00:00Impaled on a thorn, the beetle thrashes.
00:02Then the bird wrenches off its head and tears the body to pieces.
00:06If the bug is toxic, the bird leaves it to cure.
00:10Days of desiccation dissolve the poison, rendering the dried flesh safe.
00:15In harsh winters, it amasses a gruesome collection of skewered prey on the bush.
00:20Standing guard, a vicious sentinel, ready to fight off any thief.
00:25A larder to outlast the cold.
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