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NARRATOR:
Deep in the forests of Japan,
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an age-old battle
is playing out.
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The tiger head,
Japan's giant killer hornet --
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it's the largest
venomous wasp on the planet.
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Every summer, the
giants go head to head
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in a race to grow their empire.
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It's a grueling
struggle for resources,
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and only a few
individuals will survive.
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To succeed,
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they will need to
take on the competition.
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Their rivals, the Yellow
Jackets, are half the size,
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but they have
numbers on their side.
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The third faction
is the wild card:
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the humble honeybee, favorite
prey of the killer hornets.
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They may be small,
but they are fierce.
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Each species is
armed with potent venom,
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and each will fight to
the death for their empire.
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[wasps buzzing]
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To us, it's a
story of clans at war.
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But to these winged warriors
it's a race for survival.
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¶ ¶
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Our story unfolds
in four territories
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of the Ancient Kingdom.
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Deep in the heart
of the rock territory,
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the Samurai Giants are
building their stronghold;
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but every season a new
rival rises against them.
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South of the mountain
stream, another sect of giants
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is already budding
in the bamboo forest.
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Their hive is expanding,
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and they will need to
compete for resources
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with their neighbors.
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The Japanese Honeybees --
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they work all
summer to produce honey,
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and they won't surrender their
stockpile without a fight.
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High up in the north,
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the Yellow Jackets have
inhabited the mountains.
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Detached from the
southern territories,
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their temple kingdom is
the crown of the empire.
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The mountain
forests are a sanctuary.
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Here, the Yellow Jackets have
resided for thousands of years,
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drawing from the life-giving
waters of the crystal stream.
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These feisty yellow hornets
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are smaller than their
giant cousins in the south,
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but they are
fiercely territorial,
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and they will fight to the
death to protect their hive.
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They're always on high alert.
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Below them, the territories
are swarming with predators,
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but they've built their
hive high in the mountains,
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remote and safe.
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For now.
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Within the hallowed grounds
of a temple,
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the Yellow Jackets
thrive in peace and prosperity.
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They are
hardworking and curious.
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And they have a vital mission.
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Every summer they
start from scratch,
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build a new
empire, and reproduce.
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Before winter sets in, they will
raise their young and die off,
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leaving only their new
princesses to survive.
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This is the start of their life
cycle; the season of rebirth;
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a time of abundance.
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But the exotic summer flowers
have lured a dangerous predator
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into their midst.
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A giant killer hornet; the
most feared wasp on the planet.
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Her stinger is
laced with deadly venom,
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and she's the only
hornet who hunts in swarms.
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Giant hornet scouts search out
rival nests to steal larvae,
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which they feed
to their own hives.
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She's a voracious predator
and a cold-blooded cannibal.
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Prowling the airways
in search of protein,
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her wings flutter up
to 1,000 times a minute
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and can lift prey one
third of her body weight.
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When she finds a food source,
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she deposits a
chemical called a pheromone
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to scent-mark the location and
alert fellow scouts to the area.
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Her large, alien eyes
wrap around her head,
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giving her nearly
360-degree vision.
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She can scope out
danger from any direction.
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But today, she's
looking for prey.
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And she's found the
Yellow Jackets' nest,
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packed full of this season's
eggs and infant larvae.
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Their hive has been marked,
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and a giant killer advances
on their tranquil shrine.
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The Yellow Jackets'
days of peace are numbered.
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The giant killer hornet
is a long way from home.
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Below the mountains and
across the crystal stream,
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she flew from the southern
territories in search of bounty.
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Her own empire is
buried deep in the heart
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of the bamboo forest.
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Here, the giant hornet
queen has taken her throne.
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The entrance to her
hive is unassuming,
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but beneath the leaf litter
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she's spawning an
alien-like empire.
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A single queen can lay up
to 2,000 eggs in a season,
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and this hive is
already thriving.
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Her first-born are the workers.
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They've taken over
the duties of feeding
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so that their queen can
concentrate on laying more eggs.
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Her second batch of
eggs are a week old
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and have developed
into ravenous grubs.
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The grubs may look
helpless, but there's a twist.
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The adults have tiny waists,
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making it impossible
to digest solid food.
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So they feed their
chewed up prey to the grubs.
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Like an external stomach,
the grubs digest the protein
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and generate a
tiny droplet of fluid.
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It's Vespa amino acid mixture,
an energy-rich cocktail,
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which is the main source
of nutrition for the adults.
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Without this contact,
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the workers would die.
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The grubs use this food exchange
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to control the adults' behavior
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and manage the
entire social colony.
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Their tiny, scraping mandibles
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will one day
behead their enemies.
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But for now they're a
relentless call to action:
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"This grub needs food."
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They are the
engine that runs the hive
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and fuels the
insatiable need for protein.
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The eldest grubs are preparing
for their final metamorphosis.
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They produce a fine, silk thread
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from a salivary gland
no larger than a pinprick.
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Their mouth parts weave the
sticky thread into a silken cap,
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encasing them into
a protective cocoon.
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The silk will dry and harden,
sealing the grubs in place.
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This will be their
final rite of passage
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before emerging as
fully fledged killer hornets.
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Two weeks from now, a
whole new legion of giants
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will enter the bamboo territory.
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To the west of the Bamboo
Hive lies the Rock Kingdom.
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The dense woodland is
prime hunting territory
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for a rival
family of giant hornets.
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The Rock Samurais are a
step behind the Bamboo Hive,
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but beneath their stone facade
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there is great activity at work.
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A sentry stands
guard, like a bulldog,
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with mandibles at the ready.
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Inside the dark chamber,
the first generation of workers
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are rallying to
house their own new queen.
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They need to catch
up with the Bamboo Hive
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to be able to
compete for resources.
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The workers collect tree
bark and wood from the forest,
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which they chew into a paste
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and carry back to
their underground empire.
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Building is hard work,
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and they exchange
amino acids for energy.
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Using their
versatile mandibles and legs,
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the worker molds the paste with
the precision of a sculptor.
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The bigger the hive, the
more eggs their queen will lay,
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and the greater
their empire will grow.
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It's all for one
and one for all.
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Rolling their
sticky papier-mache balls
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between dextrous limbs,
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the workers add inch by inch
to their underground mansion.
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Their handiwork
dries paper thin,
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but strong enough
to house an army.
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A worker puts the finishing
flourish on the entrance.
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It's a job well done,
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and the perfect summer
palace for a Samurai queen.
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Their hive secured,
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the Samurai scouts set
off on a hunting foray.
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This squadron of predators
can fly up to 60 miles in a day
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at speeds of 30 miles per hour.
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They've got a
hungry hive to feed,
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and they're on a
mission to kill.
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NARRATOR: High up in the Temple
Kingdom, a shadow of unrest
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stirs the Yellow Jackets' nest.
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The giant hornets from the rock
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have followed a
scent on the breeze,
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the sweet scent
of a rival's hive
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packed full of
energy-rich protein.
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It's a cloak and
dagger operation.
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The Samurai creeps
in from the blind side.
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The Yellow Jackets have
little time to respond.
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They must dispatch
the enemy quickly.
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If the Samurai escapes, she will
return with her entire army.
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The Yellow Jackets are punching
way above their weight,
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but they have
numbers on their side.
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¶ ¶
[Wasps Buzzing]
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They may have
the home advantage,
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but it takes ten Yellow Jackets
to bring down one Samurai.
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¶ ¶
[Wasps Buzzing]
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The Samurai falls, but
the battle is far from won.
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The Yellows take the
fight to the ground.
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Here, they deliver
their death sentence.
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Their stingers release a lethal
dose of neurotoxic venom.
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The Samurais lie
broken and defeated
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at the foot of
their rival's shrine.
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What should have
been easy pickings
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has turned into
desperate defeat.
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Today, they underestimated
the mighty Yellow Jackets
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of the north.
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It's a huge setback
for the Samurai hive.
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The Yellow Jackets have
saved their precious young.
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They beat down a giant opponent,
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but their peaceful
existence has been shattered.
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Beyond the scenes of
carnage, the Bamboo Giants
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are gathering strength and
capitalizing on the summer.
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The sap is rising
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and the scouts are
harvesting the liquid gold.
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Once again, their
saw-like mandibles
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are the tools of choice.
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Gnawing through the bark,
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they expose tiny dams
of energy-rich tree sap.
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A Hercules beetle is also
drawn to the sweet scent.
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He's three times her size,
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but even clad in heavy
armor, he isn't hornet-proof.
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The Bamboo scout
targets his legs,
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the fast track to
demobilizing an opponent.
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Teamwork is everything.
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The sap boosts their energy,
but it's a mere pit stop.
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The scouts need
to feed their grubs,
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and their grubs need protein.
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Japanese Honeybees --
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these furry
little forest dwellers
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are also working around the
clock to nurture their hive.
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Beneath the cool, mossy
exterior of their fortress,
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their own empire is expanding.
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During the summer months,
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worker bees tirelessly
produce honey for the hive.
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They spend their
days collecting nectar,
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visiting up to 100
flowers per foraging trip.
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They regurgitate the honey
into cells in the honeycomb.
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Here, it is stored
as their food source
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over the long months of
winter, when nectar is scarce.
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The dedicated workers
only live for six weeks.
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As they die, new
workers hatch to replace them.
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These sticky infants
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are the next generation of
honey producers in the hive.
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Their teamwork has
produced a thriving colony,
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and it's a treasure chest
just waiting to be plundered.
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For a foraging Bamboo Giant,
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a beehive is the land
of protein and honey.
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If they can get to the larvae,
it will fuel their entire army.
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Bees are their favorite prey.
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NARRATOR: The Bamboo Giants
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weigh 20 times more
than their honeybee prey,
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and this handful of hornets
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can wipe out tens of thousands
of bees in a matter of hours.
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They've hit the jackpot.
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¶ ¶
[Insects Buzzing]
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There's an enemy in their midst,
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but these bees have
hatched a battle plan.
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This isn't their first rodeo.
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Working in groups, the
bees overwhelm the hornet,
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biting and
stinging her repeatedly.
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¶ ¶
[Insects Buzzing]
247
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They disperse a pheromone which
alerts the rest of the hive
248
00:21:50,508 --> 00:21:53,776
and calls in fresh recruits.
249
00:21:57,815 --> 00:22:00,382
Clusters of bees mob the hornet
250
00:22:00,418 --> 00:22:08,123
and block the
breathing holes on her abdomen.
251
00:22:08,159 --> 00:22:10,292
Their aim is to
heat up her temperature
252
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beyond her thermal limit.
253
00:22:15,633 --> 00:22:19,802
Inside the
bee ball it's 116 degrees,
254
00:22:19,837 --> 00:22:24,373
and the smothered
hornet is quickly overheating.
255
00:22:35,886 --> 00:22:38,520
Bees on the
outskirts form body chains,
256
00:22:38,556 --> 00:22:46,762
holding the bee ball in
place, like guide ropes.
257
00:22:46,797 --> 00:22:52,735
There's no room for
the weakest link here.
258
00:23:09,086 --> 00:23:13,288
The giant gives
up her brave fight,
259
00:23:13,324 --> 00:23:18,293
defeated by a tiny
bee one-fifth her size,
260
00:23:18,329 --> 00:23:24,867
but insurmountable
as a united force.
261
00:23:24,902 --> 00:23:29,438
The Bamboo scouts won't
feed their grubs tonight.
262
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¶ ¶
263
00:23:42,553 --> 00:23:48,557
The season is cooling down
and there is change in the air.
264
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The emerald summer forests are
flaunting their autumn foliage.
265
00:24:08,212 --> 00:24:12,414
The new season brings new life,
266
00:24:12,450 --> 00:24:18,454
and soon there will
be more mouths to feed.
267
00:24:23,561 --> 00:24:25,627
The dark belly of
the bamboo forest
268
00:24:25,663 --> 00:24:31,667
is rumbling with activity.
269
00:24:39,810 --> 00:24:41,410
Two weeks have passed,
270
00:24:41,445 --> 00:24:44,880
and the grubs have transformed
their chubby, soft skins
271
00:24:44,915 --> 00:24:50,853
into a svelte and
solid body armor.
272
00:24:57,828 --> 00:25:03,532
Claw by claw, the
tender, helpless grubs emerge,
273
00:25:03,567 --> 00:25:06,869
now tough and hard
and fully equipped
274
00:25:06,904 --> 00:25:11,073
to be a new
generation of Bamboo Giants.
275
00:25:15,279 --> 00:25:18,514
The same tiny
mandibles that called for food
276
00:25:18,549 --> 00:25:25,787
are now jagged shears that
slice through a thick cocoon.
277
00:25:25,823 --> 00:25:31,827
An army awakes.
278
00:25:41,572 --> 00:25:45,507
The new hornet stretches
her limbs for the first time
279
00:25:45,543 --> 00:25:47,109
and familiarizes herself
280
00:25:47,144 --> 00:25:53,115
with her perfectly
designed body armor.
281
00:25:53,150 --> 00:25:55,584
She uses the
bristly hairs on her legs
282
00:25:55,619 --> 00:25:59,421
to remove debris
from her cocoon.
283
00:25:59,456 --> 00:26:02,591
Soon, the same
hairs will gather pollen
284
00:26:02,626 --> 00:26:08,630
to feed her infant sisters.
285
00:26:15,906 --> 00:26:18,407
She disperses her
first pheromones,
286
00:26:18,442 --> 00:26:24,313
pledging her
allegiance to the hive.
287
00:26:24,348 --> 00:26:26,048
The golden hairs on her head
288
00:26:26,083 --> 00:26:30,719
are sensitive to
both light and gravity.
289
00:26:30,754 --> 00:26:32,020
They connect to her brain
290
00:26:32,056 --> 00:26:35,791
to form the base
of her gravity organ,
291
00:26:35,826 --> 00:26:38,260
an internal GPS
which she will use
292
00:26:38,295 --> 00:26:43,298
to navigate her way
around the kingdom.
293
00:26:47,171 --> 00:26:49,137
Despite their loss to the bees,
294
00:26:49,173 --> 00:26:54,176
the Bamboo Giants
just grew their empire.
295
00:26:54,211 --> 00:26:59,881
This super-hive is
now almost 2,000 strong,
296
00:26:59,917 --> 00:27:05,921
the strongest
hive in the kingdom.
297
00:27:15,914 --> 00:27:21,184
NARRATOR:
In the Yellow Jacket Kingdom,
an uneasy peace is restored.
298
00:27:21,219 --> 00:27:24,754
Their empire is thriving.
299
00:27:24,790 --> 00:27:29,259
Inside, their hive is also
humming with new life.
300
00:27:33,298 --> 00:27:38,868
But they've been marked.
301
00:27:38,904 --> 00:27:44,908
This time, the Rock
Samurais have brought numbers.
302
00:27:52,084 --> 00:27:54,918
The silent killers claw
their way up the fortress
303
00:27:54,953 --> 00:27:59,155
towards their goal.
304
00:27:59,191 --> 00:28:06,062
Deliberate and deadly, they
summit the Yellow Jacket hive.
305
00:28:14,072 --> 00:28:16,840
A Yellow squadron
takes to the air,
306
00:28:16,875 --> 00:28:21,878
leaving their
sentries to defend the hive.
307
00:28:30,222 --> 00:28:36,392
They rally, but the
giants are simply too strong.
308
00:28:41,366 --> 00:28:43,099
As the Yellow Jackets fall,
309
00:28:43,135 --> 00:28:49,139
the pendulum swings in
favor of the Samurais.
310
00:29:07,826 --> 00:29:12,328
The battleground is littered
with casualties from both sides,
311
00:29:12,364 --> 00:29:16,866
but the Samurais prevail.
312
00:29:20,805 --> 00:29:22,605
They breach the entrance,
313
00:29:22,641 --> 00:29:27,143
and inside, they
find their holy grail,
314
00:29:31,750 --> 00:29:36,986
a bottomless cup
of fat and protein.
315
00:29:37,022 --> 00:29:40,657
They tear the Yellow Jacket
larvae from their silken tombs
316
00:29:40,692 --> 00:29:47,463
and chew the chubby
flesh into tiny meatballs.
317
00:29:47,499 --> 00:29:50,600
It's not greed or
hunger that drives them.
318
00:29:50,635 --> 00:29:54,204
They will carry the chewed up
protein back to their own grubs,
319
00:29:54,239 --> 00:29:58,241
who will refuel their army.
320
00:30:01,213 --> 00:30:07,850
They harvest as
much as they can.
321
00:30:07,886 --> 00:30:14,657
Teamwork, for the
greater good of the hive.
322
00:30:14,693 --> 00:30:16,192
With clean-cut precision,
323
00:30:16,228 --> 00:30:22,332
the Samurais separate
the meat from the guts.
324
00:30:22,367 --> 00:30:29,339
It's wasted energy to fly
back with useless body parts.
325
00:30:29,374 --> 00:30:35,378
Seasoned looters, they
take only what's most valuable.
326
00:30:40,919 --> 00:30:43,319
In one final act of savagery,
327
00:30:43,355 --> 00:30:49,359
a Samurai scout beheads
the last Yellow sentry.
328
00:30:57,669 --> 00:31:03,573
The Yellow Jacket
empire has fallen.
329
00:31:03,608 --> 00:31:07,043
In the hornet
kingdom, war is not a lust,
330
00:31:07,078 --> 00:31:10,747
but a deep-rooted
blueprint in their DNA --
331
00:31:10,782 --> 00:31:15,485
the instinct to lay down
their lives, fight, and kill
332
00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:19,689
for the survival
of their species.
333
00:31:24,462 --> 00:31:26,496
The north lies conquered,
334
00:31:26,531 --> 00:31:30,900
and the Rock Samurais
have gained new ground.
335
00:31:30,935 --> 00:31:36,105
Like cargo planes filled with
plunder, the scouts fly south,
336
00:31:36,141 --> 00:31:42,679
laden down with
the spoils of war.
337
00:31:42,714 --> 00:31:47,717
They are edging ahead in
their race for survival.
338
00:31:53,658 --> 00:31:55,458
Among the Rock Samurais,
339
00:31:55,493 --> 00:32:00,496
there is a sense of
anticipation in the air.
340
00:32:04,869 --> 00:32:07,570
The sentry is on high alert.
341
00:32:07,605 --> 00:32:13,876
She sits in wait to
check in her scouts.
342
00:32:13,912 --> 00:32:19,382
One by one, they return, bearing
the fruits of their mission,
343
00:32:19,417 --> 00:32:27,156
checking through
security on their way in.
344
00:32:27,192 --> 00:32:33,196
The raid on the Yellow
Jackets was a huge victory.
345
00:32:38,103 --> 00:32:41,003
The juicy grubs are
welcome food parcels
346
00:32:41,039 --> 00:32:46,843
which the scouts
share out among the hive.
347
00:32:46,878 --> 00:32:52,782
It's a fruitful homecoming.
348
00:32:59,224 --> 00:33:03,393
The Samurai queen is
fulfilling her destiny,
349
00:33:03,428 --> 00:33:07,430
and her empire has
reached an important milestone.
350
00:33:07,465 --> 00:33:12,201
The first generation of
princesses is emerging.
351
00:33:12,237 --> 00:33:16,606
These red-faced hatchlings are
born at the end of the season
352
00:33:16,641 --> 00:33:21,010
and will take the
mantle from their queen.
353
00:33:21,045 --> 00:33:25,181
The princess takes her first
sip of amino acids from a grub.
354
00:33:25,216 --> 00:33:30,553
She'll need the
energy for the task ahead.
355
00:33:37,195 --> 00:33:43,199
Her royal pheromones have
already attracted a suitor.
356
00:33:47,739 --> 00:33:54,911
The male drone mounts her,
subduing her with his mandibles.
357
00:33:54,946 --> 00:33:58,347
¶ ¶
358
00:33:58,383 --> 00:34:04,253
Only the princesses get to mate,
to become next year's queens.
359
00:34:10,495 --> 00:34:14,964
The drone transfers sperm into
her ovipositor through a duct,
360
00:34:14,999 --> 00:34:20,236
but doesn't fertilize her eggs.
361
00:34:20,271 --> 00:34:24,340
She will store the
sperm until next summer
362
00:34:24,375 --> 00:34:26,142
and fertilize her own eggs
363
00:34:26,177 --> 00:34:29,979
when she's ready to
start a new empire.
364
00:34:30,014 --> 00:34:43,893
¶ ¶
365
00:34:43,928 --> 00:34:46,562
It seems a
gentle and caring act,
366
00:34:46,598 --> 00:34:49,465
but the male is
racing a deadline --
367
00:34:49,501 --> 00:34:55,004
a deadline every
hornet drone faces.
368
00:34:59,677 --> 00:35:02,912
Outside the
hive, the air is abuzz
369
00:35:02,947 --> 00:35:07,950
as another
princess makes her debut.
370
00:35:11,856 --> 00:35:18,761
She's immediately
seized by a fervent male.
371
00:35:18,796 --> 00:35:24,967
[Wasps Buzzing]
372
00:35:25,003 --> 00:35:28,070
More drones are drawn
in by her pheromones,
373
00:35:28,106 --> 00:35:33,109
mobbing the
princess in her tracks.
374
00:35:36,814 --> 00:35:43,519
The vicious struggle
belies a grisly truth:
375
00:35:43,555 --> 00:35:45,721
The princess is
extracting their sperm
376
00:35:45,757 --> 00:35:50,860
through her lethal stinger,
which doubles as her sex organ.
377
00:35:56,734 --> 00:36:01,470
The stingless drones
have one sole purpose:
378
00:36:01,506 --> 00:36:04,807
They mate
379
00:36:04,842 --> 00:36:07,310
and then die.
380
00:36:07,345 --> 00:36:19,155
¶ ¶
381
00:36:19,190 --> 00:36:21,557
The princess flies off,
382
00:36:21,593 --> 00:36:28,197
carrying next
season's empire inside her.
383
00:36:28,232 --> 00:36:33,569
The male's job is
done, his seed secured.
384
00:36:36,841 --> 00:36:39,609
The season is gathering steam,
385
00:36:39,644 --> 00:36:44,113
and the circle
of life is closing.
386
00:36:44,148 --> 00:36:48,584
For the Bamboo Giants
it's the last desperate push.
387
00:36:48,620 --> 00:36:50,720
They've grown a super-hive,
388
00:36:50,755 --> 00:36:54,757
and they need a
big heist to feed it.
389
00:36:54,792 --> 00:36:58,961
At dawn, they raid.
390
00:37:05,021 --> 00:37:08,089
NARRATOR:
Winter is coming,
391
00:37:08,124 --> 00:37:13,494
and the hives are at their
peak, but resources are low.
392
00:37:13,530 --> 00:37:16,364
The Rock Samurais
plundered the Yellow Jackets
393
00:37:16,399 --> 00:37:19,500
and ravaged their territory.
394
00:37:19,536 --> 00:37:22,804
The Bamboo Giants
lost to the bees,
395
00:37:22,839 --> 00:37:25,440
and they've expanded
beyond the meager food supplies
396
00:37:25,475 --> 00:37:27,942
of their bamboo forest.
397
00:37:27,977 --> 00:37:28,976
They're en route
398
00:37:29,012 --> 00:37:34,382
to the last stockpile
of food in the kingdom,
399
00:37:34,417 --> 00:37:40,421
the Rock Samurai stronghold.
400
00:37:49,165 --> 00:37:55,169
The Samurai scouts bring news
that there's an army on its way.
401
00:38:00,076 --> 00:38:08,950
They rally the
troops, but it's too late.
402
00:38:13,256 --> 00:38:17,892
The Bamboo battalion is on them.
403
00:38:17,927 --> 00:38:23,264
The Rock Samurais are
ambushed at their own entrance.
404
00:38:30,273 --> 00:38:32,640
When times are tough,
405
00:38:32,675 --> 00:38:38,679
giant killer hornets
turn on their own kind.
406
00:38:38,715 --> 00:38:47,588
It's like on
like, giant on giant,
407
00:38:47,624 --> 00:38:58,666
claws, stingers and mandibles;
all weapons deployed.
408
00:38:58,701 --> 00:39:02,570
And heads will roll.
409
00:39:05,742 --> 00:39:10,211
Disabling the enemy
is the primary strategy.
410
00:39:10,246 --> 00:39:16,250
¶ ¶
[Insects Buzzing]
411
00:39:26,496 --> 00:39:28,996
Beheading and severing limbs.
412
00:39:29,032 --> 00:39:33,601
The mandibles are the
ultimate weapon of war.
413
00:39:33,636 --> 00:39:39,640
¶ ¶
[Insects Buzzing]
414
00:40:06,336 --> 00:40:11,072
It's impossible to
determine who's winning
415
00:40:11,107 --> 00:40:15,142
until the pillaging starts.
416
00:40:15,178 --> 00:40:20,948
The marauding Bamboo
Giants enter the fortress.
417
00:40:20,984 --> 00:40:23,117
They've conquered
the Rock Samurais,
418
00:40:23,152 --> 00:40:25,786
and they've struck gold.
419
00:40:25,822 --> 00:40:31,826
[Insects Eating]
420
00:40:42,639 --> 00:40:45,106
The precious nursery
of developing princesses
421
00:40:45,141 --> 00:40:47,842
is ransacked,
422
00:40:47,877 --> 00:40:53,881
next year's queens killed and
cannibalized in their chambers.
423
00:40:57,754 --> 00:41:01,289
The sentry can do nothing
but witness the devastation
424
00:41:01,324 --> 00:41:04,492
of her precious family.
425
00:41:08,498 --> 00:41:12,833
Outside, the carnage continues.
426
00:41:19,108 --> 00:41:27,915
It's a protein feast. The Bamboo
Giants have hit pay dirt.
427
00:41:27,951 --> 00:41:33,955
¶ ¶
[Insects Buzzing]
428
00:41:37,994 --> 00:41:39,727
One last act of brutality
429
00:41:39,762 --> 00:41:44,599
seals the fate of
the vanquished army.
430
00:41:44,634 --> 00:41:47,802
The Rock Samurai queen
is dragged from her throne
431
00:41:47,837 --> 00:41:51,005
and evicted from her fortress.
432
00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:57,044
¶ ¶
433
00:42:04,053 --> 00:42:07,655
One murderous stinger
finds a chink in her armor,
434
00:42:07,690 --> 00:42:12,159
paralyzing her giant body.
435
00:42:12,195 --> 00:42:18,199
As the deadly venom engulfs
her, she succumbs to her fate.
436
00:42:21,971 --> 00:42:27,975
Her troops rally to her
aid, but it's too late.
437
00:42:41,124 --> 00:42:48,496
The body count is a crushing
blow to the Rock Samurai empire.
438
00:42:48,531 --> 00:42:54,468
¶ ¶
[Insects Buzzing]
439
00:43:04,814 --> 00:43:07,515
The Bamboo Giants
pick through the dead,
440
00:43:07,550 --> 00:43:12,720
bathed in victory and gathering
bounty for their hive.
441
00:43:20,663 --> 00:43:28,669
Their own life cycle is
nearing its natural end,
442
00:43:28,705 --> 00:43:34,709
but this carnage will
fuel their next generation.
443
00:43:45,088 --> 00:43:51,092
A tiny honeybee triumphs over
the corpse of her mortal enemy.
444
00:43:54,464 --> 00:43:58,399
An extended stinger,
still dripping with venom,
445
00:43:58,434 --> 00:44:03,304
speaks of a brave death.
446
00:44:07,076 --> 00:44:08,809
Among the ravaged cadavers,
447
00:44:08,845 --> 00:44:13,981
a dauntless
survivor clings to life --
448
00:44:14,016 --> 00:44:23,424
a new Samurai princess, rising
from the corpses of her hive.
449
00:44:23,459 --> 00:44:29,964
Remarkably, she's
survived this baptism of fire.
450
00:44:34,504 --> 00:44:40,641
She's a giant killer
hornet, queen of wasps,
451
00:44:40,676 --> 00:44:47,681
with outlandish eyesight, lethal
venom and legendary jaws.
452
00:44:47,717 --> 00:44:49,817
She's built to endure,
453
00:44:49,852 --> 00:44:57,324
and she will keep the
Samurai flame burning.
454
00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:01,395
Inside her is the
future of her species.
455
00:45:01,430 --> 00:45:06,867
She just needs to
spread her wings.
456
00:45:06,903 --> 00:45:14,642
She takes flight, a
princess filled with purpose,
457
00:45:14,677 --> 00:45:19,914
on her maiden voyage.
458
00:45:19,949 --> 00:45:24,084
This brave Samurai
will be next summer's queen
459
00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:30,124
and the cornerstone of a whole
new killer hornet kingdom.
460
00:45:34,797 --> 00:45:38,532
Giant killer hornets play a
vital role in their ecosystem
461
00:45:38,568 --> 00:45:43,437
as both predator and prey.
462
00:45:43,472 --> 00:45:46,874
To us, it's a
story of clans at war,
463
00:45:46,909 --> 00:45:49,143
but to these winged warriors,
464
00:45:49,178 --> 00:45:53,414
it's a cold,
clinical circle of life.
465
00:45:53,449 --> 00:45:59,453
¶ ¶
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