

Let's try to canvas this
area in front of us here.

Stop calling.

We must be right next to it.

Got him.

Got a turtle frog.

Holy mother.

Oh, my god!

Look, there he is.

There it is.

I cannot believe
we found the frog.

Oh, my.

Oh, my goodness.

Hello.

Come here, buddy.

Oh, my gosh.

We have come so far
to find this species.

There is the turtle frog.

Yeah, baby!

Woo!

What are the
freaking odds, guys?

Oh, my gosh!

I cannot believe we got one.

Oh.

Hello.

Have you ever seen anything
like that in your life?

This is one of the
coolest creatures

I have ever laid my eyes on.

Let's just appreciate this
super unique creature.

What you're looking at is
some of the first HD footage

ever recorded of a turtle frog.

I mean, this species is so
rare, there's very little

information to find about them.

But here's what we do know
about this bizarre little frog.

Let's start with the name turtle
frog, named for its appearance.

The most unusual frog
I have ever seen.

But look at its head.

That dome-shaped head with
the black beady little eyes

and then the circular body looks
like a turtle without a shell.

This is one of the most
unique-looking frogs

you will ever see.

It looks like something
out of "Star Wars,"

Jabba the Hutt's relative.

Some people say it looks like
a little wad of chewing gum,

and it certainly looked like
that when we first saw it.

I have wanted to
film, I have wanted

to find one of these frogs
for my entire career.

This is a big,
big moment for me.

If you can't sense my
excitement after this,

this is about as big as it
gets for a frog nerd like me.

Hi, buddy.

Look at that pudge.

Are you kidding me?

Has to be one of the most
unique-looking frogs,

but probably the
cutest frogs as well.

Super pudgy, super soft.

Feels like a water
balloon almost.

And when it's walking
across my hand,

you can really tell how
much liquid is in the frog.

It's like a deflated
water balloon.

But it is a very delicate
frog, but it's somewhat stout.

Got a lot of power
in those legs.

I can feel it when it's
crawling across my hand.

It uses its stocky arms and
legs to burrow into the soil.

It really is incredible how
something so small and soft

can dig over three
feet underground.

And actually, here,
let me get out.

I'm going to take my
pack off and get out

a little bit of water, because I
don't want to dry out the frog.

One of the things
you always want

to make sure you do when
handling any amphibian is

make sure you
don't dry them out.

And this water will help.

Oh, hey.

Came to life there.
Hey, buddy.

It's all right.

Oh, my goodness.

Endemic to Western Australia,
it can only be found here.

But that's not where
the oddities end.

In fact, the oddities begin with
this species when it's born.

It's one of the few species
of frogs on the planet that

does not have a tadpole stage.

This frog begins its life with
a full set of hands and legs.

What's also unique
about this species

is that they have
one of the largest

eggs of all frogs in Australia.

In fact, 5 centimeters
is as big as they grow.

And this frog is
approaching maximum length.

Now, there's a certain
period of year,

we're at the tail end of
it, that it's breeding

and it will actually call.

That's how we were
able to find this frog.

And it was definitely
a team effort.

We've got Max with us here from
Australia Wildlife Encounters.

Max and I were slowly honing
in on this little frog.

And then I crouched
down and there

it was just like you saw it
right there underneath the bush,

looking right back at us
with those beady little eyes.

And it was so unlikely for
us to find this frog, guys.

The rains were not
supposed to come.

And sure enough,
they appear today.

Almost like out of thin
air, a front came in,

provided enough
moisture for us to have

a chance to put this frog
in front of the cameras.

And I am so excited
you guys get to see it.

Now, we think this
is a male because

of the way it was calling.

And when they're mating, they
have an extended honeymoon.

Once a turtle frog
locates its mate,

they will both burrow
together for months

before actually breeding
and depositing their eggs.

This is a very
unique species, guys.

There's not a ton of
information and very

few studies of this frog.

So when it comes to
filming animal oddities,

it doesn't really get
any better than this.

And I am just over
the moon right now

that we were able to come out
here, our first time in Western

Australia, our first time
in turtle frog territory,

against the odds
and, sure enough,

we were able to find one.

Oh, man.

I am so excited we got to
show you guys the turtle frog.

What a cool frog this is!

Guys, are you kidding me?

All right.

Let's go put this frog back
and head in for the night.

Man, that was awesome!