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NARRATOR: Do you like horror films?

You know, the kind with alien creatures

You know, the kind with alien creatures

and flesh-eating demons?

Voracious marauders...

Voracious marauders...

going in for the kill?

Repulsive ghouls...

Repulsive ghouls...

and armor-plated orcs?

When the blades are honed razor sharp...

When the blades are honed razor sharp...

do you look forward to what comes next?

Oozing blood...

and corpses careening through space!

and corpses careening through space!

Then you'll love where we're headed now.

Then you'll love where we're headed now.

Brace yourself for a gruesome journey through...

Brace yourself for a gruesome journey through...

The Meadow of Horror.

(birds sing)

Like every good horror film,

Like every good horror film,

this one opens on an idyllic scene:

a summer morning on the farm.

a summer morning on the farm.

The chickens are enjoying their breakfast.

The chickens are enjoying their breakfast.

The pigs are making...

pigs of themselves.

pigs of themselves.

And the sheep are looking forward

to doing what they do best...

to doing what they do best...

grazing all day.

While the nesting stork plans to simply sit around.

While the nesting stork plans to simply sit around.

Out on the pond the dragonflies are just getting revved up.

Out on the pond the dragonflies are just getting revved up.

Everyone is set to enjoy this beautiful day.

Everyone is set to enjoy this beautiful day.

No one expects anything sinister to happen.

No one expects anything sinister to happen.

But down in the undergrowth lies a secret world,

far more dangerous.

This is where our little hero lives.

This is where our little hero lives.

Every good horror film needs one.

At the moment, he's still in his puparium,

struggling to break out of solitary confinement.

struggling to break out of solitary confinement.

As he wriggles to get out...

As he wriggles to get out...

someone is watching...

But it's just an aphid.

They're harmless little imps.

They're harmless little imps.

Cute, but... not very bright.

Cute, but... not very bright.

Perfect for the role of horror film victim.

The aphid unwittingly checks out our struggling hero...

The aphid unwittingly checks out our struggling hero...

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

Apparently none the worse for wear,

he wanders off.

he wanders off.

Our hero, shrouded by his shell,

doesn't notice.

And here he is, free at last!

And here he is, free at last!

A bright yellow beetle!

A bright yellow beetle!

As his shell hardens,

As his shell hardens,

black spots start to appear.

Within a few hours, he's turned bright red.

Within a few hours, he's turned bright red.

Our hero is a ladybug!

Our hero is a ladybug!

A seven-spotted male ladybug, to be precise.

They're believed to be good luck...

And this guy is going to need all the luck he can get.

And this guy is going to need all the luck he can get.

Just as in every classic horror film,

the hero has a love interest...

the hero has a love interest...

a lady ladybug.

a lady ladybug.

He sees her from a distance...

Summons the nerve to approach...

Summons the nerve to approach...

Will it be love at first sight?

But then...

disaster!

disaster!

Fortunately, he doesn't fall very far...

Fortunately, he doesn't fall very far...

But getting back to the object of his desire

is going to be harder than it looks.

In his eagerness, he seems to be making all the wrong moves.

In his eagerness, he seems to be making all the wrong moves.

Cruel fate has ripped them apart

before their romance has even begun.

And so the saga begins.

Our hero embarks on a perilous quest to find his love.

Our hero embarks on a perilous quest to find his love.

First he must cross...

the Valley of Doom.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

A praying mantis lies in wait...

...motionless in the broomweed.

...motionless in the broomweed.

The patient carnivore's strategy is to sit so still

The patient carnivore's strategy is to sit so still

that her prey is oblivious to the danger.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

Waiting for the right moment,

she readies her weapons...

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

The ladybug seems to wander straight into the trap,

but then makes an unexpected move.

but then makes an unexpected move.

It's a narrow escape!

This ladybug may be foolhardy...

but he's certainly lucky.

but he's certainly lucky.

And the mantis seems mystified.

He makes good his escape.

But then...

A wart-biter.

This fearsome beast was once used to chew off human warts.

A field grasshopper awakens his appetite for meat.

A field grasshopper awakens his appetite for meat.

(♪♪♪)

It tears open the grasshopper's armor.

The mantis looks on,

The mantis looks on,

as the wart-biter devours his prey...

alive.

alive.

But it's not over.

But it's not over.

Mutilated and dismembered,

the victim claws its way out of the jaws of certain death.

the victim claws its way out of the jaws of certain death.

The mantis moves in.

But she's not after the grasshopper.

But she's not after the grasshopper.

(♪♪♪)

Our intrepid hero keeps a low profile

while the predators face off.

while the predators face off.

It's wart-biter versus... the praying mantis.

(♪♪♪)

The wart-biter comes out swinging.

The wart-biter comes out swinging.

They seem well-matched:

heavily armed...

bloodthirsty...

determined.

(♪♪♪)

Suddenly it's over.

Suddenly it's over.

The wart-biter abandons the field.

(♪♪♪)

Something has distracted him...

Something has distracted him...

...a much easier target than the mantis.

Our hero plays dead,

pulling in his legs

so there's nothing to grab on to.

so there's nothing to grab on to.

As the wart-biter hesitates,

As the wart-biter hesitates,

the mantis slinks away.

The wart-biter was stronger than she had figured;

The wart-biter was stronger than she had figured;

not worth the risk.

Playing dead seems to work.

Playing dead seems to work.

(♪♪♪)

Back in the broomweed,

the praying mantis has spied a fresh victim.

the praying mantis has spied a fresh victim.

It's a crane fly, or daddy long legs.

She readies her weapons in anticipation.

She readies her weapons in anticipation.

There's no escape.

(♪♪♪)

It struggles in vain as she eats every last bit,

It struggles in vain as she eats every last bit,

down to those long legs.

down to those long legs.

While she cleans the gore from her forearms,

While she cleans the gore from her forearms,

another praying mantis

cautiously sneaks up from behind.

cautiously sneaks up from behind.

It's a male.

It's a male.

He's not after food...

but sex.

but sex.

And theirs could be

a very dangerous liaison.

A hungry female praying mantis can be a real femme fatale...

and make a meal of her mate.

and make a meal of her mate.

But he's lucky, she's just eaten...

But he's lucky, she's just eaten...

And their mating goes off without incident.

And their mating goes off without incident.

Down below, what's left of the grasshopper

Down below, what's left of the grasshopper

hasn't gotten very far on just four legs.

The wart-biter is back, to finish what he started.

The wart-biter is back, to finish what he started.

(♪♪♪)

After witnessing this grisly scene,

the ladybug's eager to escape the Valley of Doom,

the ladybug's eager to escape the Valley of Doom,

while his luck still holds.

The wart-biter polishes off his meal,

with some fresh greens.

Even insects need a balanced meal.

Even insects need a balanced meal.

The mantis couple is enjoying the afterglow in the broomweed.

The mantis couple is enjoying the afterglow in the broomweed.

As the larger female clings to her mate,

it seems like a tender embrace.

it seems like a tender embrace.

But after their mating,

she's worked up an appetite.

Their brief affair is about to turn deadly.

Their brief affair is about to turn deadly.

A targeted bite at just the right spot.

Her lover is split in two.

Her lover is split in two.

It seems the way to a lady mantis's heart

is through her stomach after all.

is through her stomach after all.

This act of cannibalism may seem twisted,

but for the male, there's a genetic advantage.

but for the male, there's a genetic advantage.

Praying mantis females who eat their mates lay more eggs

than those who let the male get away.

than those who let the male get away.

It's a dramatic sacrifice on the altar of procreation.

It's a dramatic sacrifice on the altar of procreation.

While the villains of our story tear each other apart,

our hero makes his getaway.

our hero makes his getaway.

(♪♪♪)

But... no sooner is he out of the Valley of Doom

than he finds himself in...

than he finds himself in...

the Realm of the Terrible Toad!

the Realm of the Terrible Toad!

(toad croaks)

This common toad's bulging eyes,

set on either side of its head,

give it a wrap-around view of the world.

Once it detects movement by any potential prey,

Once it detects movement by any potential prey,

such as a ladybug,

it turns in that direction...

(toad croaks)

...and follows.

(♪♪♪)

But our hero makes his signature move.

But our hero makes his signature move.

He climbs right over the hunter's back.

The toad launches a fatal attack.

The toad launches a fatal attack.

But our hero still has one ace up his sleeve.

(toad croaks)

Fooled again!

Fooled again!

That was a close call!

The lonely ladybug resumes the search for his true love.

The lonely ladybug resumes the search for his true love.

And she has wandered into a deadly place...

And she has wandered into a deadly place...

The Perilous Pond.

The Perilous Pond.

(♪♪♪)

The wet leaves here are slippery.

(ladybug splashes)

(ladybug splashes)

(♪♪♪)

Down below lurks a rogues' gallery of terrifying beasts.

Down below lurks a rogues' gallery of terrifying beasts.

A crayfish with fearsome claws.

A water needle

with its deadly sharp beak

and long breathing tube.

and long breathing tube.

Pond snails glide upside down across the water...

Pond snails glide upside down across the water...

held up by surface tension.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

The ladybug scrambles to reach the shore,

but her thrashing

but her thrashing

attracts the larva of a great diving beetle,

and even worse,

a fully-grown great diving beetle.

a fully-grown great diving beetle.

There's an army of hungry predators below the surface.

There's an army of hungry predators below the surface.

The beetle lunges!

But it's after a tiny toad...

But it's after a tiny toad...

which it begins eating alive.

which it begins eating alive.

(birds sing)

While the adult beetle feasts on the toad,

its larva still eyes the ladybug.

its larva still eyes the ladybug.

It's armed with a vicious set of curved blades.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

Though the surface tension of the water

Though the surface tension of the water

keeps the lightweight ladybug from going under,

she's unable to escape the water's grip.

she's unable to escape the water's grip.

Fortunately,

the larva spots a young newt

on the pond floor...

on the pond floor...

(♪♪♪)

Much juicier than a hard-shelled beetle.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

The killer waits patiently...

daggers drawn...

while the newt sees nothing amiss.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

Through hollow fangs,

Through hollow fangs,

it pumps a deadly cocktail

of paralyzing poison

and digestive enzymes into its victim.

and digestive enzymes into its victim.

The little newt is liquefied from within.

The beetle larva drinks...

...as its prize slowly oozes to death.

...as its prize slowly oozes to death.

As the grizzly scene plays out below,

As the grizzly scene plays out below,

the ladybug still struggles to escape a watery grave.

But for the great diving beetle larva,

there are other distractions,

there are other distractions,

even other diving beetle larvae...

for these aquatic predators...

are cannibals!

(♪♪♪)

Their sharp daggers can pierce their chitinous exoskeleton.

Their sharp daggers can pierce their chitinous exoskeleton.

(♪♪♪)

Finally the little ladybug finds a lifeline.

But her escape is short-lived.

But her escape is short-lived.

One false step and she's back where she began.

Lurking in the depths...

Lurking in the depths...

a young dragonfly nymph.

It senses the movement at the surface.

It senses the movement at the surface.

But there is a tadpole closer at hand,

But there is a tadpole closer at hand,

so our heroine gets a reprieve.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

Sharp hooks at the edge of the mouth

hold the victim fast.

They don't just work on tender tadpoles.

They don't just work on tender tadpoles.

Even a creature with a tough exoskeleton,

like a damselfly larva, can be vulnerable.

like a damselfly larva, can be vulnerable.

The nymph's jaws grind up the kill.

The nymph's jaws grind up the kill.

The nymph rapidly dismembers its prey...

The nymph rapidly dismembers its prey...

discarded limbs dropping to the pond's floor.

discarded limbs dropping to the pond's floor.

In spite of the carnage below,

the ladybug finally manages to escape from the Perilous Pond.

the ladybug finally manages to escape from the Perilous Pond.

She's reached the reeds just in time

She's reached the reeds just in time

to witness a miraculous transformation.

What was once a dragonfly nymph,

What was once a dragonfly nymph,

a terrifying underwater hunter,

is changing...

is changing...

shedding its old form

to emerge as a very different

kind of demon...

an aerial marauder.

Dragonflies and damselflies reign supreme around the pond,

masters of the Aerial Empire,

mating dancers, locked together.

Love is definitely in the air.

Love is definitely in the air.

(♪♪♪)

But the dragonflies won't be distracted by sex for long.

But the dragonflies won't be distracted by sex for long.

They're always on the lookout for insect prey.

It seems our heroine escaped the deadly water...

only to face more dangers from above.

only to face more dangers from above.

A dragonfly's compound eyes

give it the best vision in the animal world.

give it the best vision in the animal world.

It's acutely sensitive to movement.

A dragonfly can spot the motion of an insect...

A dragonfly can spot the motion of an insect...

...and nab it in flight.

Trapped inside the dragonfly's basket of legs,

there's little chance of escape.

there's little chance of escape.

Once the mandibles begin their grim work...

the bee's fate is sealed.

the bee's fate is sealed.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

Still very much at risk,

Still very much at risk,

our little heroine must leave the pond for good.

(birds sing)

(birds sing)

Meanwhile, our valiant hero,

Meanwhile, our valiant hero,

the male ladybug,

has kept up his search for his ladylove.

He's made his way to an orchard filled with tempting treats.

He's made his way to an orchard filled with tempting treats.

The Province of Pleasures!

The Province of Pleasures!

(♪♪♪)

Fallen apples attract bees,

eager for a liquid lunch.

eager for a liquid lunch.

Apple juice is full of energy-rich sugar!

(bees buzz)

(bees buzz)

But this tasty treat belies

something more sinister...

the bees are being watched.

This apple tree is a fortress,

with a garrison of masked killers guarding it...

with a garrison of masked killers guarding it...

hornets!

Scowling sentries patrol the entrance

Scowling sentries patrol the entrance

to ensure that no unauthorized creature gets inside.

When an unsuspecting hover fly

comes to rest outside the door...

comes to rest outside the door...

...the guards close ranks.

(hover fly buzzes)

Their deadly jaws are enough to frighten the fly away.

Their deadly jaws are enough to frighten the fly away.

(bees buzz)

Soon a hornet hunting party takes off.

They head for the apples.

But it's not the fruit they're after.

But it's not the fruit they're after.

That's just bait.

They're after the bees!

They're after the bees!

They swoop down for a surprise attack,

catching the bees off-guard ...

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

One after another,

the bees find death

in the hornets' deadly mandibles.

in the hornets' deadly mandibles.

(♪♪♪)

Back at the entrance to their fortress...

Back at the entrance to their fortress...

a guard fans fresh air into the nest,

as the hunters return.

(hornets buzz)

(hornets buzz)

The ladybug approaches,

unaware of the danger.

unaware of the danger.

(hornet buzzes)

(♪♪♪)

He's spotted by an angry guard...

He's spotted by an angry guard...

Is it all over for our hero?

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

Not quite.

Frustrated by the ladybug's shiny red shield,

Frustrated by the ladybug's shiny red shield,

the hornet can't get a grip on the super-smooth armor.

The hornet tries to flip him over.

He gives the guard the slip,

and makes for a crevice in the bark.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

(hornets buzz)

The raiding party carts home the remains of their victims.

The raiding party carts home the remains of their victims.

Safely inside their lair,

Safely inside their lair,

they chew them up into a meaty pulp.

(♪♪♪)

But they're not just feeding themselves.

But they're not just feeding themselves.

Hundreds of hungry, throbbing larvae demand flesh!

A colony can consume thousands of ground up insect victims

A colony can consume thousands of ground up insect victims

every day.

Our forlorn hero could have been on the menu.

Our forlorn hero could have been on the menu.

He escapes the hornets' lair...

He escapes the hornets' lair...

and makes for a nearby pasture.

and makes for a nearby pasture.

Here the sheep safely graze...

Here the sheep safely graze...

under the watchful care of a canine guardian.

But this is a hunting ground, too.

Hidden in the grass,

our hero has found his way back to...

...the harmless little aphids!

So far, they've managed to evade

any dangers in this horror story.

any dangers in this horror story.

Grazing in the meadow, they reproduce in vast numbers.

Grazing in the meadow, they reproduce in vast numbers.

They don't bother with courting, like the ladybug,

or even with mating!

In fact, there are no males at all!

In fact, there are no males at all!

They reproduce by an almost magical process:

They reproduce by an almost magical process:

each offspring a clone of its mother.

Like the sheep in the meadow,

Like the sheep in the meadow,

this flock of aphids grazes on plants.

But instead of biting and chewing,

they insert their proboscis into the "veins" of the plant

to suck out its juices.

to suck out its juices.

But something is lurking...

But something is lurking...

something with a special fondness

something with a special fondness

for these little sap-suckers...

It's hideous...

and it's hungry...

The Monster of the Meadow.

The aphid lion.

A true terror...

a grassland godzilla.

a grassland godzilla.

And our daring hero flees from this horrific beast.

And our daring hero flees from this horrific beast.

(♪♪♪)

But the innocent little aphids are...

But the innocent little aphids are...

oblivious.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

The aphid lion massacres them,

The aphid lion massacres them,

slurping every drop from their succulent bodies.

It's a bloodbath.

(♪♪♪)

One aphid lion can consume up to 70 aphids a day.

One aphid lion can consume up to 70 aphids a day.

And there are plenty of aphids to go around.

(♪♪♪)

On the edge of the meadow,

lies a barren and forbidding landscape...

lies a barren and forbidding landscape...

a sandy wasteland.

Our heroine is getting closer.

Our heroine is getting closer.

She's escaped the terrors of the pond...

only to end up here...

in the Desert of Despair.

in the Desert of Despair.

Its savage ruler lies hidden beneath the sand.

Its savage ruler lies hidden beneath the sand.

Its presence revealed only by catapulted corpses,

the grisly remains of discarded victims,

empty shells of insects,

empty shells of insects,

murdered and tossed aside...

but by what?

but by what?

By this:

The ant lion,

The ant lion,

the spawn of the nether world.

This is its lair.

This is its lair.

Digging backwards in the sand,

the ant lion creates a funnel-shaped burrow.

the ant lion creates a funnel-shaped burrow.

Then it buries itself,

to lie in wait for its next victim.

to lie in wait for its next victim.

The ants have no idea that a trap lies below.

The ants have no idea that a trap lies below.

And neither does our heroine.

(♪♪♪)

A firebug loses its grip on the sand,

A firebug loses its grip on the sand,

and slips down the funnel,

into waiting jaws.

Once he pulls his catch into the sand,

the ant lion injects it with poison and digestive enzymes

the ant lion injects it with poison and digestive enzymes

and sucks out its liquefied guts.

and sucks out its liquefied guts.

Then it throws the empty bug shell up, up,

and away.

If the victims don't slide down on their own,

If the victims don't slide down on their own,

the ant lion launches an assault:

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

Struggling only makes matters worse.

Struggling only makes matters worse.

(♪♪♪)

Finally the assassin reaches up to make the kill...

Finally the assassin reaches up to make the kill...

injecting its toxic cocktail.

injecting its toxic cocktail.

Now it just has to wait for the ant to give up the ghost.

Resistance is futile.

Resistance is futile.

Once you've fallen into the lion's den,

there's only one way for this horror story to end.

there's only one way for this horror story to end.

(♪♪♪)

The ladybug inches ever closer.

She seems to be heading for the same fate.

She seems to be heading for the same fate.

The ant lion strikes.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

But her smooth, rounded shell

keeps the deadly mandibles at bay...

The ant lion launches a barrage of sand...

The ant lion launches a barrage of sand...

but fails to reel in its catch.

but fails to reel in its catch.

The luck of the ladybugs seems to be holding.

The luck of the ladybugs seems to be holding.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

Her lost lover is still making his way across the meadow

Her lost lover is still making his way across the meadow

surrounded by peaceful vegetarians.

(sheep bleat)

(sheep bleat)

No serious threats here...

or so it appears.

But even these grazers can turn deadly.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

As the sheep and goats mindlessly munch,

As the sheep and goats mindlessly munch,

they pay little attention to what they chew on

or where they step.

or where they step.

They can get a little too close for comfort...

They can get a little too close for comfort...

It's a close call for our hero.

It's a close call for our hero.

For the aphids, unable to fly...

there seems to be no escape.

there seems to be no escape.

But, they have their own escape plan.

But, they have their own escape plan.

As soon as they feel the warm, moist breath of a mammal...

...they abandon ship!

Once the vegetation has gotten a trim,

those terrible teeth move on.

those terrible teeth move on.

And the aphids scramble to climb back up to their leafy home.

And the aphids scramble to climb back up to their leafy home.

(♪♪♪)

It's best not to stay on the ground for too long.

The meadow floor hides its own unique horror...

It's the beast with eight legs.

It's the beast with eight legs.

But our hero is safe.

But our hero is safe.

This wolf spider doesn't hunt ladybugs.

It prefers smaller prey,

like aphids.

Its eight eyes, four small and four large,

Its eight eyes, four small and four large,

form an impressive surveillance system,

perfect for spotting, tracking,

perfect for spotting, tracking,

and targeting their favorite food.

And the spider is ravenous.

And the spider is ravenous.

It gorges on the aphids...

one after another.

There's only one creature that will curb its appetite

and cause it to turn tail.

and cause it to turn tail.

A spider wasp!

The wasp feeds on pollen and nectar,

The wasp feeds on pollen and nectar,

but she hunts as well,

and wolf spiders are a favorite quarry.

and wolf spiders are a favorite quarry.

(♪♪♪)

The wasp is relentless...

The wasp is relentless...

The spider can run, but it cannot hide.

With one venomous bite, the wasp renders the spider immobile.

With one venomous bite, the wasp renders the spider immobile.

It's alive...

It's alive...

but no longer kicking.

While its zombified victim awaits its fate...

the wasp prepares a true chamber of horrors.

the wasp prepares a true chamber of horrors.

She'll drag the paralyzed spider into the hole,

She'll drag the paralyzed spider into the hole,

lay a single egg on her victim's abdomen,

then seal up the entrance.

then seal up the entrance.

When the egg hatches,

the young wasp will feed on the zombie spider.

the young wasp will feed on the zombie spider.

But there's a wrinkle in her plan.

Ants have spotted the paralyzed spider.

Ants have spotted the paralyzed spider.

And they have hungry little mouths to feed

back in their own nest.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

The spider wasp's underground nursery is finally complete,

but she's too late to stop the thieves.

but she's too late to stop the thieves.

The spider wasp searches frantically

The spider wasp searches frantically

for the missing spider.

She's so agitated, she makes a fatal misstep.

She's so agitated, she makes a fatal misstep.

(♪♪♪)

The hunter becomes the hunted...

The hunter becomes the hunted...

sucked into the lair of the ant lion...

as one brute finishes off another.

It seems everywhere our hero turns,

It seems everywhere our hero turns,

monsters await.

monsters await.

He's survived the clutches of death...

Escaped the demons from the sky...

Escaped the demons from the sky...

Leapt from the jaws of giants...

Leapt from the jaws of giants...

But will he ever find his true love?

But will he ever find his true love?

He must soldier on...

and face once more...

the Meadow of Horror!

the Meadow of Horror!

(♪♪♪)

He joins the aphids,

desperate to escape the pitfalls

and predators that prowl on the ground.

But the aphid lion is in hot pursuit...

and, as always...

and, as always...

he's hungry.

(♪♪♪)

The aphids have escaped one set of jaws,

The aphids have escaped one set of jaws,

only to land in another.

Fortunately, the ladybug is only an observer

Fortunately, the ladybug is only an observer

in this life and death struggle.

The aphid lion is no threat to him.

The aphid lion is no threat to him.

But, like a true hero of the silver screen,

But, like a true hero of the silver screen,

he rises to the occasion,

and drives off the Grassland Godzilla.

and drives off the Grassland Godzilla.

Triumphant, he finally reaps his reward...

Triumphant, he finally reaps his reward...

There she is!

The love of his life!

The love of his life!

Their harrowing adventures are over.

Their harrowing adventures are over.

(♪♪♪)

Together they seek a quiet place,

hidden among the leaves.

hidden among the leaves.

(♪♪♪)

At long last they are united...

At long last they are united...

quite literally.

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But they're not alone.

But they're not alone.

It's the aphid lion.

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He looks a little odd, though.

He seems to be writhing in agony.

He seems to be writhing in agony.

Is this sweet revenge?

Is this sweet revenge?

Has the aphid-killer finally gotten his comeuppance?

The ladybug couple is oblivious to the aphid lion's plight.

The ladybug couple is oblivious to the aphid lion's plight.

Their love is truly blind.

Their love is truly blind.

And their encounter is certainly not brief.

And their encounter is certainly not brief.

Ladybug mating can last for hours.

As for Godzilla...

These aren't his death throes after all...

These aren't his death throes after all...

He's writhing to seek release.

He's writhing to seek release.

Transforming...

but into what?

but into what?

An odd creature emerges.

Slowly he darkens...

spots appear...

spots appear...

his shell hardens into a pupa.

He looks...

vaguely familiar.

vaguely familiar.

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Finally, the startling truth becomes clear.

This is a ladybug!

The monster that terrorized the aphids...

The monster that terrorized the aphids...

The grassland Godzilla that massacred the masses

will emerge...

as a good guy?!

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In a bizarre twist of nature...

In a bizarre twist of nature...

our heroes who valiantly crossed

the Realm of the Terrible Toad,

the Perilous Pond,

the Perilous Pond,

and the Desert of Despair,

were once themselves the slayers of sap-suckers!

were once themselves the slayers of sap-suckers!

Their romance is over...

Their romance is over...

the veil is lifted.

The ladybugs fall upon the aphids,

devouring them alive.

devouring them alive.

They're insatiable,

consuming up to a hundred every day.

consuming up to a hundred every day.

It's an aphid apocalypse.

But these diminutive hunters

But these diminutive hunters

remain the heroes of this tale.

As they consume with abandon,

As they consume with abandon,

they clear the crops of a nasty pest.

For farmers,

these little red beetles

these little red beetles

have long been considered

a sign of good luck...

a sign of good luck...

a gift from "Our Lady," the Virgin Mary.

Hence the name... the ladybug.

Hence the name... the ladybug.

And if every good horror movie deserves a sequel,

we'll see you in the next Meadow of Horror!

we'll see you in the next Meadow of Horror!

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