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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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[birds singing]
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At last, winter is over.
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And this English farm...
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[crows]
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...is slowly coming
back to life.
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An extra fluffy bumblebee
is waking up
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after an eight-month
hibernation.
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She's no ordinary bee;
she's a queen.
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[gasps]
Your Majesty!
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But this is no time
for ceremony.
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[clucking]
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Chickens make
terrible roommates.
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Time to get out of here.
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[squawking]
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But she's too cold
to fly the coop.
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[squawking]
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Dislocating her wing muscles
and shivering them rapidly
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raises her body temperature
just enough for her to--
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That's no way to treat royalty!
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♪ ♪
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Let's try that again.
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[buzzing]
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And she's off.
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From now till
the end of summer,
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this bee is gonna be busy.
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And so are all the other bugs
on the farm.
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The good times won't last long.
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So they must rush to complete
a life's worth of work
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before their time runs out.
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The first weeks of spring
are all about preparation.
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The queen must gather as much
nectar and pollen as she can,
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to fuel up for busy days ahead.
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Along the way she helps
pollinate the flowers
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so they can turn
into fruit later.
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Mmm, strawberry.
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But this is the last time
she'll ever work in the fields.
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She has royal duties
to attend to.
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And this old hay barn
could be the perfect spot
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to make a nest.
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'Cause our little queen
is about to become a mom.
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[engine starts]
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New life is starting
all around the farm,
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and the farmer helps it along,
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by leaving the place a little
rough around the edges.
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It's an ideal nursery for these
500 orb-weaver spiderlings.
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No bigger than a grain of sand.
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Adorable.
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Only a few days old,
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it's already time
for this intrepid youngster
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to leave home.
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Byeee!
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♪ ♪
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Gotta get all the way up there.
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It's an epic climb
for eight little legs.
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But she has a plan.
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Up here is the perfect place
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to deploy her spider girl
superpower.
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A single strand of silk.
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Stronger than steel,
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but light enough
to float on the breeze.
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[wind blowing]
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Ballooning spiders can travel
thousands of miles this way.
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♪ ♪
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But why go so far...
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♪ ♪
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...when the perfect place
is right here on the farm?
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Ahh. This place again.
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The old hay barn.
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[screech]
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All sorts of creatures
make a home here.
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[screeching]
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Some are not so easy
to live with.
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A tiny terminator
is on the hunt
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with ultrasonic hearing.
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[whispering]
Just don't make a sound.
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[cricket chirps]
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A Eurasian shrew can kill
up to 35 bugs a day.
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♪ ♪
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So, he'll be back.
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[squeaking]
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Best stay out of his way.
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Especially now.
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Because deep in the hay,
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the queen's hiding
something very precious.
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A tiny golden cradle.
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And inside,
her hopes for the future.
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Keeping her baby warm
helps it grow.
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And nothing speeds up
incubation like a hug from mom.
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♪ ♪
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Her first daughter.
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Hopefully the first of many.
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Over the next few months,
she could have hundreds.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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Late spring.
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Flowers are beginning to bloom.
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And crops are
coming along nicely.
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But not all that's
growing is good.
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There are freeloaders
on this farm.
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This doodlebug grub
has been munching on roots
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for three years.
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Yeah. Three years.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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One beetle larva can only do
so much damage.
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But soon he'll transform
into an adult doodlebug
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and try to spawn a whole army
of crop munchers.
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♪ ♪
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Up above, the pest problem
is already out of control.
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Aphids!
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They may look cute,
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but these sap-suckers could
destroy the whole garden.
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Veggie vampires.
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They're no bigger
than a pinhead,
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but what they lack in size,
they make up for in numbers.
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You see, aphids can
clone themselves...
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...and fast.
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Babies are born
already pregnant.
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So, mothers give birth
to daughters and granddaughters
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at the same time.
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[pop]
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Oh, man, that's too much.
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[squish]
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Each aphid can pump out
80 more in a week.
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In a month,
one can become 40 million.
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Pesticides struggle to keep up.
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♪ ♪
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But this farmer
has a secret weapon.
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A more natural approach.
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An aphid assassin.
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♪ ♪
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Ready for deployment.
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♪ ♪
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The plant is releasing
a chemical distress call.
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It helps lead the ladybug
to her target.
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And what's this?
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Honeydew.
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Mmm, sounds delicious.
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Till you know
where it comes from.
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Aphid anuses.
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[plop]
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But this ladybug loves it.
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And it tells her
the enemy is close.
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♪ ♪
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Jackpot!
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Aphid HQ.
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♪ ♪
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But she can only eat so much.
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Maybe next time
go easier on the butt juice.
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It's all good.
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She's hatching a plan.
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Lay some eggs nearby
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and wait for backup to arrive.
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Things are also developing
nicely over in the barn.
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After two months,
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our little spiderling
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is now 400 times bigger.
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Ah, they grow up so fast.
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And now she can weave wonders.
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♪ ♪
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Every day she creates
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one of the most elaborate
structures in nature.
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In just one hour,
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she spins 30 yards of silk.
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[boing]
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After weaving
2,500 attachments,
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her masterpiece is complete.
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Her trap is set.
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Just below,
it's horsey spa time.
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There's healthy snacks.
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Mmm, hay!
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And a fab grooming service.
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But it's hard to relax
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when you're getting
unwanted attention.
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♪ ♪
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This farm is a breeding ground
for blood-sucking stable flies.
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♪ ♪
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Using a sharp,
stabby proboscis...
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♪ ♪
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[neigh]
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...they drink triple
their body weight in blood.
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♪ ♪
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And, man, that bite hurts.
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[stab]
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[whinny]
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[buzzing]
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Got one!
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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Wrap it in silk,
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paralyze it with venom,
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then liquefy it
with digestive vomit.
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Mmm! The sickest
stable fly smoothie.
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Delicious.
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Okay, so her
table manners suck,
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but she's a keen member of
the farm's pest control team.
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♪ ♪
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And she's sure
to keep up the good work,
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because the more she eats now,
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the more eggs she'll lay later.
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♪ ♪
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[buzzing]
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Deep in the hay,
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the queen has also
been hard at work.
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♪ ♪
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During her lifetime,
she could lay up to 1,000 eggs,
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which hatch into larvae;
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babies.
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Up to 15 are born every day.
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Now, she has a family
of 400 daughters.
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Dealing with so many kids
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requires some
creative parenting.
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The queen keeps
her daughters in line
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by releasing a pheromone
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that stops them
from reproducing
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and keeps them working.
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Might sound controlling,
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but there's a lot
of mouths to feed.
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♪ ♪
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They have to find food nonstop.
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So, they're all
making a beeline
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for one special place.
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[birds singing]
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The farm's wildflower meadow.
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Full of sweet, sugary treats.
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[buzzing]
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A bumblebee can visit
1,000 flowers an hour.
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♪ ♪
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Pollen gets stuck
all over them.
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So, as they go
about their work,
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they help transfer it
from flower to flower...
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...making sure they'll bloom
next year, too.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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But now there are so many
flowers to visit...
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[hoot]
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...the pollination patrol
needs a night shift.
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[hooting]
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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This hot pink
elephant hawk moth
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has a fabulous talent.
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Stunning!
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But it's not his wings.
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No, the real magic
is in his eyes.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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Elephant hawk moths were
the first animals discovered
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to have full color
night vision.
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It makes him a bit of a VIP
in the insect world,
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because he's fantastic
at finding flowers in the dark.
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♪ ♪
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Some nocturnal bugs
play a crucial role
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pollinating flowers and crops.
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But others are more
the destructive type.
280
00:18:35,155 --> 00:18:40,953
After three years
devouring roots in the soil,
281
00:18:41,036 --> 00:18:45,165
the doodlebug's terrible
transformation is complete.
282
00:18:45,249 --> 00:18:49,586
♪ ♪
283
00:18:49,670 --> 00:18:54,466
From greedy grub
to beastly beetle.
284
00:18:54,550 --> 00:18:59,805
♪ ♪
285
00:18:59,888 --> 00:19:02,850
Aw, he's kinda cute now!
286
00:19:02,933 --> 00:19:05,018
But don't be fooled.
287
00:19:05,102 --> 00:19:09,314
He only has one thing
on his mind:
288
00:19:09,398 --> 00:19:14,611
making more
crop-destroying doodlebugs.
289
00:19:14,695 --> 00:19:17,739
Yep, he's out looking for love.
290
00:19:19,575 --> 00:19:24,204
And those adorable antennae
give him his pickup superpower.
291
00:19:26,123 --> 00:19:29,168
♪ ♪
292
00:19:29,251 --> 00:19:30,711
Mm-hmm.
293
00:19:30,794 --> 00:19:35,424
He's feeling
the feminine pheromones.
294
00:19:35,507 --> 00:19:37,384
They're lifting him higher.
295
00:19:37,467 --> 00:19:43,515
♪ ♪
296
00:19:43,599 --> 00:19:50,022
♪ ♪
297
00:19:50,105 --> 00:19:52,691
Even though he's never
flown before,
298
00:19:52,774 --> 00:19:55,277
thanks to millions of years
of evolution,
299
00:19:55,360 --> 00:19:57,571
somehow, he instinctively--
300
00:19:57,654 --> 00:19:58,864
[splat]
301
00:19:58,947 --> 00:20:03,327
[water boiling]
302
00:20:03,410 --> 00:20:04,453
[timer ticking]
303
00:20:04,536 --> 00:20:07,456
Yo, doodle! Get off your back.
304
00:20:07,539 --> 00:20:09,208
The clock's ticking.
305
00:20:09,291 --> 00:20:11,084
[ticking]
306
00:20:11,168 --> 00:20:13,462
♪ ♪
307
00:20:13,545 --> 00:20:16,048
[gasps]
A female!
308
00:20:16,131 --> 00:20:18,091
Gotta make a good
first impression.
309
00:20:18,175 --> 00:20:19,259
[bonk]
310
00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:22,554
Nice landing.
311
00:20:22,638 --> 00:20:25,390
Now, let's just hope
she likes him.
312
00:20:25,474 --> 00:20:27,935
♪ ♪
313
00:20:28,018 --> 00:20:32,564
♪ ♪
314
00:20:32,648 --> 00:20:33,774
Oh.
315
00:20:33,857 --> 00:20:35,400
Oh, okay.
316
00:20:35,484 --> 00:20:38,737
I guess she likes him.
317
00:20:38,820 --> 00:20:42,532
And our little Casanova
even has a few moves.
318
00:20:42,616 --> 00:20:45,077
♪ ♪
319
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:49,831
♪ ♪
320
00:20:49,915 --> 00:20:51,625
Hey, this is a family show!
321
00:20:51,708 --> 00:20:53,043
[music stops]
322
00:20:53,126 --> 00:20:55,337
♪ ♪
323
00:20:55,420 --> 00:20:59,258
The female will go lay
their 80 eggs in the soil.
324
00:20:59,341 --> 00:21:02,678
More little root munchers,
ready for next year.
325
00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:08,308
But now this little lover
wants more.
326
00:21:08,392 --> 00:21:12,479
♪ ♪
327
00:21:12,562 --> 00:21:15,274
Classic doodlebug.
328
00:21:15,357 --> 00:21:16,316
Oh, well.
329
00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,068
Once he's back on his feet,
330
00:21:18,151 --> 00:21:21,280
he could mate every night
of his short life
331
00:21:21,363 --> 00:21:25,242
and become a real player
on the pest scene.
332
00:21:25,325 --> 00:21:30,622
♪ ♪
333
00:21:30,706 --> 00:21:32,582
Or maybe not.
334
00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:39,840
[rooster crows]
335
00:21:39,923 --> 00:21:44,261
[clucking]
336
00:21:44,344 --> 00:21:47,514
Summer is in full swing.
337
00:21:50,017 --> 00:21:52,477
But no vacation for the bees.
338
00:21:52,561 --> 00:21:56,273
♪ ♪
339
00:21:56,356 --> 00:21:58,317
Or anyone else.
340
00:22:00,777 --> 00:22:05,574
The meadow is now
full of tiny creatures
341
00:22:05,657 --> 00:22:08,869
all making the most
of plentiful times.
342
00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:14,416
But this ain't no picnic.
343
00:22:16,710 --> 00:22:17,836
[bird chirping]
344
00:22:17,919 --> 00:22:20,756
When you're focused on feeding,
345
00:22:20,839 --> 00:22:22,674
you're an easy target.
346
00:22:22,758 --> 00:22:26,470
♪ ♪
347
00:22:26,553 --> 00:22:30,265
This hobby has flown
all the way from Africa
348
00:22:30,349 --> 00:22:32,684
to feast on this bug bonanza.
349
00:22:32,768 --> 00:22:34,186
[gulp]
350
00:22:34,269 --> 00:22:36,772
♪ ♪
351
00:22:36,855 --> 00:22:42,027
♪ ♪
352
00:22:42,110 --> 00:22:44,946
When she's above,
353
00:22:45,030 --> 00:22:46,698
best stay low.
354
00:22:46,782 --> 00:22:49,785
♪ ♪
355
00:22:49,868 --> 00:22:52,079
But the queen's loyal air force
356
00:22:52,162 --> 00:22:54,956
have to keep
the food coming in.
357
00:22:56,750 --> 00:23:00,045
Good thing they can fly
at 30 miles an hour.
358
00:23:02,047 --> 00:23:06,343
Problem is,
hobbies are twice as fast.
359
00:23:06,426 --> 00:23:12,057
♪ ♪
360
00:23:12,140 --> 00:23:18,230
♪ ♪
361
00:23:18,313 --> 00:23:22,109
Many sisters will be
lost this summer.
362
00:23:22,192 --> 00:23:24,194
But thanks to queen and colony,
363
00:23:24,277 --> 00:23:27,656
they always have
numbers on their side.
364
00:23:27,739 --> 00:23:31,743
♪ ♪
365
00:23:31,827 --> 00:23:35,580
Speaking of numbers,
366
00:23:35,664 --> 00:23:39,209
the aphid population
has exploded.
367
00:23:40,710 --> 00:23:43,505
Now that winged adults
are developing,
368
00:23:43,588 --> 00:23:47,634
they're ready to spread
all over the vegetable garden.
369
00:23:47,717 --> 00:23:51,138
♪ ♪
370
00:23:51,221 --> 00:23:52,848
But just in time,
371
00:23:52,931 --> 00:23:57,602
the ladybug backup plan
is hatching.
372
00:23:57,686 --> 00:23:59,980
[popping]
373
00:24:03,775 --> 00:24:05,902
Her beautiful babies.
374
00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:08,738
Ew!
375
00:24:08,822 --> 00:24:10,657
Late bloomers.
376
00:24:13,452 --> 00:24:17,164
Right now,
all they want to do is eat.
377
00:24:17,247 --> 00:24:22,627
♪ ♪
378
00:24:22,711 --> 00:24:28,091
Each ladybug might devour
5,000 aphids in its life.
379
00:24:28,175 --> 00:24:31,470
Sucking them dry
like a kid's juice box.
380
00:24:31,553 --> 00:24:36,808
♪ ♪
381
00:24:36,892 --> 00:24:39,186
Oh, a baby!
382
00:24:39,269 --> 00:24:44,900
♪ ♪
383
00:24:44,983 --> 00:24:48,195
As quick as aphids
are pumped out,
384
00:24:48,278 --> 00:24:51,573
they get gobbled up.
385
00:24:51,656 --> 00:24:53,742
Natural pest control.
386
00:24:56,203 --> 00:25:00,290
And before anyone
thinks of flying away,
387
00:25:00,373 --> 00:25:03,376
mom takes them out.
388
00:25:03,460 --> 00:25:07,923
For the rest of the summer,
this is a real bug's life.
389
00:25:09,424 --> 00:25:12,928
Everyone's rushing
to make the most
390
00:25:13,011 --> 00:25:15,722
of what little time
they have left.
391
00:25:15,805 --> 00:25:20,560
♪ ♪
392
00:25:20,644 --> 00:25:25,690
♪ ♪
393
00:25:31,530 --> 00:25:34,991
As summer draws to a close,
394
00:25:35,075 --> 00:25:38,537
our spider stops
catching flies.
395
00:25:40,956 --> 00:25:45,794
All that hard work,
building to this moment.
396
00:25:48,338 --> 00:25:50,924
Soft, strong,
397
00:25:51,007 --> 00:25:54,928
and high out of harm's way,
398
00:25:55,011 --> 00:25:58,014
she's spinning a tiny cradle...
399
00:25:58,098 --> 00:26:04,187
♪ ♪
400
00:26:04,271 --> 00:26:07,774
...for 500 precious eggs.
401
00:26:10,193 --> 00:26:14,281
She won't survive the winter,
402
00:26:14,364 --> 00:26:17,909
but this fluffy blanket
will protect them.
403
00:26:19,911 --> 00:26:23,582
She's given them
the best possible start.
404
00:26:23,665 --> 00:26:27,168
♪ ♪
405
00:26:27,252 --> 00:26:29,671
Her work is done.
406
00:26:29,754 --> 00:26:34,884
♪ ♪
407
00:26:34,968 --> 00:26:37,345
[buzzing]
408
00:26:37,429 --> 00:26:41,016
Down below in the nest,
409
00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:43,602
the colony is bigger than ever.
410
00:26:45,228 --> 00:26:50,650
But now, the aging queen is
producing her last babies.
411
00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:56,031
They're fed extra
pollen portions
412
00:26:56,114 --> 00:27:00,702
so they grow bigger
than ordinary workers.
413
00:27:00,785 --> 00:27:07,334
The chosen few, destined
to continue the queen's legacy,
414
00:27:07,417 --> 00:27:09,628
if they survive.
415
00:27:09,711 --> 00:27:14,424
♪ ♪
416
00:27:14,507 --> 00:27:21,056
♪ ♪
417
00:27:21,139 --> 00:27:25,310
The tiny terminator
has found their nest.
418
00:27:25,393 --> 00:27:30,273
If he breaks in,
it's hasta la vista, babies.
419
00:27:32,233 --> 00:27:34,402
But when bumblebees
sense carbon dioxide
420
00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:38,114
from a predator's breath,
421
00:27:38,198 --> 00:27:41,451
they all rally together
422
00:27:41,534 --> 00:27:43,912
and turn the volume up.
423
00:27:43,995 --> 00:27:48,333
[loud buzzing]
424
00:27:48,416 --> 00:27:51,336
[squeaking]
425
00:27:51,419 --> 00:27:57,008
♪ ♪
426
00:27:57,092 --> 00:27:58,927
Looks like this time...
427
00:27:59,010 --> 00:28:03,181
♪ ♪
428
00:28:03,264 --> 00:28:05,100
[squeak]
429
00:28:05,183 --> 00:28:07,811
...he won't be back.
430
00:28:07,894 --> 00:28:11,439
♪ ♪
431
00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:16,361
[birds chirping]
432
00:28:16,444 --> 00:28:19,781
The last days of summer.
433
00:28:19,864 --> 00:28:22,033
[engine starts]
434
00:28:22,117 --> 00:28:26,079
Time to find out if everyone's
hard work has paid off.
435
00:28:26,162 --> 00:28:30,959
♪ ♪
436
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:35,213
It's a mega harvest
at the vegetable garden.
437
00:28:35,296 --> 00:28:38,299
Mmm, strawberry.
438
00:28:38,383 --> 00:28:41,302
And now that the meadow
is being cut for hay,
439
00:28:41,386 --> 00:28:45,306
there's plenty of food
to last the horses all winter.
440
00:28:48,059 --> 00:28:51,062
And thanks to all
the pollinators,
441
00:28:51,146 --> 00:28:54,274
the meadow will rise again
next year.
442
00:28:56,359 --> 00:28:59,487
That's how things
work around here.
443
00:28:59,571 --> 00:29:02,741
When little creatures
are welcomed,
444
00:29:02,824 --> 00:29:07,162
they help create
a farm full of life,
445
00:29:07,245 --> 00:29:09,289
that keeps its own balance.
446
00:29:09,372 --> 00:29:12,917
♪ ♪
447
00:29:13,001 --> 00:29:14,919
Great job, guys!
448
00:29:16,713 --> 00:29:18,840
It's a natural approach
449
00:29:18,923 --> 00:29:22,761
that's more successful
and more sustainable.
450
00:29:27,849 --> 00:29:30,310
But not all things
last forever.
451
00:29:30,393 --> 00:29:35,565
♪ ♪
452
00:29:35,648 --> 00:29:38,359
The royal mission is complete.
453
00:29:40,111 --> 00:29:43,281
The monumental effort
has taken its toll.
454
00:29:43,364 --> 00:29:48,203
♪ ♪
455
00:29:48,286 --> 00:29:51,623
Her daughters gently
carry her from the nest.
456
00:29:53,917 --> 00:29:56,586
A funeral fit for a queen.
457
00:29:56,669 --> 00:30:00,256
♪ ♪
458
00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:03,051
But her death is not the end.
459
00:30:03,134 --> 00:30:07,889
♪ ♪
460
00:30:07,972 --> 00:30:10,225
It's a new beginning.
461
00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:14,771
Young queens are emerging
462
00:30:14,854 --> 00:30:17,899
with hopes of starting
colonies of their own.
463
00:30:17,982 --> 00:30:21,736
♪ ♪
464
00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:25,073
They'll spread far and wide,
465
00:30:25,156 --> 00:30:28,076
and wait until next spring,
466
00:30:28,159 --> 00:30:33,248
when work on the farm
starts all over again.
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