04x17 - Liturgusa krattorum

[bunniefuu]

MARTIN:
We're here in North America,
in the Great Lakes region.

It's us, the Kratt Brothers.
I'm Martin.

I'm Chris,
and we're heading to

the Cleveland Museum
of Natural History.

We're here to check out
praying mantis diversity.

"Diversity" meaning the variety
of different species.

So, how many species
of praying mantis

do you think
there could be?

CHRIS:
Whoa, cool.

Look at them all.

The answer is about
, species of praying mantis

that scientists
are even aware of.

And there could be , more

that we don't even
know about yet.

MARTIN:
Praying mantis have
some features in common

that all praying mantis have.

The most obvious are raptorial
arms for catching prey.

CHRIS:
Yeah, every species
has raptorial arms.

See with those ridges
for catching right there?

And all praying mantis
are in a scientific grouping

called "Mantodea".

But to sort out
all the different types,

each kind of praying mantis
is given a scientific name.

For example,

this general form is called
Sphodromantis centralis.

Oh, and a bark mantid
with metallic colors:

Metallyticus splendidus.

Oh, a dead leaf mimic
right over here:

Deroplatys desiccata.

And I've have a live leaf mimic:
Choeradodis rhombicollis.

Praying mantis species have
special shapes and body types

to survive in
different habitats.

Imagine if we could
explore a habitat

with praying mantis power.

What if?
What if?

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MARTIN:
Take her down, Jimmy.

JIMMY:
You got it.

♪

(Gasping)

What do you do if you find a
mother jaguar asleep on a trail?

Oh, I got it: Take another path.

Nope,
play with the jaguar kitten.

Whoa! Whoa!

I agree, Shadow, bad joke.

What're you talking about?

Shadow jumped on me
because he loved it.

Well, anyway, he's growing up
into a real hunter,

a true Panthera onca.

Panther onca-dinka wha-wha?

Why don't you just call him
a "Jaguar"?

Well that is his common name,
"Jaguar".

But his scientific name
is "Panthera onca".

Aww!

He's a cutie!

"Scientific name"?

It's a name used by science
so everyone around the world,

no matter what language
they speak,

can know an animal species
by the same name.

Hmm. Every animal species
has a scientific name?

Yeah!
Yeah!

Okay, let's take our buddy here.
He's a jaguar.

(Growling)

"Shadow" is the name
I named him.

Right, Shadow?

"Jaguar" is his common name.

A jaguar's scientific name
is "Panthera onca".

That first name, "Panthera",
is the genus name.

All the biggest cats--

Jaguar, tiger,
lion and leopard--

are all in the genus Panthera.

They also have
a species name added on:

Panthera onca, Panthera tigris,

Panthera leo
and Panthera pardus.

(Beeping)

Oh, that's some kind of
breaking news coming in

on the zoology wire!

Okay. So, scientific names--

I don't believe
this is happening!

Everybody, get in here, quick!

We're here!
What's going on?

Come on, Jimmy!

Check this out!

A scientist has just named
a new species

after the Kratt Brothers!

A new Praying mantis species
from the Amazon

has been named
"Liturgusa krattorum"

in honor of the Kratt Brothers'
work to help animals.

Way to go, bros!

How'd you do it?

That's so cool!

Woo!
Woo!

I-- I can't believe it.

Yeah, wow!

MARTIN:
"Liturgusa krattorum",
named after us.

Hmm?

(Crashing)

What? Now animals are
getting named after them?

No fair!

I bet the others are going to be
as annoyed as I am.

Hello. It's breakfast time.

What now?

Did you hear the Wild Ratts
had a bug named after them?

What?

Looky-guysy-kratty-kratt-kratt,
or something.

It's so annoying and unfair.
Hmph!

I agree.

I made a dung beetle
omelet before,

could have called the beetle
"Chefano Gourmando"!

And the most exquisite bug

should be named
"Dazzleme Donita".

I agree!

They should be naming things
after us, especially me,

not after Martin and Chris!

Mm-hmm!

You're right.

Yeah!

CHRIS:
The Amazon rainforest
if full of animals.

And every animal
has a scientific name.

Harpy eagle is Harpia harpyja.

Caiman is Caiman crocodilus.

Macaw is Ara macao.

All animals have
a scientific name

and their own secret
creature powers.

Did you notice this praying
mantis has tiger stripes?

Wow!
Wow!

I can't wait to see what power
Liturgusa krattorum has.

"Liturgusa krattorum"?

Liturgusa krattorum,
like all scientific names,

is in the Latin language.

So, why not have a party that
celebrates with Latin music?

(Laughing)

Do the Praying mantis!

♪

You thinking what I'm thinking?

You don't even have to ask.

I'm thinking what
you're thinking, Brother.

Today's creature adventure is--

BOTH:
To meet our new
little bug brother!

Let's get geared up
and get going.

Naming things after them,

we are not going to
let them get away with this.

How many times have they
foiled our plans?

All because they want to
save the animals?

"Save the animals"?
"Save the animals"?

(Laughing)

Well then, how 'bout we all use
the Liturgusa krattorum

in one a our own endeavors?

Might make a crunchy
little snack.

No darling:
hairpins and barrettes!

Hmm?

Lo-lo-lo-lo-lovely.

And, um, uh, ooh.

I will invent, um,
uh, I don't know.

I'll use those bugs
in a robot or something!

What's with the peer pressure?

Come on,

let's go and collect
a new animal species.

(Laughing)

MARTIN:
Not only are we going to meet
the new praying mantis species

that was named after us,

we're going to activate
Liturgusa krattorum powers!

Well, we have the base
praying mantis disc.

So, when you find and observe
Liturgusa krattorum,

I'll add programming of its
special features and abilities.

Oh, wow, finally,

we get to find out what special
powers Liturgusa krattorum has!

Don't forget the Miniaturizer.

And remember don't leave it
in the forest either,

or leave it lying around
and turned on.

You never know when which one of
the you-know-whos will show up.

Okay, okay, we'll remember!

(Grunting)

I'm okay.

(Laughing)

Three planes? This is
a ridiculous waste of fuel!

Oh, so what?

We don't care about the
environment or conservation

or recycling
or any of that stuff.

And Gaston Gourmand
does not care to be seen

in a shiny limousine with wings
like yours in the mighty Amazon.

Well, I would never ride
in your hunk of junk

because I would never get there!

(Grumbling)

Whoa.

Now I remember
why we never team up.

We can't even decide
whose plane to take.

Okay, what do we know about
L. krattorum?

Well, we know our namesake
is a bark mantid

and lives on
smooth-barked trees.

Like this one.

Wow!
That's a lot of bark to cover.

And Liturgusa krattorum
is only this big,

just over and inch long,

and camouflaged
to blend into that bark.

Are you thinking
what I'm thinking?

Oh yeah, I think I'm thinking
what you're thinking.

I think we're thinking
the same thing.

I think so too.

I have no idea
what you two are thinking!

Think you could fill me in?

We won't find
these mantids unless--

We're small! We've got to get
on their level to find them.

We've got to get mini-sized!

And miniaturize!
And miniaturize!

Bros, wait. You just left
the Miniaturizer out again!

Oops! And how many times
has that backfired on us?

Too many!

That should do it.

MARTIN:
Watch out!

Whoa!
Whoa!

AVIVA:
Maybe being mini and riding buzz
bikes isn't such a good idea.

Yeah, we're like little bugs.

Whoa, being mini is
a pretty crazy thing to do,

if you're looking for
a bug hunter.

Yeah, tell me about it.

ALL:
Uh-oh.

MARTIN:
Our praying mantis hunts bugs!

(Gasping)

We've been found by the mantis
we're looking for!

Whoa!

Hello, Liturgusa krattorum.
It's us, the Kratt Brothers.

I'm Martin.

I'm Chris.

And I've heard about
some praying mantises

eating their mates,

but not about eating the guys
you're named after!

Hmm, let's see
what the scan shows.

I wouldn't count on it.

You're in the arms
of a hungry predator!

Nice triangular head
you got there,

and your eyes are big and round.

Yeah, and this mantis
is really long and skinny.

Greenish body
with brown stripes.

This mantis species is a runner!

Whoa!

Not a sit and wait hunter,
our mantis runs down his food,

kind of like the cheetah
of the mantis world.

I never had such a good view
of praying mantis mouth parts.

The jaw-like structures
are impressive.

Uh, Chris, remember,
you're the prey.

Those mouth parts
are designed to eat you.

Ah! Hurry, Aviva!

Quick!

Programming complete,
coming at you!

BOTH:
Activate Liturgusa krattorum
powers!

♪

Wow! Liturgusa krattorum powers
are awesome!

Awesome vision.

I feel like hugging a tree.

And running up the trunk!

(Laughing)

A big old win for moi!

Only because
your hunk of junk crashed!

Ugh!

How much more of this
can I endure!

Hey! What do you think
you're doing?

Martin! Chris! Bros?

Well, firstly, let us make sure
you don't alert

the Kratt Brothers
to our presence here.

(Gasping)

Consider all
your communications...

kaputski!

Let's find those Wild Ratts!

That's "Wild Kratts!"
That's "Wild Kratts!"

Oh, whatever.

They'll be wherever
their new bug buddies are.

(Sniffing)

Oh! The Wild Kratts
are that way!

Aww. He's like the hound dog
I never had.

(Laughing)

Woo-hoo!
Yeah!

Wow!
Liturgusa krattorum is fast!

Truly the cheetahs
of the mantis world.

Yeah!

And they can stop on a dime!

Uh-huh.

Wow, check it out.

Liturgusa krattorum
has great camouflage too.

He blends into the bark
and disappears!

Now I understand
why we never saw them before.

But they don't just hide and
wait for prey to come to them.

They chase it down!

Whoa!
Whoa!

AVIVA:
How's it going, bros?

Great!
Great!

Uh-oh.

Ah!

This mini adventure has too much
big excitement for me.

I'm going to get back to the
Miniaturizer to get real size.

Whoa!
Watch out for the bird, bros!

Huh?
Huh?

Ah!
Ah!

Whoa! A tree tarantula.

Cool, a turnip-tailed gecko!

Whoa!

Whoa!

The life of Liturgusa krattorum
is fast and furious!

(Sniffing)

We are getting close now.
This way!

Coming!

Oh, goodie!

Okay, so, where exactly did
Martin bury the Miniaturizer?

Oh, hello, Shadow.

You are so cute.

Whoa! Hey!

And I'm a kitty toy.

Huh?

Shadow, what's wrong?

(Laughing)

That sounds like Donita

and Zach and Gourmand!

(Sniffing)

Up there,
that's where the Kratt Bros are.

Surely, they're with
the new mantis named after them.

Ooh. That makes me so mad!

Ready for collection,
let's get them all!

Oh, the one thing
that brings us together!

(Laughing)

Martin, Chris, Donita's here.

Uh-oh.

And she's with Zach--

Double uh-oh.

Plus Gourmand!

Triple uh-oh!
Triple uh-oh!

And they are really mad at you!

Wha?
What did we do?

I think they're mad

that a new animal species
was named after you.

And they want to capture
all the Liturgusa krattorum!

Huh?

(Grunting)

Well, what are you waiting for?
Make it snappy.

(Tapping)

I didn't mean literally.

Deploy suction arms quickly.

Shadow, no, no, no, don't.

Ah!

Hmm. Hold it! Wait.

I will give the brothers
a double whammy.

While the others
collect their bugs,

I will name this new jaguar
species after me!

I hereby name you
Zachis greaticus!

(Laughing)

Oh, come on,
I can't take this anymore.

Where's that Miniaturizer?
I've got to get real size.

(Grunting)

Oh, no. Here they come!

(Grunting)

A-ha! Got you!

(Laughing)

DONITA:
Oh!

Oh, you got another one, Donita.

And they are collecting
Liturgusa krattorum.

We got to put a stop to this.

To the creature rescue!

(Grunting)

Gourmie, what are
you doing here?

Hello, blue bug berry.

I'm collecting all the mantis
named after le frère Kratt.

And I'm going to fry 'em up!

(Laughing)

Huh?

Donita, you're bottling up
the wrong bug!

Consider them hairpins
and barrettes now, darling.

Any extras, I'll feed to the
pigeons in a park in Paris.

You have forgotten
one important thing!

Oh? And what is that?

Praying mantis power!

(Groaning)

You made me do that!

Chris, use Liturgusa krattorum's
speed!

On it!

Leave Liturgusa krattorum alone!

Get away from there!

Like I said, leave my
bug brothers alone!

(Groaning)

Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!

I am!

Ah!

(Gasping)

Here it is!

Getting back to big size.

Not leaving this out with
three villains lurking around.

(Gasping)

Thank you very much!

Oh, no, you won't!

I will have the Miniaturizer!

Not my Miniaturizer!

It's mine!

How so?

Because I'm Zach!

A new species has been
even named after me:

Zachis greaticus.

I heard you make that name up.

So?

It's against
the rules of science

to name a new species
after yourself.

Who cares? It's mine!

Is not!

Is so!

Stop it! Stay still!

Where'd you get to?

Praying mantis mouthparts can
bite through bug exoskeletons.

So, they can easily
snip through a cheese net.

Fly, bug brothers! Fly!

Wha?

(Grumbling)

(Grunting)

Ah! Huh?

Ah! Ah!

Wha? Let go of me!

Get out of my net!

Nice rescue, bro.

ZACH:
It's mine!

No, it's not!

Give me! Give me!

You thinking what I'm thinking?

Oh yeah.
I'm thinking the same thing.

I love getting big sized
in bug suits.

Yeah, that always
totally freaks villains out.

It's mine. I'm holding it.

Because you're trying
to steal it.

They're going to be surprised.

(Grunting)

Back to big size!

(Nervous laughing)

Hi, Zach.

Ah! B-B-Big b-b-bug!

Donita, Gourmand, help!

You put a hole in my net!

You smashed my jar!

Now I remember why we
don't villain together!

I have better things to do,
like lunch.

Dabio, we're leaving now!

Where are you going?

Wait, help!

Oh, boy.

What you got there, Zach?

Oh, this, uh, Zachis gr--

Uh, what's his name again?

Oh, that's Shadow.

Common name: "Black jaguar".

Scientific name:
"Panthera onca".

Yeah, that's it,
P-P-Panthera onca.

Here you are, got to go!

We're bugging out,
back to the plane!

(Screaming)

(Laughing)

See? I told you big bug suits
always freak the villains out.

Hey, guys!

We're coming!

We're here!
(Panting)

Yeah, here, here to help.

It's all over, taken care of.

Really?
Really?

Yeah.

Aww.
Aww.

But you can help us learn more
about Liturgusa krattorum,

newly discovered
and described by science.

And living free and in the wild.

So, we're in the laboratory of
entomologist Dr. Gavin Svenson.

Hey, Gavin.
Hey, guys.

How's it going?
Good.

Gavin specializes
in studying praying mantises

from around the world.

And he is the scientist who
discovered Liturgusa krattorum

and named it.

By the way,

thanks again for naming
a praying mantis after us.

That's really cool.
Yeah, we are so psyched.

And now, it's the moment
we've been waiting for.

We'd love to check out specimens
of Liturgusa krattorum.

GAVIN:
Here's the male.
And here's the female.

Wow.
Awesome.

Yeah, the female's
much bigger than the male.

MARTIN:
Check out
these tiger stripes.

The legs are so long and thin.
What's that all about?

GAVIN:
The legs are very long

because they run very fast
on tree trunks.

CHRIS:
There's animals
going after them, right?

Like, what are their predators?

GAVIN:
Monkeys, lizards, birds,
so they need to be camouflaged

and blend in with the tree bark

in order to avoid
those predators.

They got to be quick
to get away.

Now when they go after their
prey, are they ambush hunting?

Or are they doing some
other method of hunting?

They do ambush hunting.

But they also run after prey
and pursue it.

They're active predators.

They run after things
and eat them.

So, they're fast,

like the cheetahs of
the praying mantis world?

That's right.
All right! I love it!

So, some Praying mantis
are run and chase hunters,

like Liturgusa krattorum.

CHRIS:
Others are ambush hunters,

like the Orchid mantis that
disguises itself as a flower

and waits for bugs
to land on it.

MARTIN:
Oh, and then there's the
dry leaf mimic from Madagascar.

It's a mantis,

looking like a dried up leaf,
a great disguise.

But when she's on the move,

you can see all the
praying mantis features.

CHRIS:
This is a shield mantis,
a live leaf mimic.

You can check out
her awesome wings,

right under this shield.

See, they're pinkish.

MARTIN:
And now, there's our namesake,
Liturgusa krattorum!

So, all of
the world's biodiversity

is organized by
scientific names.

To help us keep on learning
about all the amazing creatures

who share the planet with us.

Keep on creature adventuring.

We'll see you on
the creature trail!

♪

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