00:00We have to be careful because if they notice someone approaching their house, the females
00:12become more aggressive.
00:13If you look, there are people flying.
00:14What's happening?
00:15They're all aware of what we did.
00:31They're all everywhere.
00:36Let's go.
00:38Retreat.
00:40Retreat.
00:42Insects, even if they're small, can be seen in every corner of the world.
01:00But these can't be ignored because even though they're small in appearance, there are
01:07many things they can do.
01:11In a world where size is the basis of strength, you'll be surprised at the things they can
01:18do.
01:19One of the main livelihoods of the residents of Pangasinan is farming.
01:33Julius is now farming rice bags or atangyas in his farm.
01:39I noticed that there are different colors here.
01:43All of them are green.
01:45But these partings seem to be yellowish.
01:48Before they bloom, the atangyas are already there in the fields.
01:52They lay eggs there.
01:54Then when it starts to germinate, they will go up in life.
01:59They fly very fast.
02:01And when they sense danger or harm, they think they're in danger.
02:06They will secrete a very bad smell.
02:09According to the farmers here, it's also hard to kill these atangyas because they have
02:13a characteristic that they can repel water.
02:16If they're inspired by insecticides, it just sticks to their body.
02:21Aside from being a pest in the rice fields, the new lychees and atangyas can be harmful
02:27to humans.
02:38For the farmers in Quezon, the small insects have a big problem.
02:46Citrus from their rice fields is what the atangyas eat.
02:53To avoid disturbing their food, they use acid as a defense.
03:00That's why Arnel is very careful when harvesting the fruits of the lychees.
03:06It's like they're pulling my hand.
03:09It hurts.
03:11When harvesting the fruits of the lychees, if you don't pay attention, you'll get hurt.
03:20That's why you have to be careful.
03:22If you get hurt, you have to do this so that it will fly away.
03:29It's like you got hit by hot water.
03:33It's very hot.
03:36Experts explain that the water released by the atangyas is mixed with acid.
03:44Okay, let's wear gloves because we'll catch the atangya.
03:48We have to be careful because first of all, it's smelly.
03:51The spray is toxic.
03:54It can cause an injury.
03:57The skin is poisonous.
03:58That's why we have to be careful.
04:00You can probably see that if you go to the province.
04:03It's small.
04:04It's almost 3 centimeters.
04:06It's like a leaf.
04:08It's orange.
04:09And of course, it's an insect.
04:10It has antennas.
04:11If you look at it, it looks harmless.
04:15And yet, it does a lot of damage to the trees of Rambutan.
04:22If you spray it little by little, it really smells like an insect.
04:26It smells metallic.
04:29It smells like a metallic smell.
04:34If an atangya or any other insect causes an accident,
04:38the first aid that can be done is...
04:42Don't touch them right away.
04:44Use a cold compress.
04:47Put a cold compress on your bite.
04:51If it's still there,
04:54the next thing you should do is consult a doctor.
04:59It's possible that the allergens from those insects
05:06have an effect on your body
05:10that can cause anaphylactic shock.
05:17Small insects have a big impact on the lives of residents of Tarlac.
05:23In the colonies of weaver ants or hantik,
05:27each of them has a role.
05:32Their queen ant is the one that lays eggs.
05:36And its worker ants are the ones that look for food
05:40and protect their colonies.
05:44Small insects are known to be hardworking.
05:48That's why a resident of Tarlac, Seryo,
05:51worked hard to prepare his nest.
05:55He was preparing his nest early in the morning.
06:00When we first got here,
06:04I ran because it was really painful.
06:07I didn't want them to get close to my body
06:10because it was really painful.
06:13Seryo used his nest
06:17to lay eggs for the queen ants.
06:21He spread the eggs
06:23until the queen ants and their eggs fell into his basket.
06:29After that, Seryo will burn the eggs
06:33so that the queen ants can escape.
06:35When the queen ants bite the enemy,
06:38they use their mandibles.
06:42They release formic acid or acid
06:45that causes severe skin irritation.
06:48They are one of the most painful insects
06:51whenever they are in danger.
06:54Just like when my partner, Doc Nielsen,
06:57was bitten by the queen ants.
07:00It hurts.
07:01It's even more aggressive
07:04when they are in that stage.
07:08It smells like kerosene
07:10or the formic acid that they spray.
07:15Aside from helping the residents
07:17lay eggs for the queen ants,
07:19Seryo also played a big role
07:21in helping the residents
07:23lay eggs for the queen ants.
07:25Aside from helping the residents
07:27lay eggs for the queen ants,
07:29Seryo also played a big role
07:31in helping the residents
07:33lay eggs for the queen ants.
07:35They are the ones who eat the pest insects.
07:40They are small, but they have a hidden secret.
07:43They are like paper wasps or amphibians.
07:47We often document venomous snakes,
07:49venomous sea creatures,
07:51but it's rare for us to document
07:54venomous insects.
07:56That's our denial here in Castillejos, Zambales.
08:05This is the old billiard table
08:08where the amphibians live.
08:10We have to be careful
08:12because if they notice
08:14someone approaching their house,
08:17the females become more aggressive.
08:19If you look closely,
08:21there are some flying around.
08:23If we notice,
08:25this old billiard table
08:27is covered with a cover
08:29to protect it from the rain.
08:31And the shade
08:33provided by the cover
08:35acts as a protective layer
08:37for these paper wasps.
08:40At first glance,
08:41it looks like a beehive.
08:43Only that it's thinner,
08:45and whiter, and smaller.
08:47It's thin, slim, and frail.
08:50This amphibian
08:52has a strong venom.
08:54In fact,
08:56this house has been
08:58bitten by an amphibian several times.
09:00The story of a mother
09:02who was bitten by a sting
09:04by an amphibian, Abigail.
09:08Adriana was bitten by an amphibian?
09:10Yes.
09:11Last two months, she was bitten
09:13because she was playing
09:15in the backyard.
09:17She was afraid
09:19of the amphibians,
09:21so she cried.
09:23She said it was painful.
09:25When I looked at her,
09:27her skin turned blue and black.
09:29Even though she was bitten
09:31by an amphibian,
09:33there's no sign
09:35of her death
09:37in our country.
09:39But be careful,
09:41because an allergic reaction
09:43can affect anyone
09:45who is bitten by an amphibian.
09:49There are insects
09:51that are considered
09:53pests and harmful to life.
09:57Others
09:59can be painful
10:01to humans.
10:03Small but terrible,
10:05if these are considered,
10:07don't underestimate
10:09their impact on nature.
10:11They serve as pollinators
10:13and predators
10:15of some pests.
10:17Even though they're small,
10:19they have a huge impact
10:21on humans and nature.
10:23No matter where they go,
10:27there's always
10:29a destination.
10:35What's happening?
10:37They're all aware
10:39They're all everywhere!
10:41Let's go!
10:43Retreat!
10:49This is where
10:51their fate changes.
11:10The first time I saw him,
11:12he really showed aggression.
11:18When other people
11:20get close to him,
11:22he becomes aggressive.
11:24He treats his sister
11:26as his property.
11:28That's why he doesn't want
11:30others to get close to him.
11:32Rosalina Simuyo has been taking care
11:34of him for three years.
11:36He's already starting
11:38to become aggressive.
11:40He's very protective of you,
11:42but you got bitten.
11:44Yes, I got bitten.
11:46When did you get bitten?
11:48About three months ago.
11:50He went missing,
11:52and we were there.
11:54He became wild.
11:56He's getting on my nerves.
11:58Does he get on your nerves
12:00when you're with other people?
12:02Yes, he does.
12:08Rosalina Simuyo
12:10has been taking care
12:12of him for three years.
12:14He's still a baby.
12:16When we get close to him,
12:18he gets closer to us.
12:20He doesn't know
12:22how to react
12:24with another animal.
12:26Do you know how a dog reacts
12:28when it's bitten?
12:30Yes.
12:32If you look at it,
12:34the dog is harassed
12:36by the cat.
12:38But the cat
12:40doesn't seem to mind.
12:50Why did you decide
12:52to surrender?
12:54When it rains,
12:56it's sad.
12:58When we leave,
13:00he's left alone
13:02without food.
13:04It's sad when we leave.
13:06I'm crying.
13:18I need to sedate Simuyo
13:20so that I can put him in a carrier
13:22and take him to the rescue center.
13:24When we got the checkup,
13:26we sedated him right away.
13:30It took him a while,
13:32about three to five minutes
13:34before the drugs
13:36started to work on him.
13:46Because
13:48he hasn't been able
13:50to open his eyes
13:52for a long time,
13:54we had to ask
13:56different means
13:58to remove the chain.
14:00This is a bolt cutter.
14:10There!
14:12These are the chains.
14:14The chain is finally off.
14:16Because the chain
14:18was too tight,
14:20the right side
14:22of his leg was injured.
14:24Oh my God!
14:26Look!
14:28We can use this
14:30for dissection.
14:34We're giving him antibiotics.
14:36We're giving him
14:38sedation
14:40so that we can
14:42take him to the rescue center.
14:58What's happening?
15:00They're all aware
15:02of what we did.
15:04They're all everywhere!
15:06Let's go! Retreat!
15:08Retreat!
15:10Hey! Hey! Hey!
15:12Hey!
15:14We're here!
15:16We're here!
15:18We're here!
15:24The Unggoy group
15:26is a popular attraction
15:28for tourists
15:30in Barangay Hagdan,
15:32in Oslob, Cebu.
15:34It's my first time to go here.
15:36They drink
15:38and play
15:40in their pool.
15:42While
15:44others, like Kirat,
15:46look at themselves
15:48in the mirror.
15:52Brian
15:54likes to appear.
15:56And the leader of the group,
15:58Irvin, is very
16:00sociable.
16:02One group, one community.
16:04They have their own trips.
16:06But the oldest
16:08of the group, Lolo,
16:10eats.
16:12He's the first alpha male
16:14named Lolo Itong.
16:16And after
16:18the other
16:20dominant monkeys
16:22ate him,
16:24the former kings
16:26felt sorry for him.
16:28What else is there
16:30for us to know about these monkeys?
16:32Because they are
16:34a tourist attraction. They have close
16:36contact with humans.
16:38Not only with tourists,
16:40including guides,
16:42human diseases that can transfer
16:44to the macaques or vice versa.
16:46But there's only one way to find out
16:48is to test them.
16:50If they have such problems.
16:52And
16:54we chose to test
16:56Lolo Itong.
17:08He won't stop.
17:10My target is moving.
17:12Okay.
17:24I got it.
17:26Okay.
17:28Don't chase too much.
17:30Just observe.
17:32Okay.
17:34Don't chase too much.
17:36Just observe.
17:38Just watch.
17:40Time.
17:4210.36.
17:44Can you see where it is?
17:46Here, sir.
17:48Let's go.
17:50Go, go.
17:54It's moving, sir.
17:56Okay.
17:58Alright.
18:00There.
18:02I got you.
18:04Lolo Itong.
18:08I'm getting closer to Lolo Itong.
18:10This is a
18:12shock of our life.
18:22Suddenly,
18:24the monkeys got angry.
18:28I'm not the only one
18:30in that position.
18:32Our cameraman is also there.
18:36What's happening?
18:38They're all aware
18:40of what we did.
18:42They're all everywhere.
18:44Let's go.
18:46Retreat.
18:48Wait.
18:54Wait.
18:56It only takes 45 minutes
18:58to 1 hour
19:00for the tranquilizer to wear off
19:02here at Lolo Itong.
19:04I prepared his eyelids
19:06and I injected 1 ml
19:08of the
19:10tuberculin protein.
19:12Then, I put him to sleep.
19:18This is it.
19:2024 hours the next day.
19:22We wanted to see
19:24the reaction of
19:26Lolo Itong's eyelids.
19:28I needed to
19:30confirm what the reaction was.
19:34When I
19:36injected his eyelids,
19:38I knew the result.
19:40It's time to reveal the result.
19:42When I injected
19:44Itong's eyelids,
19:46this is the result.
19:48We'll know if Itong is positive or negative.
19:52This is the result.
19:56Negative.
19:58Yeah.
20:00Negative for TB.
20:02Now,
20:04Lolo Itong and his family
20:06are healthy and still playing
20:08with the tourists
20:10while Muyo is still at the zoo
20:12with the other mongrels.
20:14Even though it's hard,
20:16they continue to play
20:18for themselves and their families.
20:22There's no turning back
20:24for nature.
20:26Doc Nielsen Donato,
20:28Doc Fords Resho,
20:30Born To Be Wild.
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