03x11 - Mosquito Dragon

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♪ Wild Kratts! ♪

CHRIS:
We're here in
south-eastern North America,

in the incredible
Cypress Swamps of Florida.

Hey, it's us,
the Kratt brothers!

I'm Chris.

And I'm Martin.

And here in the Cypress Swamp,
creatures are everywhere:

in the water.

In the trees!

On the land.

But there's one creature who
seems to be everywhere you look.

And it wants something from
any one of those creatures,

even from you.

Do you know who
we're talking about?

Mosquitoes!
Mosquitoes!

Now, we know most people
don't like mosquitoes.

I mean, what's loveable
about a creature

that steals your blood, right?

But mosquitoes are
really interesting animals.

And it's worth finding out more
about a kind of creature

that lives just about anywhere
on the planet.

Mosquitoes have four different
stages to their lives.

They start out as eggs.

Then they hatch into larvae,
which live under water

and eat algae and other plants.

CHRIS:
The third stage is the pupae,
which lasts only a few days

before they emerge into the air
as the buzzing insects

we see everywhere.

Not to mention there are
at least ,

different kinds of mosquitoes
in the world.

That's because they are so good
at what they do.

A mosquito sneaks in,

jabs her proboscis into
an unsuspecting prey.

Next, she fills
her abdomen with blood.

And then escapes quickly,

leaving behind-
Ah, an itchy bite.

Ow! But how do mosquitoes
find their victims anyway?

And why do they want our blood
in the first place?

Imagine if we could get inside
the world of the mosquito.

Imagine what creature powers
we would discover.

What if?
What if?

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Wow! This place is incredible.

See, this is why we wanted you
guys to come out here.

The Cypress Swamp
is like no other place.

AVIVA:
It's so cool
how the cypress trees

grow right out of the water.

KOKI:
Yeah, it's like the water
is the ground out here.

I-- I think it's kind of spooky.
What's down there anyway?

Ah!

Uhh, Jimmy, what's wrong?

Did you forget something?

No, I-- Ah!

Ow!

Whoa!

Jimmy, get a hold of yourself.

Ah!

Okay, slap out of it.

I mean, snap out of it.

What's wrong with you two?

Ah!
Ah!

(Gasping)

Mosquitoes!
Mosquitoes!

They're brutal.

Stop it, you little meanies.

They may not be
people's favorite.

But they are
interesting creatures.

You've got to give them that.

Chris! Your arm!

Ooh!

Cool. Hey. Whoa.

That proboscis is like
a tiny little doctor's needle.

AVIVA:
It's sucking out the blood.

And her abdomen is
filling up like a balloon.

I think about five millionths
of a quart of blood

is your average
mosquito t*nk-ful.

That's millionths
of a quart too much!

No free meals, pal.

Shoo.

Then after the bite
comes the itch.

They have a numbing saliva that
makes you not feel it as much

at the beginning. Hey, who's got
the insect repellent?

Oh, I do.

(Grunting)

Hmm, teddy bear, hammer, pizza.

Ow! Ow! Ow!

Hurry!

It's in here somewhere. Hang on.

No, that's not it.
Oh, love this thing.

Oh!

I can't take it anymore!

Why do they want
my blood anyway?

Good question! Why do mosquitoes
want our blood?

Sounds like a mystery
we've got to solve!

I've been looking for this.

Martin, where's that repellent?

It was in here somewhere.

Ah!
Ah!

Must have insect repellent!

Got to get out of here!

And there goes our boat.

Got to go! We'll be back
with some repellent!

Got it!

(Chuckling)

Oh, great. Now you find it.

(Hissing)

(Gulping)

(Nervous chuckling)

Nice alligator.

The computers inside
the Wild Kratts Tortuga

hold many secrets, secrets that
I would love to get my hands on.

Access denied.

Ah!

If only I could somehow
get inside the ship

and get access to
the computer databases,

I could steal-- uhh, borrow--

all those secrets. But how-- Ow!

Something bit me!
Where is it? Where?

An invisible monster!

(Panting)

Wha? A mosquito?

You stole my blood!
Wait. Stole! Yes!

If I can steal
computer information

like the mosquito steals blood,

I'd learn all
the Wild Kratts' secrets!

Oh, I like you!

Of all the varmints in the
world, you're my favorite.

Come on, Zach-bots. We've got
some tiny robots to build!

Ow!
Ooh!

Ow! Ooh! Ow! Ah!

Hurry, Jimmy.
Get us back to the Tortuga.

I'm on it.

Ow!

We're on lock-down. Phew.

Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!

(Groaning)

Ha! Got the mosquito repellent!
Let's get back out there!

No way.

I am not going back out there,
not with those little monsters.

JIMMY:
Me neither!

I'm staying right here
in my anti-itch lotion.

(Sighing)

(Giggling)

Okay, then I'll go it alone.

Hasta luego.

Okay, just don't let
any more mosquitoes in here!

(Groaning)

All right, so, why do
mosquitoes want our blood?

Let's figure it out, Bro.

Miniaturize!
Miniaturize!

Oh yeah, this will do it.

No alligator is ever
going to notice us

when we're insect size.

And since the life of a mosquito
starts in the water,

that's a good place
for us to start too.

Begin investigation now!

Woo-hoo!

Uhh, a little muck-ier than most
of the water we've been in but--

Check it out!

We're just part of
the bug life to him.

Whoa. It's like a little army
of these worm-like creatures.

Hey. Have we met?
That face looks pretty familiar.

That's because it's the same
face that bit your arm.

Ha!

Baby mosquitoes!
Baby mosquitoes!

We're in the middle
of a mosquito nursery.

And this is the beginning life
stage of a mosquito: the larva!

They hatch out of
these little eggs.

Ooh, more mosquito larvae
on the way.

Hey, what are you doing?

He's trying to chow on
my Creature Pod.

He thinks it's a piece of algae.
Look!

That is what they eat!

But this isn't algae, bud.
It's sensitive equipment.

Hey, guys! What's up?

Sorry. We didn't call you.
He did.

Oh. Well, what does he want?

He wanted to tell you that
mosquito larvae eat algae,

not blood.

Yeah, so far,
at this stage of life,

a mosquito has no use at all
for any creature's blood.

Okay, well let's--

Hey, easy on the Creature Pod.

Uhh, what was that?

Don't know.

Okay, I'm getting
a bad feeling about this.

What was that thing?

He's a jet-powered
monster insect creature!

Swim!
Swim!

Cool your jets, buddy!

Look out for the jaws!

I have no idea what that is.

But it's fast--

Has huge jaws-

And is very, very hungry. Hmm.

Oh no.
I know what you're thinking.

And you can forget it. Come on.

What if that's a new species?
One that we can discover?

Yeah, and he's probably
looking at us, thinking

"What if they're a new species?
One that I can eat?"

We can't go looking for him
when we're mini like this.

Besides, remember the mystery.

Right, the mystery.

Why do mosquitoes steal people's
blood in the first place?

Exactly.

We know it's got nothing
to do with the larvae.

So, let's get out of here and
look at the adult life stage.

Let's do it!

Well, whatever you are, bye-bye!

Okay, so let's
get this straight.

The mosquito life cycle
starts with the egg,

which is laid on calm water
and hatches into a larva,

which grows until it sheds its
outside skin, the carapace,

and emerges
as an adult mosquito.

Sorry, I've got
mosquito repellent on.

Hey, where's that one going?

Hmm?

A sap-eating mosquito?

That's strange.

Yup, a male mosquito
eating plant sap.

Interesting. Hmm.

Boy, boy,

boy.

These are mostly boy mosquitoes.

Girl, girl, girl.

And they're all girls
that are trying to get at me!

Are all the mosquitoes

that are trying to get blood
girl mosquitoes?

Girl mosquitoes.

Girl mosquitoes.

Girl mosquito!

So, it's only the girl
mosquitoes that drink blood!

But why?

Why only the females?

Wait! Wait!
I need to know what you do next!

You have the blood! Now what?

Wait! Stop!

Come back here!

(Panting)

Hey!

(Laughing)

(Panting)

AVIVA:
You can't get away from me!

Aviva?
Aviva?

(Buzzing)

Come on. I know you're close.

I can see you on my radar.

Ah! Wait! Slow down!

She can't see us! Look out!

Ah!

Ooh, that's got to hurt, Bro.

(Groaning)

(Panting)

(Groaning)

(Grunting)

Aviva, what are you doing?
You nearly ran over me.

Martin, phew, just in time.

I might need help
following this mosquito.

You might need to ride it.

Ride a mosquito? Okay!

(Grunting)

Follow that mosquito!

Finally!

Now, I'll get back
to normal size

and catch up to them in a flash.

Yikes! The swamp monster.
Oh, easy buddy.

(Panting)

I know you're probably
still hungry.

But at least let me figure out
what you are before you eat me.

Ah! You can climb too?

Swimming, climbing,
what are you? Uh-oh.

Listen, swamp monster,
I'm your biggest fan.

If you want to stay
an unknown species,

I won't tell anyone
you even exist. I promise.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Oh, hi. You're even more scary
up close! Ah!

♪

(Buzzing)

She's going higher.

I've got to hitch a ride now
or never.

Thumb launch me up there!

"Thumb launch"?

I've never done that before,
but okay!

Here goes. Woo!

Whoa!

Oops.

Ah! Oof!

Martin?

Hey, not a bad place to land,
a cardinal plant.

Phew! I thought I lost you.
Hey, why'd you come here?

Eggs! You're laying eggs!

Hey, our mosquito
is starting to lay eggs!

(Gasping)

Whoa.

Could that be the reason
she collects blood?

I'll take a reading. Hmm.

A big component of these eggs

is Vitamin D
and a special protein.

Did you say Vitamin D
and protein?

That's the same stuff
that's in blood.

So, the female mosquito
needs a meal of blood

before she lays those eggs!

That's why blood
is so important to a mosquito.

We figured it out!

Mystery solved!

It's amazing
how mosquitoes can use

any bit of water they can find
to lay their eggs.

It can be a huge swamp or a
tiny pool of water anywhere.

If you're a mosquito,

even this much water is enough
to start the life cycle.

Yes! A masterpiece!

My little army of
invention-stealing mosquito-bots

is ready for testing.

Extract!

Their little nose thingy
takes information

right out of the computer.
Brilliant!

Now I just have to figure out
how you can track down

the Wild Kratts Tortuga
home base

so you can suck out all the
secrets from their computers!

Wha? You again! Oh!

It's after me! I can't hide!
It always finds me!

Why? Why me?

Wait. Stop.
How does it keep finding me?

(Groaning)

My breath? A-ha!

They sense the warm air
and carbon dioxide

from the breath
of people and animals!

Well, then I won't breathe.

(Inhaling)

(Groaning)

(Panting)

Oh! It's coming back!

Ow! Ow, it got me.

(Groaning)

Wait.

If mosquitoes have sensors

that can detect heat and gases
from a varmint's breath,

my robots need to have sensors
that can detect

the heat and gases
of a ship and its computers.

That's how they'll track down
the Tortuga HQ!

Just a few adjustments
to the built-in sensors,

and done!

My little robot thieves
are ready!

Release the swarm!

How about
"Monsteri swampiferus"?

You like that one?
That's a great new species name.

What's going on here?
Your back just split apart.

And a head pops out.
This is weird.

I'm thinking "Alien" right now.

Wait. You're-- You're--

A dragonfly!

Just like a mosquito,
you start off in the water,

as a larva called a nymph.

And then you transform.
I should've known! Ha!

And now you're ready to move
from life in the water

to life in the air,

as soon as those wings get
pumped up with fluids, that is.

KOKI:
Red alert! Red alert!

Come in Wild Kratts!

What's happening, Koki?

I'm getting a strange dark cloud
heading this way.

I can't quite identify it.

A dark cloud?

You mean some kind of storm?

Maybe some kind of
electrical storm. Wait.

Martin, Aviva, it's almost
at your location now!

Do you see it?

It's not a storm.

It's a swarm!

Ah!

Whoa! Whoa!

Ah, Zach Varmitech,
he's up to no good.

(Grunting)

Got you!

Martin!

Ah!

Got you!

Nice catch, Aviva.

That's one way
to crush a mosquito-bot.

The problem is
there's a whole swarm of them.

Hmm.
What do you think they're for?

I'm not sure. Let's scan it.

A-ha. Looks like it's built
to steal computer data!

I bet he wants to
suck all the information

from every computer
in the Tortuga!

Koki, come in!

Go Martin!

Fly away! Escape the swarm
of mosquito-bots! Quick!

Mosquitoes! Bots!
We're out of here!

Whoa!

We've got to stop that swarm!

(Grunting)

And I think we need your help!

Are you ready
for your first flight?

Fly, dragon, fly!

Woo-hoo! Yeah!

They don't call dragonflies

some of the fastest insects
on Earth for nothing. Woo!

mph and super maneuverable!

Up, down, left, right, ha-ha,

a master of the skies!

Huh?

Mosquito off the starboard side!

Woo-hoo!

The basket legs to capture prey!
Unbelievable.

You, swamp dragon,
are a serious predator.

And now I know why you're
the number one mosquito predator

in the world.

Hey, Martin,

ready to go dragonfly?

Oh yeah!

Okay, let's see.
Where is it? Where is it?

Good thing I made
a dragonfly power disc

when you guys were teaching
those baby crocodiles

how to hunt.

I'm ready, Chris.

Let's do this, swamp dragon!

Incoming dragon!

Activate dragonfly power!

To the Tortuga rescue!

Hurry, guys!

Whoa!

I thought we were done
getting chased by mosquitoes.

Ah!

It's all right, Jimmy.

We're okay, as long as
they don't get in.

Huh?

Nice grab, swamp dragon.

Sorry, buddy.

That's got to be the worst
mosquito you ever tasted.

Okay, I'm ready to try it!

Got it!

Way to go, Bro! On your left!

Got you! Ah!

Oh no,

you don't!

Uh-oh.
There's a security breach.

Huh? Oh!

(Alarm blaring)

You little information sucker!

Guys, you've got to hurry!

They're getting inside!
You've got to stop them!

We're trying, Koki!
But there are so many!

Guys, look out!

(Laughing)

You can just give up right now,
Wild Ratts!

My swarm of mosquito-bots
is unstoppable!

(Laughing)

Your Tortuga
can't hide from them.

I programmed them
to sense hot air

coming from the ship engines.

Uhh, Martin? Aren't his ship's
engines way hotter than ours?

And smoky,

way easier to detect.

CHRIS:
Well, I don't think

Zach thought of that. Look!

They're changing course.

Looks like your mosquito-bots
like your ship better, Zach!

Ah! Let's get out of here!

The swarm is coming!

No, stop, stop! I'm your daddy!

Leave my computers alone!
No, stop!

All clear! The swarm is gone!

Wait.

Now the swarm is gone!

I dislike mosquito-bots
even more than real mosquitoes.

Woo! We did it!
Back to the Swamp!

Hey! Wait for me!

♪

See? Now aren't you glad
you came back out here?

Well, the Cypress Swamp
is a really cool place.

And even though

they're not my favorite creature
in the world,

I've got to admit
that mosquitoes

are pretty
fascinating creatures.

Did you hear that?
She likes you.

I didn't go that far.

And don't forget dragonflies.

What's not to like
about these awesome insects.

Whoa!

Especially since they're the
main predators of mosquitoes.

Thanks, swamp dragon.

You got to love
the balance of nature.

And you've got to love
mosquito netting!

(Gasping)

Oh, no, no! Ah!

So, mosquitoes and dragonflies
are part of

a mini creature world
all around us.

And if you take a close look at
a river, lake, pond or marsh,

you'd be amazed
at what you can find.

Mosquito repellent?

Sure, always a good idea
on a creature adventure.

Let's do it.

We use these dip nets

to search through the mucky
bottom and the vegetation

because that's where insects,

invertebrates and nymphs
like to hide.

All the water
comes out the bottom.

And you're left with
a nice collection of muck.

So, after you have a net full
of muck and vegetation,

you can dump it out
into a sorting pan.

And you can see what you've got.

Look at all these tiny little
creatures in here!

Mosquito larvae bonanza!

I love their herky-jerky moves.

Now, this is the second
life stage of the mosquito.

Yes, here's the third stage
of the mosquito life cycle,

the pupae.

See these little creatures
that look like commas?

They're going to
come to the surface

and then emerge
as adult mosquitoes.

Got to get back to my net.

Now we don't keep this pan
for too long.

We dump out the water

and let all these
creatures get back

and then go look for some more.

A mosquitofish!

These special fish
are called "Mosquitofish"

because they love to munch
on mosquito larvae.

Got some more, Chris.

CHRIS:
Feels like a treasure hunt
of creatures! Oh, yes!

A dragonfly nymph!

Dragonfly nymphs
are underwater predators.

They eat lots of mosquito larvae
and, sometimes,

even catch minnows.

MARTIN:
After the nymph stage,

the dragonfly transforms
into an adult.

He busts out of his carapace,

almost like some kind of alien.

But he's no alien.

He's one of the coolest
creatures on Earth.

It's a whole world inside

this little pool of water.

Woo! What an incredible
mini creature world.

Yeah!

Next time you see
a pool of water, remember,

it could be filled with
tiny incredible creatures.

Keep on creature adventuring.

We'll see you on
the creature trail.

♪