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Hello, maggots.

Oh, boy.

How have I found myself
in this seat yet again?

Coyote Peterson in
front of a container

filled with creatures that
very well may eat him alive.

Well, I've always
been curious as to

whether or not maggots eat
human flesh, alive or dead.

And today, we're going
to answer that question.

But before we get into the
entertainment-- my feet go

into this container--
with 300,000 maggots,

first, we need to
learn something

about these creepy creatures.

So we're going to take the
science train to the Ohio State

University and learn a little
something about these creatures.

Choo, choo.

Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo,
doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.

Choo, choo.

As a graduate of the Ohio State

University, I'm
returning to campus

to learn more about
maggots before I

serve myself up as a meal.

So I'll be chatting
with Dr. Julie.

She studies bugs and how they
survive during the winter.

Specifically, insect
diapause, which

is a state of suspended
animation similar to mammal

and reptile hibernation.

Maggots are an ideal test
subject for her research

because like Jon Snow, they can
sense when winter is coming.

OK, Julie.

Let's get right down to it.

I think we all want to know
what exactly is a maggot.

Yeah.

So a maggot is an immature
stage of any kind of fly.

So a maggot is
a baby fly then.

Yes.

I could see the
similarity to human babies.

Soft and squishy and
round and you know.

Yeah, except they
have an exoskeleton.

Really?

There's an exoskeleton
on the maggot?

On the maggot, yeah.

Going from larva
to pupa, maggots

obviously need to fuel up.

What would you say maggots
primarily feast on?

Maggots like to eat rotting
stuff like dead carcasses

or roadkill in the woods.

If given the option,
will they eat human flesh?

So that's kind of a
tricky question to answer.

A lot of them will
only eat dead stuff.

But there are some that
will burrow into human flesh

if given the chance.

So maggots will technically
eat humans if given the chance.

Some species--

Some species, yes.

Some species.

How fascinating was that?

And now that we've
set up the science,

it's time to perform an
experiment of our own.

Now, perhaps you noticed
the beautiful meat socks

that I was sporting earlier on.

Now, those socks
aren't necessarily

going to attract the
attention of maggots,

so what we've constructed
today is a real meat sock.

If you would-- thank you, sir.

Ugh.

Take a look at that.

It's chicken skin sewed
together with bacon.

Now, we're going to
stick one of my feet

with nothing on it,
live human flesh,

down and into the maggots.

On my other foot will
be the meat sock.

Will the maggots be able
to tell the difference

between a living human foot
and a living human foot

covered in dead meat?

Now, have you ever
heard of meat socks?

I have not heard
of meat socks.

Tell me more.

You have
not heard of meat socks.

This is specimen number 001.

Take a look at this here.

Wow, that's
some pretty fancy sewing.

Yeah.

What do you have
to say about that?

That's impressive.

I've never seen anybody make
socks out of bacon before.

Now, this is the meat
sock that we have composed

that my foot will go inside of
to see if the maggots will not

only eat the dead rotting skin.

Yeah.

But go through the skin and--

thank you for
that-- into my feet.

Have you ever thought about
crafting a pair of meat socks

so that you can become a human
experiment for your maggots?

I have not.

We could help.

Yeah.

You come up with this
design and advance it further.

Sure.

My maggots really
like to eat liver.

OK.

So
maybe some liver socks.

Perhaps the sole
of a sock, and we

could go sort of more of a shoe.

Yeah.

You've got a liver sole
and a chicken skin outer.

And what we really love
about our design specifically

is the bacon brim.

The bacon brim
is a nice touch.

Whoa.

My foot is going
into the meat sock.

Oh, that is very slimy.

And my foot is in.

Ooh.

My foot is encased in
chicken skin and bacon.

OK, here we go.

Just do it, Coyote.

Just go for it.

Wow, they're really warm.

They're generating
a lot of heat.

Oh, that is really
weird feeling.

It feels like warm rice.

All right, so I'm working my
foot down and into the maggots.

Oh, that is a really,
really, really weird feeling.

Now, it's time to add in
the delectable meat sock.

Oh, that is weird.

I can feel them all moving
around the edges of the sock.

All right, I'm going to
slowly massage the meat

sock down and into the maggots.

Oh.

They are very, very dense
and very, very squiggly.

Now, the clock begins.

My feet are
completely submerged.

And now, it's time
to sit back and find

out whether or not maggots
will feast on human flesh.

The life cycle of a fly breaks

down into four distinct phases.

First, a female lays a
batch of eggs in some type

of decaying organic matter.

The process is quick
as these eggs will

hatch in less than 24 hours.

This is the second stage
known as larva or maggot.

These hungry baby
flies gorge themselves

in order to grow
and eventually molt

into their next stage, pupa.

During this stage, they
develop a cocoon-like shell

that looks like a mouse
turd where they go

dormant and do not move or eat.

Inside the cocoon, they
metamorphosize, growing

wings, antennae, and legs.

Just like Jeff Goldblum
in the mid '80s,

they hatch out as
a fully grown fly.

And the cycle repeats itself.

My feet have been in
here for about 30 minutes.

And I can feel that the
maggots are beginning to work

their way into the meat sock.

So there are now maggots
in between the chicken

skin and the human skin.

And I don't know where things
are going to go from there,

but I'm a little nervous
about this foot at this point.

The thing that doesn't
translate is the smell.

The smell of these
maggots, which just smells

like rotting flesh is
just maybe completely

grossed out at this point.

If you examine a single maggot

under a microscope, you will
see that they lack any weaponry

for harvesting flesh.

No teeth, beaks, Freddy Krueger
hands, or venom laced proboscis.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Something might be happening
with the meat sock foot.

I'm experiencing
some sort of pain

on the inner curve of my foot.

Instead, maggots

have creepy mouth hooks that
allow them to grapple and pull

their rough skinned
bodies, scraping

like a cheese grater
over dead flesh

as they squirm
through a carcass.

I might be getting bitten.

It's tough to tell,
but it definitely feels

like a pinching sensation.

During this process,

they also secrete
enzymes called peptidases

that liquefy flesh proteins.

And when you have thousands of
maggots doing this all at once,

it makes for a deliciously
disgusting corpse stew that

can easily be slurped down.

No teeth needed for
this meaty feast.

I'm just afraid that once
I take the meat sock off,

I'm going to see like
a maggot has burrowed.

They can't like burrow
into my foot, can they?

Could that happen, Mario?

It's something
that everyone's going to find

out at the end of this episode.
- Hoo.

It has been several hours with
my feet submerged into the box

of 300,000 maggots.

We are going to pull my
feet up and out of the box

to analyze what they look like.

Now, the first foot we're going
to pull out is my left foot.

Remember, this one had
no meat sock on it.

Wow, my foot's like
completely asleep

because it hasn't
moved in so long.

So I'm going to bring
it up very, very slowly.

Oh.

it's so warm.

Oh, that feels so weird.

Look at all the
maggots that have

collected in between my toes.

Egh.

It does not appear as
if this foot has taken

any impactful nibbles or bites.

Now, we're going to take out
the foot with the meat sock.

Now, it's important to note that
I've taken a couple of nibbles

on this foot.

And the maggots have definitely
gone to town on, at least,

eating the bacon.

So let's see if any of
the rest of the meat sock

has any holes burrowed into it.

Here we go.

Look at that.

The maggots have worked their
way into the seams and all

into the bacon.

The sock itself is pretty
filled with maggots.

Should we take off the sock?

OK.

Look at all the maggots
pouring out of it.

All right.

So now, what I want
to do is analyze

where I think I was bitten.

OK.

Right here, there is a
very, very hard to see--

it looks like a little red dot
there, some sort of nibble.

Nothing, though, that has
actually burrowed into my foot.

Wow, look at that.

The maggots have completely
engulfed the meat that quickly.

Hold on.

Don't get too lost in there yet.

Look at that.

They completely sucked
it down in there.

Let's watch that again.

All right.

I'm just going to go ahead
and keep filming this.

So what you're witnessing
here are the maggots quickly

engulfing the meat sock.

It's exactly what they
would do in nature,

whether with decomposing
animal or plant matter.

They essentially envelop it
and slowly begin to feast.

OK, my feet were inside the box
of maggots for several hours.

And as you can see, they're
both still fully intact,

which I think helps us
answer today's question-- do

maggots eat living human flesh?

And the answer to that
is absolutely not.

While it's fair to
note that I was nibbled

on a couple of times, those
nibbles did not break skin

and certainly did
not draw blood.

In my opinion,
maggots get a bad rap.

I mean, they're creepy,
they're squirmy,

and they're always
associated with death.

But that's not
necessarily a bad thing.

Remember, these are
natural decomposers.

They're cleaning up the
environment by breaking

down plant and animal matter.

So what we learned today
is they're not going to eat

you if you stumble upon them.

And the next time you
see a big swarm of them

consuming an animal
carcass, remember,

they're simply doing their job.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave, stay wild.

We'll see you on
the next adventure.

Australia.

I think we have all been excited
for the Brave Wilderness team

to finally explore this
epic continent where

the goal is to get up
close with some of its most

iconic animal species.

Located in Nome, a
small town just South

of Townsville in
North Queensland,

the first place we visited
was the Billabong Sanctuary,

home to over 50 native species
from koalas and kangaroos

to dingoes and massive
saltwater crocodiles.

This family owned and
operated establishment

is, without question, one of
Australia's premier sanctuaries.

For nearly 35 years they
have been contributing

to conservation efforts while
also providing the public

with a hands on education about
wildlife, which, in turn, has

proudly made them
one of Queensland's

top ecotourism attractions.

We will be getting
to know several

of their permanent animal
residents, many of which

can be considered
Australian icons.

But to get started,
let's meet one

bizarre yet adorable creature
that I bet most of you

never even knew existed.

Now, the last time I entered
an enclosure like this one,

I was attacked by monkeys.

And one latched onto my arm.

Not a good day for, Coyote.

So I'm kind of hoping when
I enter this enclosure,

it's going to be a little
better than my last experience.

I have a feeling that this
is going to be pretty epic.

Are you guys ready to
meet Blossom the Possum?

Let's do it.

All right, here we go.

Oh, there she is.

Come on in, guys.

All right.

You good, you good?

Oh, my goodness.

It's you.

Hi.

That's a possum?

That is the brush tailed
possum, the largest possum

species here in Australia and
an absolutely adorable creature.

Hello there.

How are you?

Now, let's give her a
second to get acclimated.

I'm just going to go ahead
and see if I can gently

pet her on top of her head.

Hi.

Oh, my gosh.

This may be one of the
most adorable animals we've

ever featured on the show.

And when you're
thinking possum, I'm

sure if you're in the United
States, you're thinking,

oh, you mean those sort
of rat-looking creatures

that are running around at night
with the bald, long, skinny

tails?

This creature here,
though, certainly doesn't

resemble a typical possum.

Oh, I see, I see.

You reaching out to
try grab on to me?

Let's see.

Oh.
Yeah, no.

That's a finger.

You don't want to eat that.

Actually, let me see if we can
get a little bit of leaf here.

Let's see if Blossom is hungry.

Now, they specialize
in eating leaves.

Here you go.

That's a little bit of
spinach right there.

Yeah, there you go.

So gentle.

And Mark, look at
these front feet here.

See if you can zoom in on those.

Their hands look just like
the hands of a normal possum.

Look at how sharp
those claws are.

And as you can imagine, this
is a semi-arboreal species,

which means that they spend most
of their time up in the trees.

OK, let's bring a little
more spinach in here.

Let's see if we get
Blossom out here.

Come here.

Can you come all the way out?

Come on, you can do it.
Oh.

Look it.

The reach for it.

The claws are going.

I know she's like-- oh, you're
going to go back in there?

Now, as you can see, it
is day time right now.

Blossom is primarily nocturnal.

You see those big buggy eyes?

Gives her amazing
vision at night.

And of course, those
large ears indicate

that she has excellent hearing.

Now, I would really love for you
to come out of that box there,

Blossom, because
I think everybody

wants to see your
prehensile tail,

which all possum species have.

But yours is not like the
typical possum tail, is it?

It's not-- oh.

That's what we call a
possum kiss right there.

Nose to nose with Blossom.

OK, I think maybe a
little more spinach

and you want to come out?

Look what Coyote's got.

Look at those whiskers.

Keep coming.

You can do it.

Those claws are so sharp.

All she needs to do is latch on
to the spinach with those claws.

And she's kind of like, uh,
I don't really want to fully

wake up for this episode.

All right, let's see.
Come on.

Come on out of here.

Let's see all the way out here.

What if I put it there, Blossom?

Then what happens?

Are you going to
come all the way out?

You can do it.

Everybody wants to see you.

This is your big moment.

Oh, look at this--
pumpkin, perhaps

one of Blossom's favorites.

Oh.

Oh, you missed it, right here.

It's right here, look.

Come on a little further.

I wonder if she'll
walk out on my arm.

Let's see.

Let's see.

Nope.

You know what she did there?

That's called the trick move.

I was thinking, oh, if I put the
pumpkin just out in front of me,

she'll walk out onto my arm.

And all she did is
grab that pumpkin

and then retreat back
into her little hide box.

Look at that.

This is the trickiest
part-- getting Blossom

to come out in the daylight.

Can I lift up the
top of her little--

can we remove the
top of her box here?

Up here, Blossom.

Here come the climbing skills.

This way.

You're going to
work for this meal.

Here she comes.

Come on.

Keep coming.

Oh, look how cute that is.

Look at her little nose.

Can you kind of
lift her up there?

There we go.

I see the tail.

There's the tail.

Let's see if I can keep
her distracted up here

and look at the tail.

See this prehensile tail?

Look at how bushy it is.

That's what really
separates them

from many other possum species.

Yeah, feel that.
- Wow.

Right?

But feel the underside
is just like latex.

Oh, wow.

Right here.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Look at that prehensile
nature right there

just curling around my fingers.

And this is actually the
second largest possum

species in the world
and the largest species

here in Australia.

And the face almost looks
like the face of a kangaroo.

Now, as we know,
this species is also

a marsupial, one of
the quintessential

Australian marsupial species.

And they get a lot of their
moisture from the leaves

that they eat.

You can see the spinach
is very, very juicy.

Look at all that juice
coming out of there.

That's the good stuff, huh?

You look pretty cute just inside
that little enclosure there.

What if I took a picture
of you like that?

That's a pretty good
Instagram post right there.

Let's see if you
can get that shot.

You guys ready?

Put this right there.

What if you look at that?
Oh, yeah.

There we go.

Use this to kind of
get you honed in.

Oh, that's perfect.

So cute.

You're going to get so
many likes, Blossom.

That's the most adorable face.

She's like, where
did the spinach go?

I put it there.

All right, there you go.

What do you think?

You're going to come out?

I like how she's
able to grab like a hand.

Look at that.

She can completely hold on.

And what's really
interesting kind of

like the feet of the
kinkajou, the pads of her feet

almost feel like latex.

And that allows them to have
incredible purchase when they're

climbing around on the limbs of
trees up in the treetop canopy.

Blossom, I got some more
pumpkin out of here.

Well, how cool
was this, spending

our afternoon hanging out
with the brush tailed possum?

There you go.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave, stay wild.

We'll see you on
the next adventure.