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00:00DEATH SQUAD
00:03When you say Death Squad, what comes to your mind?
00:06Isn't it the action scenes on TV or movies with heavy guns, where there's a killer to be feared?
00:12There are also scenes like that in Animal Kingdom, but the main character is the one who's in charge.
00:17There are no weapons, just like the animals here in Amazing Number 5.
00:22Warning, beware of the Death Squad.
00:26This is the base of the deadly killers of Animal Kingdom in Asia.
00:30Here, the assassins can make you fall without being noticed by others.
00:36If you're slow,
00:40if you get caught,
00:43even if it's just once in a while, you'll be defeated
00:47by Asia's weirdest mystery Death Squad.
00:51DEATH SQUAD
00:54Summer, until that time,
00:57there are bats flying around.
01:02But life is not always like this.
01:07There's a complicated story here.
01:10The bat started as a nymph.
01:15Underwater, it's really scary.
01:20It's a deadly territory,
01:22covered by brutal bats.
01:28But the nymph is the one who's most fearful of them.
01:33She's just waiting on the side of the bat.
01:37Wait, wait, hold on.
01:41The nymph has a deadly weapon.
01:46Look at her ferocious fangs.
01:51And it looks like she has two more fangs.
01:56The victim is attacking her for less than a second.
02:01It's time to start.
02:02There are a lot of bats around.
02:08It's a party for the nymphs.
02:11She's used to this kind of discard for many years.
02:16But she needs to move on.
02:18And to do that, she needs a transformation.
02:23In the middle of the night,
02:25she'll leave her long-established home.
02:30It's time for her to change.
02:35She'll shed her hard skin.
02:41And a new thorax will come out.
02:44Her fangs will grow.
02:48Her fangs will harden in just 30 minutes.
02:52Here's her deadly transformation.
02:58She'll become a bat.
03:02Finally, she's free.
03:05In different parts of Asia,
03:07bats are found.
03:09And they don't look like nymphs anymore.
03:13But it's hard to start a new life.
03:21Because if you thought she's gone,
03:24you're the one pulling her.
03:26Yikes!
03:28We need water to live.
03:32This can also be the root of death.
03:35Meet the liquid killer.
03:39For the insects in Mangrove, or Bakawan in Thailand,
03:44the rise of water is dangerous.
03:48Because they're afraid of water.
03:51The archerfish.
03:54A venomous fish.
03:57It's the most dangerous fish in the world.
04:00But she wasn't born to be a good hunter.
04:04She learned this after a while.
04:11The little fish learned this
04:13by watching her master.
04:17She learned how to swim.
04:20She learned how to swim.
04:23She learned how to swim.
04:26She learned how to swim.
04:30But it's hard to discard her.
04:35There are three steps to be able to eat.
04:40Step one.
04:42Look at how heavy and far your target is.
04:46Step two.
04:47Estimate the target from under the water
04:49and based on the strength of the wind.
04:52And step three.
04:53Collect the strength for a sharp blow.
04:58One more.
05:01And one more.
05:09It happened.
05:10It didn't fall.
05:13The weak fish are hard to grow.
05:16They're still growing.
05:17That's why they don't notice their targets.
05:21But if you're desperate,
05:28why don't you give it a try?
05:35Fishing spiders live all over East Asia.
05:40Their hunting methods are unique.
05:43But before that,
05:44they need to tame their prey.
05:50Fishing spiders are foodies.
05:52They always look for food.
05:54They discovered a new kind of buffet
05:57and it comes with fish.
06:01Fishing spiders,
06:03fish that are this big,
06:05don't just stick to the rocks.
06:08That's why they release new,
06:10powerful predators.
06:13They melt the inside of their prey
06:18and wrap it up.
06:21After that,
06:22they'll go into hibernation.
06:25This kind of spider won't die.
06:28It still likes insects.
06:32That's if it catches something.
06:35But it's a bit weird,
06:37especially if it's a fish.
06:41It's anchored in a thin net.
06:46Its feet are on the leaves
06:48while its front feet are in the water.
06:54It can feel the movements
06:56of its lower body
06:57because of the fish's fins.
07:01It's just a bit wild sometimes.
07:03And if its target is not directly in the deep water,
07:06it will release its amazing superpower.
07:12It's fearless.
07:14It can walk in the water.
07:19Its weight is balanced by its feet
07:22so it doesn't break the surface tension in the water.
07:32Its digestive enzymes will dissolve the fish.
07:39After eating,
07:40it can take a nap.
07:43Wait,
07:44it can't.
07:46Online or face-to-face,
07:48there are many scammers and crooks.
07:50But not only on social media
07:52or on the streets,
07:53there are victims.
07:54Even in the mountains and forests,
07:56there are those who should not be trusted.
07:59Just like in the story of Amazing No. 4,
08:01The Scammer of the Mountains.
08:05Other animals are weak in hunting.
08:09But Asia's mystery death squad
08:12is even more deadly.
08:15There are other killers who don't just kill.
08:19They need a signature style.
08:22They are the Snoop Criminals.
08:27The Tibetan Fox
08:30has a unique way of hunting.
08:34Its target
08:36is the catfish.
08:39The tools of this hunter are its ears.
08:42It can catch any catfish
08:44that sleeps under the ground.
08:47It also has a sharp sense of smell.
08:50But when it hunts on the ground,
08:52it can only break its bones.
08:55Why does it have to work so hard
08:57if it can rely on others?
09:02It wants something to eat.
09:09The Tibetan Brown Bear
09:11is the son of a grizzly bear.
09:14It lives well in its territory.
09:25But the fox has a dark plan.
09:28It is looking for the bear's tail.
09:32The bear can eat the target's bones.
09:37When the bear has swallowed the bear's tail,
09:42the fox is waiting on the other side.
09:46And here's the blessing.
09:53You're caught.
09:54The fox is dangerous.
09:57So it won't share its remains with others.
10:00It will bury it under the ground.
10:03The bear doesn't deserve to be scammed.
10:07But the fox knows who it can rely on.
10:11So it will follow the bear
10:13from a distance.
10:16And while the bear is making an effort to find it,
10:20the fox is just on the side
10:22to make it taste good
10:24and make it growl.
10:28It doesn't want to eat the bear's tail.
10:32It's not just in the woods or zoos
10:34where you can see foxes.
10:36Because sometimes,
10:37they also take care of our homes.
10:40Those who are not in Ang Visita
10:42are deadly.
10:43And here it is,
10:44in the story of Amazing Number 3,
10:46there's a fox inside the house.
10:50Thailand
10:52has beautiful forests and lakes.
10:58But we're only there in real life.
11:00The population here is around 70 million
11:03and it's still growing.
11:06This is one of the urban jungles.
11:12But there are only a few
11:14who can quickly adapt to their surroundings.
11:17Like the wolves.
11:19Their paths are inborn.
11:23This is the fastest path
11:25in any part of the city.
11:27But they're not alone.
11:31There's also a Burmese python
11:34that can grow up to 16 feet
11:37and weigh up to 160 pounds.
11:42The design of the tusks
11:44is perfect for the growth
11:46of its long body.
11:49It has a strong smell.
11:51But it doesn't use its nose
11:53but its tail
11:54to find food.
12:01It's a python.
12:14Here in Bangkok,
12:15there are 40,000 cases of home invasion
12:18every year.
12:23This python is resilient.
12:26The pit organs of its nose
12:28are sensitive to heat.
12:32It uses this
12:33to see the mental image
12:35of its prey.
12:39It looks like a ghost
12:41in an infrared camera.
12:46But there are others in the bathroom.
12:50It's always there
12:51because of its target.
12:55It's the water.
13:02It stops the flow
13:04of blood to the water's brain.
13:08Its snack is small.
13:10But because it's a low-energy hunter,
13:12it's enough for the next few days.
13:25Tukso, layuan moko.
13:27That's the lyric
13:28of a famous jukebox song.
13:30That's also the line
13:31of the victims
13:32of the next people we'll meet.
13:34Because of the sweetness of its fire,
13:36the people we'll meet
13:37will be blessed.
13:40What they don't know
13:41is that it's capable
13:42of becoming a victim.
13:43And here they are
13:44in the story of Amazing No. 2,
13:45the underwater killer.
13:48In the jungle of Borneo,
13:52the people around are competitive.
13:55Because the plants
13:56go through hardships
13:58before they get a place.
14:00This is the pitcher plant.
14:03It's a plant that eats meat.
14:07And it's always open for business.
14:11Its nectar is sweet
14:13when it attracts possible victims.
14:18But the vulcano is slippery.
14:21When something falls,
14:22it sinks inside.
14:25Others dissolve the body
14:27of the victim
14:28using enzymes.
14:31Because of this discarding,
14:32they don't have to rely
14:34on nutrients from the ground.
14:37Their cousins
14:38outsource the digestion process.
14:41There are those
14:42who live inside
14:43that feed on the
14:45things that fall
14:46in the pit.
14:47The plant's prey
14:48is the substance
14:49from the dirt
14:50of their visitors.
14:52Like these butterflies
14:53that become flies
14:55because they are fed
14:56by the pitcher plant.
15:00Even the animals
15:01also live inside it.
15:04Wait a minute,
15:05there are other butterflies
15:06that don't become flies.
15:11But that's not the only
15:12reason for their existence.
15:14This is the crab spider.
15:17It has eight eyes.
15:20But the two in the front
15:21have a sharper beak.
15:25And when something
15:26falls inside,
15:27it's alert.
15:31It puts a safety line
15:32on the fruit of the plant.
15:35But how does it do that
15:36when it's not
15:37inside the pit?
15:41It's not a bird.
15:42How does it do that
15:43when it's not inside the pit?
15:46Because it's called
15:47a scuba diver.
15:50It uses the air bubble
15:51that's inside
15:52the tail of its beak.
15:55And it steals
15:56the food
15:57that it finds.
16:01Its moves
16:02are like a whistle,
16:06but the plant
16:07also contributes.
16:10It's also a hunter.
16:12And it spreads
16:13the leftovers
16:14to the pitcher plant.
16:16That's why it's like
16:17it's returning
16:18what it's taking.
16:19And above all,
16:20there's interest.
16:23It may be small,
16:24but don't be fooled
16:25by what we're about to talk about.
16:27They're the deadliest
16:29animals
16:30in the whole universe.
16:32We're going to reveal
16:33their moves
16:34in the story
16:35of Amazing No. 1.
16:36No. 1
16:37Blood
16:38is used
16:39to kill.
16:40Some of the
16:41killer ants
16:42don't seem
16:43to be able
16:44to break plates,
16:45but they're good
16:46at using
16:47and winning.
16:50The next thing
16:51in our story
16:52are parasites.
16:55Every night,
16:56the deadliest
16:57animals on the planet
16:58come to Asia.
17:00They kill thousands
17:01of them every year.
17:06This is where
17:07they begin
17:08to lay their eggs.
17:12All of the insects
17:13start out
17:14as larvae
17:15or titi-titi.
17:17And in their
17:18reservoir,
17:19the killer ants
17:20already have
17:21everything they need.
17:23Algae,
17:24plankton,
17:25and fungi.
17:28Their mouths
17:29are like ventilators
17:30that filter
17:31the air
17:32that they breathe.
17:33Eventually,
17:34they will
17:35reach the stage
17:36of pupae.
17:39And after
17:40three days,
17:41they will
17:42level up
17:43to be
17:44mosquitoes.
17:55They are among
17:56the millions
17:57of assassins
17:58that target
17:59the insects.
18:00Wait, wait, wait.
18:01This is
18:02the real story.
18:04Not all mosquitoes
18:05like blood.
18:07Only the
18:08fat ones.
18:10Male mosquitoes
18:11have a vegan diet.
18:13They only eat
18:14nectar-like flowers.
18:16Females
18:17need a special
18:18substance
18:19for their eggs.
18:21And blood
18:22is the only way
18:23to get it.
18:25The blood
18:26is the only
18:27way
18:28to get
18:29it.
18:31Let's go back
18:32to the story.
18:36Female mosquitoes
18:37are among
18:38the millions
18:39that target
18:40the blood.
18:43In every shot,
18:44they inject
18:45a blood thinner
18:46that will
18:47spread
18:48the blood.
18:50And then,
18:51they will
18:52start
18:53spitting.
18:55These
18:56blockbusters
18:57carry
18:58deadly diseases.
19:03But not all
19:04people's blood
19:05is their target.
19:07However,
19:08humans
19:09are like
19:10Andy Buffet.
19:13But
19:14for the flies
19:15that pee,
19:16anything
19:17is fine.
19:19What's important
19:20is that
19:21they can
19:22suck
19:23blood.
19:25January is
19:26Zero Waste Month,
19:27so shout out
19:28to Sir Eduardo F.
19:29Rarang Jr.,
19:30a teacher
19:31at Daniel Maramba
19:32National High School
19:33in Santa Barbara,
19:34Pangasinan.
19:35We heard that
19:36you're teaching
19:37students
19:38different solutions
19:39to reduce
19:40pollution.
19:41That's great.
19:42You're amazing.
19:44I'm Ding Dong
19:45Dantes.
19:46Every Friday,
19:47let's travel,
19:48enjoy,
19:49and learn
19:50here at
19:51Nagi Isa.
19:52This is Nagi Isa.
19:54Easy.
19:55Birdie.