You sneak upstairs and nab that fancy pearl necklace. Got it . Got it. Hey, you chowderhead, you cant just throw your banana peels on the floor. This is a classy joint. [rip] now look what you did. My pants ripped. Good thing i always travel with a needle and thread. Now sew up my pants. You do know how to sew. I sew soso. So . Sew. Duchess . Oh duchess. Baron. Oh whoa whoop oh, duchess, my dear you are a vision. May i have the next dance . Dear m ha ha ha dear me, its as if ha ha ha ha ha ha sorry. Whats the line. Really . She doesnt know her lines. How could i work like this . Danny. Danny. Ok. Lights, please. Everyone take 5. Lis, you ok . Yeah. I just you know im sorry. You know, i just got trouble with your lines duchess . Leave me alone, annie. You know, i just heard della laughing, and it kind of threw me. Oh, i understand if youre a little nervous, lisa. Thanks, annie. Of course, if one little person throws you then whats gonna happen on Opening Night when we do the whole play performing in front of a soldout crowd, every single seat filled with people staring, waiting, judging . Really . All the seats are sold . All of them. Annie can you give us a minute, please . Um. Ok. Hey, come over here. Are you ok . Hector . Uhhuh . I shouldnt play this part. What are you talking about . Whats the matter . Its ok. You messed up one line. Thats fine. It happens. No. No, no, no, no. Youre better off without me. Really. Lisa. Lisa. Lisa. Can i get a spotlight . Hey, you guys cmon yeah feel the power feel the power feel the power yo and plug it in its electric. Electric company its electric. Electric company its electric. Electric company its electric. Electric company the power we perfected is electrically connected, so use it as directed and expect to be respected. Turn it on and you will see that you belong in the company feel the power feel the power feel the power yo and plug it in plug it in, everybody Electric CompanyElectric CompanyElectric CompanyElectric Company or. Im just so nervous about performing in front of a crowd. I still dont know what youre nervous about. Youve been really, really really great in rehearsal. Youve been brilliant ha when theres no audience but when i think of all those people watching me, ach my mind just goes blank. Dont you remember your lines by heart . Didnt you memorize them . Yeah. I memorized them weeks ago. You cant let a few jitters get in the way of your performance. Is there anything we can do to help you . Hire a new actress . Thats a great idea. Who could we get . Can it, annie, all right . Lisa, come on. I cast you in this part because you are perfect for it. Hmm. Hey, i have an idea. As stage manager, i have the script with me backstage. Yeah . So, if at any point lisa forget her lines, i can just. Show them to you. You mean feed me the lines as i perform . Yeah. That way, you dont have to worry about memorizing. Theyll be right there when you need them. All right. Sounds like a plan to me. Come on. Lets go. The show must go on. Ok. Judging. The show must go on. Bay, bee, boh, boo, ca, cay, cuee, coh, coo, da, day, dee, doh, doo, ba, bay, bee, boh, boo why, hello there, danny. I was just stopping by to talk about your performance. My performance . What about it . How its brilliant, for one. Oh, well i wouldnt say brilliant. No . Huh. Well, its more than brilliant. Im the smartest and the most gifted, i mean, pretty much a genius, so. Oh, a true genius who deserves to be taken seriously. Too bad you wont be. Whats that supposed to mean . Oh, if lisa forgets to say her lines, that mean you never get to say yours, lines youve worked so hard to memorize, to master. She will ruin your brilliant performance. You have a point. Oh, i have more than a point sir danny. I have a plan. Hey, yo, short i. Me . Come on. Raise your fist up. Come on. Raise your fist up. Come on. Raise your fist up. Come on. Raise your fist. Its time for yall to put your fist in the sky and were gonna list all the Different Reasons why short i is still the letter that will bring you a smile and help you get your fill cause without that iii, we never could win wed simply have a wn and that wouldnt get us to the finish, my friend aw, to the finish, my friend come on. Raise your fist up. Come on. Raise your fist. Come on. Raise your fist up. Come on. Raise your fist. Raise your fist real fast. [beatboxing] [imitating distorted electric guitar] [imitates trumpet] ha ha ha music, man. [ding] iii, iii make a wish. Whatd you wish for . I cant tell you. Aww. It wont come true, then. [buzzer] second grade, i took a test. The next day, mrs. Cornbinder hands back my test, and do you know what was on it . The word jymnasium and a big, red x, and so i said, mrs. Cornbinder, what is wrong with this word . And do you know what she said . She said, oh, well, danny, gymnasium is not spelled with a j. Its spelled with a g. I said, ha ha a g . But a g makes a ggg sound, like in good or big or alligator. This word should be guimnasium, and do you know what she said . She said, well, sometimes, danny, g can make a jjj sound, usually when it comes before an e or an i or a y in words like page or ginger or energy. I actually kind of liked mrs. Cornbinder. So, whats happened so far . Im giving a great performance. Its so great, its brilliant. Im more than brilliant. Im a genius. Were both geniuses. So am i. Wait. Whats my line . Ugh cut. Hey, you guys i cant remember my lines. How will i perform in this play . I have a really great idea. Actually, its better than great. Its a brilliant idea. I can help you from off stage. Youre a genius. With your help, i can perform. Well see about that. Oh, danny. [rip] now look what you did. My pants ripped. Good thing i always travel with a needle and thread. Now sew up my pants. Ha ha ha you do know who to sew. I sew soso. So . Sew. Duchess . Duchess. Baron whoo whoop oh duchess, my dear, you are a vision. May i have the next dance . Dear me, its as if its as ifas if as ifif as if i had two felt teef. [stomp] i mean, two left feet. Ah. Here. Let us help you up, my dear. Oh, what a gentleman. Baron, you are you are tar food ink. I beg your pardon. I mean, rat kin fodo. All right. Thats enough. I mean. Oh, far too kind. The line is, far too kind. No. Its too late. The scene is ruined. Lights, please. Thank you, fernando. Look at her. She is a mess. Hes right. I am. But i thought jess was feeding you the lines from off stage. I was, but i dont understand. Shes obviously such a nervous wreck, she cant even read the lines jessica is giving to her. As an artist i simply cant work under these conditions. Look. If lisa cant memorize her lines, i suggest we find somebody else who can. Like who . Oh, thats impossible. The person would have to know all the lines. You know all the lines. True. But the person would have to fit the costume. You fit the costume. True. But the person would have to be a brilliant actress a genius, really and very, very pretty. Danny oh right. I guess youre sort of like that. Id like to nominate annie scrambler. But what about lisa . Ah. She can play my role, the role of the wordless maid. I say we switch. You mean, play the maid. That part doesnt have any lines. Well, theres nothing for her to memorize and theres nothing for her to ruin and i refuse to let little miss forgets her lines make a fool out of a genius like me. If she doesnt quit, i will. Quit . Danny, you cant quit. Youre the leading man. If you quit now, we might as well call off the whole show. Ah call it off . But, hector, youve been dying to direct this play. We have an audience coming. Were just gonna give up . Guys, it doesnt take a genius to figure this out. You give annie the part of the duchess. Give annie the part . I dont know, lisa. Are you sure about that . I think its a great idea ah. Yes. G, its a wonderful sound its a wonderful letter it allows me to get some gum when youre gone visiting the goblin down the street oh, g i love my bug that i captured in a mug right next to that wonderful jug ooh, yeah, im feeling so guentle no, wait thats not the way you say it i believe its gentle yeah oh, like gentle sounds like a huge gem a giraffe, giant, energy and your favorite dance in your gym oh, i love the soft g jjj or the hard g ggg its all g to me i love to try to do this and sing at the same time. I see two gs in there, and there is no e, i, or y coming after either of them so they must make the ggg sound. Oh, lets push that g and l together. Then i see the ing, which i know is ing. Look. Ill do it right now. [gargling and humming] when you see a g in a word before e, y, or i it make a sound like a j and thats a soft g like page, gym, or giant oh, thats a soft g thats a soft g when you see a g in a word before e, y, or i it make a sound like a j and thats a soft g oh, thats a soft g ahchoo you have a precious gem to give me. You think im a genius. Next time, warn somebody when youre going to sneeze. Gahchoo hey, im mark ecko. Im an artist. Ive always had a ton of energy. As a kid, i couldnt even sit still. I drew and painted on everything, and i still do. Its like a ball bouncing around inside of me from my head to my toes and the only way to get it out is to get it out. Its the spark that makes me go. Where do you put your energy . Hello, and welcome to skelekerpiece theatre. I am your host della troderagnerherdrickenfircken and i proudly present you the electric players production of the world is my oyster. Here we are backstage with one of the stars of the play miss annie scrambler. Say hello, annie. Oh. Excuse me . Say hello, annie. Exactly who am i saying hello to . Oh, i happened to catch you guys rehearsing and i thought id share the play with all the skelekians back home. Oh. You mean, youre whole planet will be watching this . Theyre watching now on an intergalactic closed circuit. I am broadcasting the show live. Live . Everybody freeze. Nobody move a muscle till i find my monocle. Exactly how many skelekians are we talking about . I dont know. A billion . Really . No. Just kidding. Ha ha ha. Hysterical. So its not a billion. No. Its 16 million tops. Ha ha see, it was in my pocket the whole time. Ha ha ha now i can act. Carry on. 16 million eyes will be watching . Well, figure two eyes per skeleki, and thats more like 32 million. All right. Places, everybody places ha better grab a seat. Catch you after the show. Knock them dead. Ha ha uh. I im ok. Im good. No. Im good. Nobody nobody panic. Its gonna be fine. Annie, get it together. Just get it together. You can do this. [applause and cheering] [tack piano playing] ohh. Please tell the duchess weve arrived, love. Off with you, then. All right. Shes gone. [laughter] you dont look so good. Della is broadcasting the show live to 16 million skelekians as we speak. A soldout crowd is one thing but this what if everyone on that planet thinks i stink . You got a few people on this planet that think so. You cant think about that right now. But it all i can think about. If i knew it was this much pressure i never wouldve scrambled the lines jessica gave you. Scrambled lines . Wait a second. Shh. Duchess . Duchess. Did you scramble my lines . I will deal with you later. This is your big entrance. Dont blow it. Oh, im not making any kind of entrance, not now. Duchess . Ahem. I said, duchess. Annie, if you dont go out there right now you will ruin the show. Its your part. You do it. No. You do it. No. You do it. No. You do it. Duchess . Duchess. [guitar playing] ive got a bad case of stage fright im doubting myself and i just dont feel right letting everyone down helpless, i stare at the ground with nothing to say whys this happening today . If i could only break free oh, of what is bothering me everybodys watching me and i dont want to let them down oh, no but i can do something, i got to do something to turn this situation around i got to follow through see it through to the end follow through be there for my friends i can still do my part cause i know in my heart if i can do the best that i can do ill follow through see it through to the end follow, follow through ill follow through duchess. Baron. Duchess . Baron. Ooh whoop oh, duchess, my dear you are a vision. May i have the next dance . Dear me, its as if i had two left feet. Here. Let us help you up my dear. Oh, what a gentleman. Baron, you are far too kind. Why, thank you. Now, may i have the next dance . Baron, i never dance with a man with torn pants. [laughter and applause] baron, baron, baron. [beatboxing] twirling. Twirling. [beatboxing] whats the game today . I dont know. What are you doing . Doing good one. How about swinging . Oh, thats good. Thats two ings in swinging. You are the king of ing. Bring me my crown. Im singing to the king kiss my ring. Thats not a ring. Thats a big ball of string. Yeah. Im not kissing that thing. So, what are you doing . Im making an ending. [all laugh] oh. [beatboxing] im special agent jack bowser. Oh, this is just grape i mean, great. This place is about the explode but i cant crack the code to get out. Help me read this. [buzzer] whoo hoo Arthur Walters was a regular kid. Then one day, something astonishing happened. He was suddenly a genius. Mom, something astonishing happened. I became really smart. Im brilliant. He thought that the change would be permanent that he would be brilliant forever. Hows the formula to save the world coming along, arthur . Pretty darn well madam president. But the change was only temporary. Turns out, im not a genius anymore. Well, this looks brilliant but what does it all mean . See it while it lasts. And, of course, the highlight of this winning production of the world is my oyster was the brilliant performance of lisa as the duchess. Ok, ok. Look, you guys. You made me really, really proud especially you, lisa. You saved the show. Brilliant performance. What about me . What about sir danny rebus . Im the one whos a genius around here. Oh, danny, they said some really good things about you. Good . I was great. They didnt say anything about me. Oh, no. They did too. Oh no, they didnt. Let me see that. Ah ahem, yes. Annie scrambler was forgettable as the wordless maid. That must hurt. 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The african savannah is full of creatures predator and prey predators who eat other creatures and prey, who get eaten if they dont defend themselves, like impala prey. Lions predator. Warthog prey. Leopards predator. Termites prey. Look termites this is a termite mound, home of the termite. And believe it or not, the mound youre seeing is really just the tip of the termite nest. Most of it is underground where theres a massive system of chambers and tunnels, and millions and millions of termites. Over here a predator bust into this part of the mound and exposed some termites. See them . Now theyre coming out to investigate what happened. Yeah, termites are a favorite prey for lots of creatures out here bateared foxes, aardvarks aardwolves, frogs and more. But termites have some pretty cool defenses to deal with them. Hello in there wow, look at all these termites. How many are in this mound . Check it out. Those are the soldiers with the huge heads and massive biting jaws. They protect the colony from intruders. Oh, oh, oh, hes a tough guy. These are the workers with the small heads. They build the fortress, collect the food and take care of the young. Imagine if we had termite power and could join the colony. To experience the predatorprey relationship of termites and tongues. Both what if . On adventure with the coolest creatures from the oceans to the trees the brothers kratt are going places you never get to see hanging with their creature friends get ready, its the hour were gonna save some animals today with creature power gonna go wild, wild kratts gonna go wild, wild wild kratts gonna go wild, wild kratts gonna go wild, wild, wild cheetah speed and lizard glide falcon flight and lion pride gonna go wild, wild kratts gonna go wild, wild wild kratts gonna go wild, wild kratts gonna go wild, wild wild kratts go wild, wild, wild kratts woohoo wahoo oh yeah, weve got six and building fast. Going in for number seven. grunting nervilia flower whoa, got it woo warthog hair thats number eight. Acacia fruit, number nine. beeping huh . Chris uh oh. Whoa grunting oh, hi. Why does she always call us right in the middle of an epic stunt . Oops. Sorry. But you guys are supposed to be collecting smells not doing stunts. Were doing both. Weve got nine new smells. Even warthog musk but aviva, dont you have enough smells by now . No, we dont. Well, we do have 823 smells already including grass, honey badger musk and butterfly pheromone. Its a start. But if im going to make a smelldetectorama i need to get a sample of as many smells as possible. Bring the ones you have back here, then you can go look for more. Right away at your service. Showoffs. Koki, can you give me a hand rearranging these canisters. Well move the grass smell solution over with the other plants. Ugh, whyd you make so much of this . Whoa whoa grunting oops. sniffing now we smell like savannah grass. Oh, great, grass perfume. Well, at least we dont smell like warthog musk. The miniaturizer oops. Did i say that already . Ugh, we just cant get a break today. Ah ah what is it . A termite, i think. Hes kind of cute. Hey, wait, put me down oh, no, you dont youll have to get past me wha hey, thats not fair. Look, there must be some kind of mistake. Were getting carried off by termites. Id say theres a mistake, all right. Hey, easy on the jaw grip there, termite. I know karate. Hiya ow. Termite jaws are tough and strong. Koki, theyre collecting grass and we smell like grass. So, they think were just another blade of grass. Of course they do. Wait, dont they eat grass . Its Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy i think he hears us his musics too loud jimmy were down here were down here with king kong termites help help sniffing oh yeah, more smells in the house. Koki . Aviva . Anyone . Theyre gone hey ah all right grunting whoa sorry jz. Theyre gone huh . Aviva and koki . Are you sure . They always tell me when theyre leaving. They know i panic. Look at this someone spilled something. sniffing savannah grass. Aww. The whole canister got knocked over. Which knocked down the miniaturizer. And judging by the angle its on the beam was pointing right to. The puddle. Footprints koki and aviva. It gets worse look termite prints. What . Aha termites. Mystery solved. What . What . Whats solved . Dont you see, jz . They dropped the grass scent on themselves accidentally got miniaturized and termites carried them off. Voila yeah, i knew that. What . We got to find them. But there are millions of termites all over the african savannah, more than all the mammals combined and lots of creatures eat termites. Now, theyre with the armies of termites heading right into the middle of a predatorprey battle zone. Oh, we got to find them fast well need some creature power help for this creature rescue. Lets split up ill use the power of the termites to infiltrate the colonies and search for them there. And ill use the powers of termite predators to hunt down as many termites as i can. And ill just freak out. sighing wait termites. Activate termite power termites, here i come woohoo hey, guys. Ready for another worker in the colony . Okay, i get it. There are already millions of you. But have you seen two girls that smell strangely like savannah grass . Hmm. Guess not. Did aviva add a new feature to this suit . Whoa. My antenna are picking up a termite pheromone. Ah, there it is, a pathway of chemical pheromones that shows all the termites the way back to the nest. Okay, termite pals lets ride this pheromone highway straight to your nest. And hopefully, aviva and koki are there. Oh yeah, this is the way to do it stick with one of the best termite finders on the planet. Lead me to em, aardwolf. Imagine that, being able to hear termites chewing. The ears. Oh, if only i could hear termites cutting grass like she can. Jackpot you just cant hide from the hearing power of the aardwolf. Ooh, then the tongue comes out that fat, sticky tongue. Its the aardwolfs builtin termite collector. Oh, hey, wait a second not so fast one of those might be my friends slow down. Youre like a machine. I know you can eat thousands in one sitting but i cant keep up aviva koki aviva koki if you see a couple that look like Little People just dont eat em, okay . Termite overload are we there yet . All right, already, you dont have to be so rough about it. Koki, look what are they doing . I read about this during the food web challenge that we did. They grow a special fungus on the grass. That fungus helps break down the plant so that when the termites eat it, they get more energy. Whoa, so this is like a kitchen where they make the food for the whole colony. Ew. No. I told you im not a piece of grass looks kind of pretty. Yeah, thanks. Okay, we have no idea where we are, no way to call for help. So, theres only one thing to do. Make fungus hats . Hmm . No, weve got to find a way out of here. First, lets get this grass smell off of us so we dont get carried right back to the grass kitchens. Come on i hope those creature bros are looking for us because im no termite expert. Who knows whats down these tunnels . My antenna are picking up another pheromone. Hmmm, whats this new smell signal . grunting whats going on . Termite stampede soldier termites with giant heads and giant jaws that danger pheromone called them in. But why . Oh, thats why. The soldiers are using their jaw defense to protect their fellow termites. All for one and one for all back off grunting whoa whoa aviva . Koki . Martin its me oh, i thought i heard a girlish scream. Real funny. Hey, aardwolf, dont eat this termite here. Hes my brother and ah whats that . Ah talk about a girlish scream. Ew bad tasting terpenes that no predator likes to eat. groaning as soon as there are more yucky soldier termites around than the tastier worker termites, the aardwolfs out of here to find a fresh batch of termites. Yes, we did it haha great job, guys. Oh yeah. The aardwolf has great termite finding powers. And the termites have an answer tough defenses. Whoa, got to go. These guys are on their way back to the nest safely underground where aardwolves cant dig to. And ive got to get some termite hunting powers that i can use. Aviva and koki are out there somewhere. And were not going to stop till we find them. crunching yes i knew it would work make the sound of a termite cutting grass and attract a bateared fox. Oh, those ears are incredible, 100 times better at hearing than a humans ears. This is my second termite predator. A little closer and hell be in touching range. Huh . Whered he go . I didnt fool you, did i . You heard me talking to myself didnt you . Yeah, thought so. Activate bateared fox power yes now, i have some of the greatest termitehunting powers in the world. No termite can hide from me now. Whats that . Aha that was easy. Aviva . Koki . You there . Hmm, nothing. Aviva . Koki . Aviva . Koki . Aviva . Koki . Yes, the harvester termite nest not much on the outside, but down there is the underground home to millions. Basic nest plan ready. Lets see tunnels, food storage, nursery for the baby termites. Im going in there are so many tunnels. Well never find our way out of this maze. Somehow, we will. We have to. I just wish i was back in the tortuga, inventing stuff. gasping what . Im serious. I know the guys love this adventure stuff. But id rather make cool inventions. Oh oh whoa why are you so surprised . Im. Im not surprised. Im freaked out what is that thing . Ah gross. Gross. Dont move. It looks hungry. She tastes way better than me. Hmm . Sorry. Ah ah aviva . Koki . Hmm . I hear termites. Im lucky i found you, because unlike the aardwolf, you bateared foxes have the digging power to get into these underground nests. grunting help me tiny voices were close aviva koki were on our way yes fox martin to the rescue will you stop finding me oh, i thought you were them i thought i found koki and aviva. Nope. Its me. And time is running out now. The longer it takes to find them the longer theyre out there in the middle of this war between the termites and the tongues. Weve got to step it up, dude. Check this out wings some termites have them to disperse and start new colonies. And its time for me to search a different species one whose nests you cant bust into, even with fox paws. And ill keep searching the ground nests. Hey, im on a roll. I found you, right . Yeah, twice. Oh, you again. Hey, warty. Here it is home of the macrotermes termites. Now, this is a true fortress. Its hard as concrete and built with pure termite power, right, workers . Built with sand and termite spit, one grain at a time. If we humans built a building this much bigger than us itd be seven times taller than the tallest building in the world another amazing termite defense against the digging termite eaters. Avivas shoe . Where . How . Oh no i hope im not too late. Aviva koki martin come in go, chris. I think i found them but i just hope theyre okay. Huh . Hmm. Koki get out of here oh no call you back. Aviva help me huh . No im too late too late for what . Huh . Youre okay were fine. But you were yelling help me and stuff. Yeah, help me count these eggs. There are thousands of them. Thats because you found the queen termite, the mother of every single termite in the colony big momma t shes harmless. Every single termite . Yeah, she lays about 30,000 eggs every single day for her entire lifetime, 15 years of egg laying. Get out of here thats 164 million eggs million the queen termite is the key to the termites greatest power of all, their best defense against predators too the power of numbers. Hey, my shoe. Thanks. These termites keep taking everything. Yeah, like taking these eggs to the nursery where they hatch. They can do such Amazing Things because theyre all working together like build this fortress and battle the termite eaters. Now thats teamwork hey, speaking of teamwork, i got to call martin. gasping oh no. Im picking up a pheromone. Its saying. Someones trying to break into the mound gasping rumbling martin come in is that you up there . Up where . Where are you . I found aviva and koki were all safe inside a colony. Ah you call this safe . But were being attacked. Huh . Whoa now thats a crazy tongue attack of the tongue chris chris youre breaking up. In a fortress mound, attacked by a tongue. Whos tongue . Which termite eater . Hmm . An aardwolf . No, skinnier than that a bateared fox . gasping no, much longer than that ah a honey badger . Longer. Stickier. Its the tongue of all tongues look, ill just send you the coordinates uhoh chris . Chris . Oh no, not good. Okay, lets see, super long tongue, super sticky and with digging powers that can bust into a termite fortress . gasping that can only be one creature the granddaddy of termite predators the aardvark got to find that aardvark gasping stand back, were using our jaw and chemical spray defense. He wont like the taste of this grunting its safety in numbers. Every termite lives and dies for the safety of the whole colony. Yeah, great, but im not a termite. Id rather not get slurped up by a giant tongue. Ah whoa koki ah grunting ah groaning nice save, aviva. Yeah, thanks, aviva. No problem. Ooh. Ooh. Problem. The tongue strikes again. Whoa whoa jaw defense well, it was nice knowing you guys. I never thought id end up food of a termite eater Chemical Defense take that jaw defense Chemical Defense jaw defense goodbye, koki. Goodbye, aviva. Whoa huh . Martin . Hows that for a creature rescue . Ow ah easy on the termite defense bro. coughing yuck. Oh, sorry bout that, bro sure am glad it was you this time. I got here just in time our friends slurpy and slurpys mom were in the middle of lunch. Theyre the ones that found you first with those amazing termite finding ears that termitesniffing nose those termitedigging claws. By the way, get us off im ready to be humansized again yes im me again you guys can have your adventures. Its back inventing for me. My turn at least now i have some new smell samples for our collection termite fungus and aardvark breath. It really is amazing how smell is so important to creatures. Yup, they help predators find their prey. And help other creatures communicate and defend themselves. Yeah, the battle for survival between the termites and the tongues is serious stuff. Hey, and even though its a battle, the prey the termite have the defenses they need to survive. And the predators the aardvarks, aardwolves, bateared foxes have the powers they need to find food and survive. Koki ah i dont know if i have what i need to survive if you guys dont hurry up and hit that button now laughing zap it so, predators and prey often find a balance between a predators ability to catch prey and the preys ability to defend and protect itself from attack. In the case of the termite the best time to see them in action is at night when theyre most active. And now, in the middle of the night the termite colony is bustling with activity. The workers are busy building up the colony and adding to it. And the soldiers are standing guard to make sure theyre well protected. Termites are master builders. This is the top of the mound. And all of these termites are building it even higher. If you look closely, you can see these wet patches. Thats where the termites are building up the wall by mixing termite spit with sand and dirt to create those little termite bricks that they add one by one to the mound. And then when the sun comes out the new patches of construction dry, bake, and harden to become part of the fortresslike mound. Oh, check it out a spider. Whoa. Termite predators come in all different sizes. This spider waits to ambush workers. Hey, a gecko. These geckos specialize in eating termites. They crawl around the mound, living inside the tunnels, and eating termites whenever they feel hungry. These termites, it seems like everybodys after them. Its not only the aardwolves and the aardvarks. Its also smaller predators like the spiders. And even ants attack termites. And even though all these predators are eating so many termites, its not really making a dent in the termite colony because the termites have power in numbers. There are millions and millions of termites in this mound and underground. In fact, if you put all the termites that live here and beneath me into one form, they would be as large as an elephant. All right, the sun is rising and the termites work for the night is done. Theyre all returning to the darkness of their underground world. Termites are awesome, the prey of so many creatures out here, yet having the defenses to take care of themselves and survive in the wild. Well see you on the creature trail. Keep on creature adventuring. Did you know that aardvark means earth pig . This is awesome. That nose is always working. And when it smells something it likes then the claws come out and they start digging. Now, the neat thing about an aardvark nose if you look closely, youll see the nostrils are filled with hairs. That acts kind of like an eyelash for his nose, keeping the dirt out. So he can breathe while hes digging. Keep going, bud. Well keep an eye out for things. A chipmunk did you see that . The chipmunk just stuffed a whole acorn in his cheek pouch. Hes getting another one a third each acorn is about as big as his skull. And he stuffs them into that cheek pouch, which expands like that into a bag. So, hes got two bags on his face. Announcer coming to pbs kids, a World Premiere event blowfish blowout earth to kratt brothers. Come in, kratt brothers. Announcer two brothers. Yes whoohoo this is fun way underwater. Waah shark whoa way, way, way over their heads its a rip current were getting sucked into it wild kratts lost at sea premieres monday, january 21 on pbs kids, or watch wild kratts anytime at pbskids. Org. Announcer its curious george. We could put a garden on our roof. Eggplant. [chatters] you dont plant eggs to get eggplant, george. Announcer its curious george, weekdays on pbs kids or watch anytime you want at pbskids. Org. 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