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Transcript: The Real Ant Farm
Music plays as the Wild Kratts logo pops up and a voice says Wild Kratts!
Then, a globe spins and the Amazon area appears highlighted. A clip shows the brothers walking on a beach.
The Kratt brothers appear. Chris wears a green shirt and Martin wears a blue shirt.
Chris says WE'RE HERE
IN SOUTH AMERICA.
IN THE LARGEST RAINFOREST
IN THE WORLD...
THE AMAZON.
WE'RE DOWN HERE. YOU SEE US?
Martin says WE'RE LIKE LITTLE ANTS.
COME CLOSER.
IT'S US, THE KRATT BROTHERS.
I'M MARTIN...
Chris says I'M CHRIS.
AND TINY ANTS ARE A BIG
PART OF THE CREATURE WORLD
HERE IN RAINFORESTS.
Martin says OH YEAH, ANTS HAVE
SURPRISING CREATURE POWERS
AND THEY LEAD COMPLEX
AND BUSY LIVES.
SO LET'S GO FIND
SOME RAINFOREST ANTS.
LOOK AT THIS PATH.
THIS WELL-WORN PATH
THROUGH THE FOREST
IS MADE BY MILLIONS OF ANTS
MARCHING THROUGH.
THESE LITTLE ANTS ARE SO STRONG,
EACH ONE OF THEM IS
CARRYING A PIECE OF LEAF
THAT IS ABOUT FIVE OR TEN TIMES
ITS BODY SIZE.
OVERCOMING EVERY BUMP AND
OBSTACLE IN THEIR WAY,
NEVER LETTING GO OF THE LEAF.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE
HEADING THAT WAY.
Chris says THEY'RE ALL COMING HERE,
TO THIS ANT NEST.
YOU SEE THIS MOUND OF EARTH?
THAT'S PART OF THE
UNDERGROUND ANT NEST,
AND IT MOVES ALL THE
WAY UP THE SLOPE
TO THIS GIANT MOUND HERE.
THIS WHOLE AREA IS
PART OF THE ANT NEST!
WOW, THERE IS A LOT
GOING ON UNDERGROUND.
CHECK IT OUT,
THIS ANT TRAIL ENDS
IN THIS NEST ENTRANCE RIGHT HERE
AND YOU CAN SEE ALL
THESE ANTS GOING INSIDE,
BUT WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH
THE LEAVES DOWN IN THE NEST?
I WISH WE COULD GO IN
THERE AND FIND OUT.
IMAGINE IF WE COULD JOIN THE
COLONY OF LEAFCUTTER ANTS...
Martin says IMAGINE IF WE HAD
LEAFCUTTER ANT POWER...
The brothers say WHAT IF?!
The brothers jump and turn into cartoons. In animation, a paw print appears, followed by a map, and then the brothers swim under the sea and swing from jungle vines.
A song plays and says 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, IT'S THE HOUR, WE'RE 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!
Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy Z send them creature disks from Tortuga, the ship. The brothers place the disks in their suits and morph into superheroes with animal legs and wings. Then, they run, swim and fly with animals in the wild.
The song continues
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!
The name of the episode appears. It reads "The real ant farm."
Koki harvests carrots in a farm.
A rabbit comes along and steals one.
Koki says HEY!
YOU CAN HAVE ONE.
GOT IT? ONE. THAT'S IT.
WE DIDN'T COME TO
HELP WITH THE HARVEST
ON SCARLETT'S FAMILY FARM
SO YOU COULD EAT ALL THE
CARROTS. (LAUGHS)
Scarlett says THANKS AGAIN
FOR ALL YOUR HELP KOKI.
Koki says GLAD TO. IT'S ABOUT
TIME THAT JIMMY LEARNED
A THING OR TWO ABOUT FARMING.
RIGHT JIMMY?
Jimmy says RIGHTEO! GOT
MORE CORN AND TOMATOES.
He steps on a rake, gets hit on the head and drops the tomatoes. The tomatoes smashed onto his head.
Jimmy says MY FARMING SKILLS ARE REALLY
GOING TO BE A KNOCK..
OOF!
(SPLAT)
OUT!
THESE TOMATOES ARE
RIPE AND JUICY.
Scarlett giggles.
Koki says CAREFUL WITH
THE VEGETABLES JIMMY.
EVERY PART OF THE HARVEST
IS PRECIOUS ON THE FARM.
Jimmy says I KNOW, SO WHY AREN'T
THE OTHERS HELPING AGAIN?
Koki says THEY SAID THEY
WERE GOING TO HELP
WITH A DIFFERENT
KIND OF HARVEST.
Jimmy says ALL THE WAY IN
THE AMAZON RAINFOREST!?
THAT'S ON ANOTHER CONTINENT!
Koki says SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT -
AND THEY INSISTED
ON TAKING AVIVA TOO.
Jimmy says I GUARANTEE THEY'RE
JUST OFF MONKEYING AROUND..
A pig from the farm licks the smashed tomatoes off Jimmy's head.
(SLURP)
HEY!
Scarlett giggles.
In monkey form, Chris swings across the forests hopping from vine to vine.
Chris says WA-HOOO!
SPIDER MONKEY CREATURE POWER!
Martin says OH YEAH!
Chris says THIS IS THE WAY TO
MOVE AROUND THE RAINFOREST.
WA-HOOOOOOOO!
Flying the rocket jet, Martin says THE ROCKET JET
IN MINI-SIZE
ISN'T SO BAD EITHER.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE
SEARCHING FOR SOME PALS
IN THE MINI CREATURE WORLD!
Aviva says I STILL HAVE NO
IDEA WHAT CREATURES
YOU DRAGGED ME HERE TO FIND.
THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME.
She comes across a line of ants and says AHH!
Martin says THAT'S IT!
YOU FOUND THEM!
LEAF CUTTER ANTS!
WAHOO.
THIS IS ONE OF THE
COOLEST KINDS OF ANTS.
LOOK AT THEM ALL - CARRYING
LARGE CHUNKS OF LEAVES.
Aviva says WHERE ARE
THEY COMING FROM?
WHAT'S WITH THE LEAVES?!
Martin says LET'S FOLLOW THE LEAF
COLLECTORS BACK TO THE SOURCE.
Chris says UP HERE! THEY'RE
COMING FROM UP HERE!
THESE ARE SOME SERIOUSLY
BUSY WORKER ANTS.
Martin says WOW!
THEY'RE COLLECTING LEAVES ALL
THE WAY UP HERE IN THE CANOPY.
THOSE JAWS ARE LIKE
SHARP SCISSORS,
CUTTING UP THE
LEAVES INTO CHUNKS.
HEAVE HO!
THE CHUNK GETS RAISED
INTO TRAVELING POSITION
AND SHE'S OFF.
THIS TAKES SOME
SERIOUS STRENGTH.
THAT LEAF CHUNK WEIGHS
AS MUCH AS SHE DOES.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT,
RIGHT THIS WAY!
EVERYONE FILE IN!
Miniaturized Martin faces one of the ants on a branch and says WAH! WHOAA! EASY!
I'M JUST...YOU GOT THE WRONG
IDEA...I'M NOT A THREAT...OW!!
SHARP JAWS.
Chris says THE SOLDIERS
HAVE GOT HIM!
Martin says CHRIS... HELP!
Chris says THEY'LL ATTACK ANYTHING
THAT GETS TOO CLOSE.
Martin says OWWWW! EASY
WITH THE JAWS! HELP!
Chris says GOTCHA MARTIN.
Martin says TICKLE, TICKLE,
TICKLE. WOW, I'M FREE.
Chris says THAT WAS CLOSE.
SAVED YOU FROM
THE JAWS OF DEATH!
Chris drops Martin back in the rocket jet.
Martin says OOF.
THANKS BRO.
Chris says NO PROBLEM.
NOW THE QUESTION IS: WHERE
ARE THEY TAKING THOSE LEAVES?
Martin says LET'S FOLLOW THE LINE.
AVIVA WE NEED TO
JOIN THESE ANTS.
Aviva says LEAFCUTTER ANT
POWER SUITS COMING UP.
Chris says AWESOME. NO MORE
MONKEYING AROUND.
DEACTIVATE!
Chris goes back to human form.
Chris says WE'LL BE WITH YOU
SOON LITTLE PALS.
Behind the trees, a Zachbot films the scene.
Zach watches in his ship when the he loses signal.
He says PICK UP THE
SATELLITE SIGNAL!
I WANT THE SIGNAL!
MY ZACHBOTS ARE OUT THERE
COLLECTING INTELLIGENCE
ON THOSE WILD RATS,
AND I WANT TO SEE
WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
HUH...ANTS?
THEY'RE WATCHING
PUNY LITTLE ANTS.
ARGGGH,
HEY, ZOOM IN.
HMMM. GOOD WORKERS.
SMALL BUT..
Meanwhile, Koki drives past Jimmy in a corn harvesting tractor.
She drops corn cobs on Jimmy's head.
Jimmy says UGH, OH, OUCH...
Koki says GOTTA KEEP UP JIMMY.
Zach says THE ANTS ARE WAY
BETTER WORKERS THAN HE IS.
(GASPS)
LIGHTBULB!
A Zachbot gives him a light bulb.
Zach says NO, I DON'T NEED A LIGHTBULB!
I MEAN LIGHTBULB -
LIKE I HAVE AN IDEA.
IT'S A SAYING... LIGHTBULB!
The Zachbot offers him the light bulb again.
Zach says OH FORGET IT!
I'M GOING TO CREATE
ROBOT ANT FARMERS.
IT'S GENIUS.
AND THESE ROBOT ANTS
WILL COLLECT ALL THE VEGETABLES
ON EVERY FARM EVERYWHERE,
SO ANYONE WHO WANTS A VEGETABLE
WILL HAVE TO COME GET
THEM FROM ME AND ONLY ME.
IT'LL BE THE LATEST INNOVATION
FROM THE GREATEST ANIMAL ROBOT
INVENTOR IN THE WORLD.
ME, ZACH VARMITECH.
NOW, LET'S GO
COLLECT THOSE ANTS!
COME ON ZACHBOTS, WE'RE
HEADING TO SOUTH AMERICA
AND THE AMAZON RAINFOREST.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
Meanwhile in the forest, Chris says WOW, THESE ANTS GIVE NEW
MEANING TO WORKING TOGETHER.
EVERY ANT HAS ITS OWN JOB.
THE WORKERS GATHER AND TRANSPORT
THE LEAVES.
AND THE SOLDIERS,
WITH BIG MASSIVE HEADS AND JAWS,
PROTECT THE WORKERS FROM DANGER.
Aviva says IT'S AMAZING,
TOTALLY DIFFERENT BODY FORMS
FOR DIFFERENT JOBS.
I'LL TRY TO GET THAT INTO
THE POWER SUIT PROGRAMMING.
Martin says YEAH, AND ITS MORE
THAN JUST THOSE TWO TYPES.
LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS LEAF.
THESE EXTRA SMALL WORKER ANTS
ARE LEAFCUTTER ANTS TOO.
THEY JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT JOB.
THEY RIDE THE LEAVES CLEANING
ANY PARASITES OFF THE LEAVES.
AND IF A PARASITIC PHORID FLY
TRIES TO LAY ITS EGGS ON THE ANT
THE SMALL ANT CHASES IT OFF,
PROTECTING THE WORKER
FROM THAT TYPE OF ATTACK.
Aviva says YOU'RE KIDDING!
THESE LEAFCUTTER ANTS
ARE BLOWING MY MIND!
THAT IS SOOO COOL.
OKAY, I LOCATED THE
BODY FORM VARIANCE
ON THE ANT DNA SEQUENCE.
LINKING TO POWER SUIT MODULE.
AAANDDD...THE REST
WE CAN DO ON THE FLY.
Martin says UHH, DON'T
YOU MEAN ON THE ANT?
Aviva says READY TO GO FOR
A POWER SUIT TEST?
Chris says READY!
Aviva tosses Chris a power disc.
Chris says INSERT LEAFCUTTER
ANT POWER DISC.
TOUCH LEAFCUTTER ANT.
AND ACTIVATE
LEAFCUTTER ANT POWER!
(EXCITING TRANSFORMATION SOUNDS)
Chris morphs into ant form and says LEAFCUTTER ANT POWER!
WOW, I FEEL LIKE
GETTING TO WORK!
Aviva says WAIT, CHRIS,
PRESS THE THIRD BUTTON.
As Chris presses the third button, he gets bigger.
Chris says I MUST DEFEND
MY FELLOW ANTS.
SOLDIER ON!
Aviva says PRESS IT AGAIN!
Chris presses it again and shrinks.
Chris says GOTTA CLEAN,
CLEAN AND TIDY.
PARASITE FREE.
GOT A LEAF I CAN RIDE?
Aviva says ALL FORMS WORK!
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE CHRIS?
Chris says WORKER FORM.
THAT'S THE ONE FOR NOW!
GOTTA JOIN THE COLONY.
ONE FOR ALL AND
ALL FOR ONE!
AHHH.
I'M DETECTING CHEMICAL
CUES...THE TRAIL!
IT'S MARKED BY CHEMICALS
THAT I CAN SENSE
WITH MY ANTENNAE.
He grabs a leaf, turns to another ant and says OH, EXCUSE ME, JUST CUTTING IN.
LET'S DO THIS TEAM.
LITTLE CREATURES
CAN DO BIG THINGS
WHEN THEY WORK TOGETHER.
Martin says AVIVA, GET
ANOTHER DISC GOING.
I'VE GOTTA GET IN THERE!
Aviva says TWO MORE COMING UP!
ONE FOR YOU AND ONE FOR ME.
THE BIGGER THE TEAM, THE BETTER.
Behind a tree, Zach laughs and says THAT'S IT...RUN ALONG
AFTER YOUR CHEMICAL TRAIL
IN YOUR LITTLE BUG COSTUMES.
WE HAVE SOME REAL WORK TO DO!
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
Now Martin and Aviva are also in ant form.
Chris says I THINK WE'RE
ALMOST THERE MARTIN.
Martin says GOOD. NOT
MUCH FARTHER AVIVA.
Aviva says WHEW.
MY STEP COUNTER IS OVER
A HUNDRED THOUSAND!
Chris says OH TELL ME ABOUT IT.
WE'RE GOING ON 60 METERS
WORTH OF ANT STEPS.
FOR A HUMAN, IT WOULD BE
LIKE WALKING 10 KILOMETERS.
Martin says IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY
TRIPS THEY MAKE EACH DAY.
THAT'S MAJOR TREKKING.
Chris says WHEW! WE MADE IT!
Martin says THE UNDERGROUND NEST.
LOOK AT ALL THE
TWO-WAY ANT HIGHWAYS
GOING OFF ON ALL DIRECTIONS.
Aviva says I WONDER
WHAT THEY'RE DOING
WITH ALL THOSE
LEAVES DOWN THERE.
Martin says LET'S FIND OUT.
Zach says OKAY, WHO CAN PICK
THESE UP DELICATELY?
A Zachbot steps up.
Zach says SHOW ME!
OW! NOT ME! PUT ME DOWN!
OOF. NOT DELICATE.
YOU! ANY IDEAS?
Another Zachboat deploys a small ramp off its arm trap and the ants march on it.
Zach says OOH, THEY MARCH RIGHT
THROUGH THE ONE WAY DOOR
AND INTO THE TRAP.
(LAUGHTER)
GLAD I THOUGHT OF THAT.
ZACHBOTS! FAN OUT!
COLLECT THEM ALL!
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
THESE ANTS ARE ALL
WORKING FOR ME NOW.
(EVIL CACKLING LAUGHTER)
Martin says WOW!
Chris says ENTERING THE ANT NEST.
Aviva says GLAD WE'RE
FOLLOWING THEM.
IT WOULD BE EASY TO GET LOST
IN ALL OF THESE TUNNELS.
Chris says WHOA, A NEST CHAMBER!
Martin says IT'S BUSTLING
WITH ACTIVITY IN HERE.
Chris says OH OKAY, WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO PASS ON THE LEAVES NOW?
Martin says YEAH, TO THE MUCH
SMALLER WORKER ANTS.
Aviva says OKAY, HERE YOU GO.
HEY, THEY'RE EATING THE LEAVES.
Chris says THEY'RE NOT EATING THEM.
THEY'RE BREAKING THEM DOWN.
PROCESSING THEM.
Martin says THEY CHEW THEM
UP, MIX THEM WITH SALIVA,
AND MAKE A SORT OF GOO.
Chris says A GOO THAT THEY
CAN GROW SOMETHING ON.
Aviva says GROW SOMETHING?
LIKE A FARMER DOES?
The brothers say EXACTLY!
Aviva says INCREÍBLE!
THEY'RE PREPARING THIS LEAFY GOO
LIKE A FARMER PREPARES SOIL.
Meanwhile in the farm, Koki says THAT'S IT JIMMY,
KEEP THE FERTILIZER COMING.
WE GOTTA MAKE SURE THE
SOIL IS FULL OF NUTRIENTS,
MOIST AND READY FOR PLANTING.
Jimmy drops fertilizer on the soil and says WHY CAN'T WE JUST
THROW THE SEEDS ON THE GROUND?
Scarlett says BECAUSE, THEY'LL GROW
MUCH BETTER IF THEY'RE PLANTED
IN GOOD, TILLED SOIL.
Martin says THESE ANTS
ARE ACTUALLY FARMERS.
THEY'VE BEEN FARMING FOR
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF YEARS.
WAY BEFORE HUMANS
STARTED DOING IT.
Aviva says SO WHAT EXACTLY ARE
THEY GROWING ON THE LEAF GOO?
Chris says C'MON, I'LL
SHOW YOU... TA-DA!
IN THIS FIELD, THE
CROPS ALREADY GROWN.
Aviva says SO THE WHITE
STUFF. WHAT IS IT?
The brothers say FUNGUS!
Chris says IT'S A FUNGUS FARM.
Aviva says FUNGUS FARM?
AS IN MUSHROOM FAMILY?
Martin says YEAH, IT'S BASICALLY A
FIELD OF TINY WHITE MUSHROOMS.
Chris says THE SMALL WORKERS HERE
TEND TO THE PRECIOUS
GROWING FUNGUS.
Aviva says WOW!
AND ALL THE ANTS IN THE COLONY
EAT THOSE LITTLE MUSHROOMS?
Chris says YUP. THEY EAT
THE WHITE TIPS ON TOP.
SEE SHE'S EATING ONE RIGHT NOW.
Aviva says HMMM, THEY
DON'T LOOK TASTY.
I'LL TAKE A TOMATO ANY DAY.
Martin says HEY! SOME LITTLE
WORKERS ARE HARVESTING FUNGUS
TO BRING TO OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE COLONY, LIKE THE LARVAE.
I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND
WITH THE HARVEST PAL.
Chris says AND I'LL HELP YOU
ANTS PLANT THE NEW GARDEN.
OKAY GOT IT.
YOU CARRY BITS OF FUNGUS
IN YOUR MANDIBLES
TO SPREAD IT AROUND.
Aviva says C'MON CHRIS PLANT
IT RIGHT OVER HERE.
AND NOW MIX IT IN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE HELPING
ANT FARMERS PLANT THEIR FIELDS.
Chris says IT'S THE REAL ANT FARM.
Koki says GREAT JOB SCARLETT.
OKAY JIMMY, THIS TRENCH
IS READY FOR THE SEEDS.
Jimmy says SEEDS OF TOMATOES.
GROW, LITTLE SEEDS, GROW.
SOON YOU'LL BE A BIG TOMATO
PLANT WITH JUICY RED TOMATOES.
Koki says THAT'S THE IDEA JIMMY.
I'D SAY NOW'S A GOOD TIME
TO GET SOME MORE SEEDS.
Scarlett says OKAY,
I'LL BE BACK LATER.
Koki grabs her creature pod and says AVIVA! COME IN!
IT'S KOKI HERE.
ARE YOU DONE DOWN THERE YET?
WE SURE COULD USE
YOUR HELP ON THE FARM.
Aviva says KOKI, IT'S SO COOL.
LEAF CUTTER ANTS ARE
ACTUALLY FARMERS!
THEY'VE GOT FIELDS AND
FIELDS OF FUNGUS DOWN HERE,
AND THEY'RE... OH NO,
THEY'RE GONE!
Koki says WHO'S GONE?
Aviva says THE ANTS, THEY'RE GONE!
WE'VE GOT TROUBLE DOWN
HERE ON THE ANT FARM!
In his ship, Zach says KEEP IT UP!
NO ONE FALL BEHIND.
WE NEED LOTS OF ROBOT
ANTS. KEEP THEM COMING.
AN ANT GOES INTO EACH ROBOT.
THAT WILL PROVIDE THE
ESSENCE, THE INSTINCT,
THAT EACH ROBOT ANT WILL NEED.
AND FINALLY I'LL SYNC THE
MIND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
BETWEEN ROBOT AND ANT BRAIN...
WITH THE PUSH OF A
BUTTON LIKE THIS.
HA!
YOU'RE MINE LITTLE BUGGY
(LAUGHTER)
OKAY KEEP THE PRODUCTION
LINE GOING AND THEN SEND
THEM OUT TO JOIN US.
NOW, LET'S COLLECT EVERY
VEGETABLE IN THE WORLD,
AND I KNOW JUST THE
FARM TO START WITH
HERE IN NORTH AMERICA.
(LAUGHTER)
(BOOM)
The ship lands in the farm. Riding one of the ant robots, Zach gets off the ship along with the army of ant robots.
He says MARCH!
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
Meanwhile in the forest, Chris says THIS IS REALLY BAD.
WITHOUT ANY WORKERS TO
BRING LEAVES TO THE NEST,
THESE FUNGUS GARDENS
WILL DIE OUT.
Martin says IT'S THE ANTS
ONLY FOOD SOURCE.
THEY NEED TO KEEP THE
FUNGUS GARDENS ALIVE
OR THE WHOLE COLONY WILL DIE.
Aviva says THEN IT'S UP TO US TO
COLLECT LEAVES FOR THE ANTS.
C'MON!
Chris says BUT WE'LL NEVER BE
ABLE TO COLLECT ENOUGH
LEAVES BY OURSELVES.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
HAPPENED TO ALL THE ANTS.
Martin says WELL, PREDATORS LIKE
TAMANDUAS, SOME BIRDS,
AND REPTILES WILL
EAT THESE ANTS,
BUT FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE ANT
WORK FORCE TO JUST DISAPPEAR.
IT...IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
Koki says MAYDAY! KOKI TO ANT
PEOPLE. COME IN ANT PEOPLE!
MAYDAY!
Aviva says WHAT'S UP KOKI?
Koki says I THINK I KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED TO YOUR ANT FRIENDS.
ZACH MUST HAVE USED THEM
ON HIS LATEST ROBOTIC SCHEME!
Aviva says ZACH! WE SHOULD'VE KNOWN.
DON'T WORRY KOKI. WE'RE ON OUR
WAY!
WE'VE GOT TO GET BACK
THERE - AND FAST.
Martin says WE CAN TAKE
THE ROCKET JET! C'MON.
Chris says I'LL STAY HERE
AND PROTECT WHAT'S
LEFT OF THE COLONY.
HURRY!
Aviva says WOOHOO!
Martin and Aviva say TO THE
CREATURE RESCUE!
Two ant robots get hold of Jimmy and Koki.
Koki says HEY!
Jimmy says OH, HEY CAREFUL MAN,
I'VE GOT A BEVERAGE HERE!
Koki says WHAT'RE YOU UP
TO THIS TIME ZACH?
Zach says OH, WELL THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST.
I AM TAKING OVER THE HARVEST
OF ALL THE VEGETABLES
ON THIS FARM.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
Jimmy says ACTUALLY THAT
DOESN'T SOUND SO BAD.
Koki says YOU CAN'T DO THAT ZACH!
THIS IS SCARLETT'S FARM AND
THESE VEGETABLES ARE HERS.
WE WORKED HARD TO GROW THEM.
Zach says AND I APPRECIATE
THAT. I REALLY DO.
BUT NOW THEY'RE MINE.
YOU CAN'T STOP THE ANTS. WATCH.
ROBOTIC ANTS...COLLECT
VEGETABLES!
IF YOU WANT TO BUY THE
VEGETABLES FROM ME, YOU CAN.
I'LL ALSO BE STARTING A
ROBOT ANT DELIVERY SERVICE.
SOON EVERYONE WILL
BUY THEIR FOOD FROM ME.
I'LL BE SOOO RICH!
Koki says THAT'S NOT FAIR TO
THOSE LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO WORK FOR YOU!
The ants collect the vegetables and take them inside the ship.
Zach says BUT THEY'RE
SO GOOD AT IT, SEE!
THAT'S IT...COLLECT IT ALL.
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT FARM.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
GENIUS HUH?
In the ant nest, Chris says GOTTA TELL HER
MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
WHOA...YOU ARE ONE BIG ANT.
WE'VE GOT A CRISIS IN
THE COLONY QUEENIE.
LISTEN, I KNOW YOUR JOB
IS TO LAY EGGS CONSTANTLY.
10 MILLION BABIES EVERY YEAR.
IN FACT, ALL THE ANTS IN THE
ENTIRE COLONY ARE YOUR KIDS.
IT'S AMAZING!
I JUST CAME HERE TO TELL
YOU TO KEEP DOING YOUR JOB.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING.
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
TEAMWORK RIGHT.
THE GREATEST MOTTO OF THE ANT.
ALL FOR ONE, AND ONE FOR ALL.
OKAY YOU WINGED ANTS,
WE NEED YOU FOR BACKUP.
COME WITH ME. JUST FOLLOW
MY CHEMICAL TRAIL.
Martin, Aviva, and Chris take the rocket jet to the farm.
Martin says WOW! THAT'S
A LOT OF ROBOT ANTS.
Aviva says I SEE THE MINIATURIZER.
They land on the miniaturizer.
Martin and Aviva say TO NORMAL SIZE!
TO THE LEAFCUTTER ANT RESCUE!
Aviva says OH NO YOU
DON'T, ROBOT ANT.
STOP RIGHT THERE!
(STRUGGLING)
She fight with one of the ant robots and says UH-OH. ZACH HAS SOLDIERS TOO!
(GASPS)
(STRUGGLING)
YOU'RE STRONG...
BUT MY SUITS...ARE TOO!
Martin says BETTER
SWITCH TO SOLDIER.
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.
ALL RIGHT ZACH, RELEASE
THE LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
Zach says OH GOOD!
YOUR SILLY COSTUME
AGAINST MY ROBOT.
YOU'RE ON!
Martin says BRING IT.
Martin and Zach start fighting.
Martin says YOU WON'T...GET AWAY...
WITH THIS...ZACH!
Zach says JUST...WATCH ME!
Inside the ant nest, Chris says YOU ANTS
ARE THE LAST HOPE.
IF WE CAN'T SAVE THE COLONY,
IT'S UP TO WINGED ANTS LIKE YOU
TO GO AND START NEW ONES.
THAT'S RIGHT, TAKE SOME FUNGUS
WITH YOU IN YOUR MOUTH POUCH.
THIS FUNGUS IS
SPECIALLY CULTIVATED
BY LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
IT'S FOUND NOWHERE
ELSE IN NATURE.
USE IT TO START NEW GARDENS,
NEW COLONIES OF LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
BUT PROTECT THAT FUNGUS
AT ALL COSTS.
DON'T LET IT DIE,
OR YOUR NEW COLONIES
WILL NOT SURVIVE.
FLY ANTS FLY!
GOOD LUCK! MAY YOU BECOME QUEENS
AND GROW NEW COLONIES OF ANTS.
AND MAY YOUR FUNGUS
GARDENS FLOURISH!
Meanwhile in the farm Aviva keeps fighting with the ant robot and says MISSED ME.
AND AGAIN.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING TIRED?
HEY WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THE ANT ROBOT?
Martin says HA, ZACH...
YOUR ROBOT ANTS...
THEY'RE LOSING POWER...
Zach says NO THEY'RE NOT,
THEY JUST NEED A SNACK.
ZACH BOTS.
FEED THOSE LITTLE ANT VARMINTS.
I DON'T KNOW!
A PUMPKIN, CORN,
TOMATOES, WHATEVER...
Zachbots start feeding the ants.
Martin says LEAFCUTTERS
EAT ONLY ONE THING.
GOTTA GET THAT REMOTE.
Aviva says A JOB FOR A
SMALL FARM WORKER.
She presses a button on her suit, shrinks and says YES!
Zach says GET THOSE ROBOT
ANTS BACK TO WORK!
Martin says HEY ZACH!
WATCH THIS MOVE.
He starts doing the floss dance to distract Zach.
Zach says OOOH-KAY.
IF YOU THINK THAT'S
GREAT, WATCH THIS.
WHO'S THERE?
Aviva climbs up Zach's head and says SORRY ZACH. GAME OVER.
She snatches the remote control off his hands and says SOLDIER ANTS DISENGAGE!
Zach says NOOOO!
NO! NO! NO!
UGH!
OH THESE LITTLE PESKY
ANTS ARE NO GOOD ANYWAY.
THEY WON'T EAT ANYTHING!
ZACH BOTS RETREAT!
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
LITTLE ANT FRIENDS.
I'LL GET YOU NEXT
TIME WILD RATS!
He gets in the ship and flies away.
Martin says THAT'S WILD KRATTS!
NICE SAVE AVIVA. BUT UH,
WE HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM.
Aviva says WHAT?
Martin says IT'S THE ANTS.
Jimmy says GREAT JOB! YOU DID IT!
Koki says PROBLEM MARTIN?
Martin says THE ANTS ARE STARVING.
Aviva says AND WE DON'T HAVE
ANY FUNGUS TO FEED THEM.
Koki says AWW. THE ANTS
CAN'T DIE...
Chris comes flying by and says SPECIAL DELIVERY!
LEAFCUTTER ANT FUNGUS!
WHO'S HUNGRY?
Aviva says THE ANTS! RELEASING NOW.
Martin says JUST IN TIME,
BROTHER O' MINE!
Chris says ONE FOR ALL
AND ALL FOR ONE!
Later, Koki carries a basket full of vegetables and says IT'S SNACK TIME!
VEGGIES ANYONE?
Martin says CREATURE
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
WE SAVED THE LEAFCUTTER
ANTS FROM ZACH.
Scarlett says YEAH AND SAVED
MY FAMILY'S FARM TOO.
Chris says AND WE GOT TO KNOW
THE REAL ANT FARMERS.
Aviva says I CAN'T BELIEVE ANTS
ARE ACTUALLY FUNGUS FARMERS.
IT'S SO COOL.
Jimmy says BEING A FARMER, HELPED
ME APPRECIATE VEGGIES MORE TOO.
HUH?
He tosses a tomato to the pig.
Koki says SOMETIMES WE FARMERS HAVE
TO DEFEND OUR CROPS FROM YOU.
BUT HEY, YOU'RE AN
AWESOME LITTLE CREATURE.
Chris says WHAT D'YA SAY
THAT AFTER SNACK
WE GET THESE MINIATURE
FARMERS BACK HOME,
LIVING FREE AND IN THE WILD.
Everyone says ALL FOR ONE
AND ONE FOR ALL!
Chris says THAT'S THE MOTTO
OF THE LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
Now the show turns back to real life.
In the forest, Martin says MILLIONS
OF LEAFCUTTER ANTS
GATHER BITS OF LEAVES
FROM THE TREE TOPS,
BRING THEM ALL THE
WAY DOWN THE TREE TRUNKS,
ACROSS THE FOREST FLOOR,
AND THEN CARRY THEM
DOWN THESE ANT TRAILS.
Chris says TO THE NEST!
WHERE THEY BRING THE
LEAVES UNDERGROUND
AND GROW FUNGUS ON THEM
FOR THE WHOLE COLONY TO EAT.
THEY'RE FUNGUS FARMERS!
BUT FOR LEAFCUTTER ANTS, ALL
THIS JUST ISN'T ABOUT HARD WORK.
Martin says BECAUSE THERE IS DANGER
OUT THERE ON THE ANT TRAIL.
THIS IS A SMOKY FROG.
THE SMOKY FROG EATS
ALL SORTS OF INSECTS,
INCLUDING LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
HEY AND CHECK THIS OUT.
THEY ACTUALLY LIVE IN
LEAFCUTTER ANT HOLES.
THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL STAYING
CLOSE TO YOUR SNACKS.
WHOA, THERE HE GOES.
OFF TO FIND SOME ANTS.
Chris says THIS IS A TAMANDUA.
IT'S A TYPE OF ANTEATER.
THEY REALLY LIKE TERMITES,
BUT THEY'LL ALSO EAT SOME ANTS
AND CHECK IT OUT,
SEE HIS TONGUE?
ANTEATER TONGUES ARE AWESOME,
LOOK AT IT FLICKING
AND LAPPING UP ALL THE TERMITES
ON THE WAY DOWN THE TREE.
AND SEE THE CLAWS, YOU CAN
SEE THE HUGE HOOK LIKE CLAWS.
THEY RIP INTO ANY PART
OF THE TERMITE MOUND
OR ANY PART OF THE
TERMITE NEST STRUCTURE
THAT'S GOING DOWN THE TREE.
THE CLAWS RIP IT OPEN
AND THE TONGUE LAPS
UP THE TERMITES.
WHAT A COOL CREATURE,
AND THIS IS GREAT
ARBOREAL ANIMAL.
SEE HOW GREAT A CLIMBER HE IS.
THAT'S BECAUSE HE HAS THOSE
CLAWS FOR GRIPPING
AND A PREHENSILE TAIL.
THE PREHENSILE TAIL IS LIKE
ANOTHER ARM, A FIFTH ARM,
THAT CAN WRAP AROUND AND
GRAB ON TO BRANCHES.
SEE, HE WALKS RIGHT ACROSS
THE BRANCHES NO PROBLEM
AND UP ANOTHER TREE.
SEARCHING, SEARCHING
FOR TERMITES.
LEAFCUTTER ANTS ARE
JUST ONE ANT SPECIES
THAT DOES INCREDIBLE THINGS.
Martin says OH YEAH, THERE ARE SO
MANY AMAZING KINDS OF ANTS,
SO BE NICE TO ANTS AND KEEP
ON CREATURE ADVENTURING.
Chris says WE'LL SEE YOU
ON THE CREATURE TRAIL.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Copyright 2019, WK 6 Productions Inc.
Then, a globe spins and the Amazon area appears highlighted. A clip shows the brothers walking on a beach.
The Kratt brothers appear. Chris wears a green shirt and Martin wears a blue shirt.
Chris says WE'RE HERE
IN SOUTH AMERICA.
IN THE LARGEST RAINFOREST
IN THE WORLD...
THE AMAZON.
WE'RE DOWN HERE. YOU SEE US?
Martin says WE'RE LIKE LITTLE ANTS.
COME CLOSER.
IT'S US, THE KRATT BROTHERS.
I'M MARTIN...
Chris says I'M CHRIS.
AND TINY ANTS ARE A BIG
PART OF THE CREATURE WORLD
HERE IN RAINFORESTS.
Martin says OH YEAH, ANTS HAVE
SURPRISING CREATURE POWERS
AND THEY LEAD COMPLEX
AND BUSY LIVES.
SO LET'S GO FIND
SOME RAINFOREST ANTS.
LOOK AT THIS PATH.
THIS WELL-WORN PATH
THROUGH THE FOREST
IS MADE BY MILLIONS OF ANTS
MARCHING THROUGH.
THESE LITTLE ANTS ARE SO STRONG,
EACH ONE OF THEM IS
CARRYING A PIECE OF LEAF
THAT IS ABOUT FIVE OR TEN TIMES
ITS BODY SIZE.
OVERCOMING EVERY BUMP AND
OBSTACLE IN THEIR WAY,
NEVER LETTING GO OF THE LEAF.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE
HEADING THAT WAY.
Chris says THEY'RE ALL COMING HERE,
TO THIS ANT NEST.
YOU SEE THIS MOUND OF EARTH?
THAT'S PART OF THE
UNDERGROUND ANT NEST,
AND IT MOVES ALL THE
WAY UP THE SLOPE
TO THIS GIANT MOUND HERE.
THIS WHOLE AREA IS
PART OF THE ANT NEST!
WOW, THERE IS A LOT
GOING ON UNDERGROUND.
CHECK IT OUT,
THIS ANT TRAIL ENDS
IN THIS NEST ENTRANCE RIGHT HERE
AND YOU CAN SEE ALL
THESE ANTS GOING INSIDE,
BUT WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH
THE LEAVES DOWN IN THE NEST?
I WISH WE COULD GO IN
THERE AND FIND OUT.
IMAGINE IF WE COULD JOIN THE
COLONY OF LEAFCUTTER ANTS...
Martin says IMAGINE IF WE HAD
LEAFCUTTER ANT POWER...
The brothers say WHAT IF?!
The brothers jump and turn into cartoons. In animation, a paw print appears, followed by a map, and then the brothers swim under the sea and swing from jungle vines.
A song plays and says 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, IT'S THE HOUR, WE'RE 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!
Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy Z send them creature disks from Tortuga, the ship. The brothers place the disks in their suits and morph into superheroes with animal legs and wings. Then, they run, swim and fly with animals in the wild.
The song continues
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!
The name of the episode appears. It reads "The real ant farm."
Koki harvests carrots in a farm.
A rabbit comes along and steals one.
Koki says HEY!
YOU CAN HAVE ONE.
GOT IT? ONE. THAT'S IT.
WE DIDN'T COME TO
HELP WITH THE HARVEST
ON SCARLETT'S FAMILY FARM
SO YOU COULD EAT ALL THE
CARROTS. (LAUGHS)
Scarlett says THANKS AGAIN
FOR ALL YOUR HELP KOKI.
Koki says GLAD TO. IT'S ABOUT
TIME THAT JIMMY LEARNED
A THING OR TWO ABOUT FARMING.
RIGHT JIMMY?
Jimmy says RIGHTEO! GOT
MORE CORN AND TOMATOES.
He steps on a rake, gets hit on the head and drops the tomatoes. The tomatoes smashed onto his head.
Jimmy says MY FARMING SKILLS ARE REALLY
GOING TO BE A KNOCK..
OOF!
(SPLAT)
OUT!
THESE TOMATOES ARE
RIPE AND JUICY.
Scarlett giggles.
Koki says CAREFUL WITH
THE VEGETABLES JIMMY.
EVERY PART OF THE HARVEST
IS PRECIOUS ON THE FARM.
Jimmy says I KNOW, SO WHY AREN'T
THE OTHERS HELPING AGAIN?
Koki says THEY SAID THEY
WERE GOING TO HELP
WITH A DIFFERENT
KIND OF HARVEST.
Jimmy says ALL THE WAY IN
THE AMAZON RAINFOREST!?
THAT'S ON ANOTHER CONTINENT!
Koki says SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT -
AND THEY INSISTED
ON TAKING AVIVA TOO.
Jimmy says I GUARANTEE THEY'RE
JUST OFF MONKEYING AROUND..
A pig from the farm licks the smashed tomatoes off Jimmy's head.
(SLURP)
HEY!
Scarlett giggles.
In monkey form, Chris swings across the forests hopping from vine to vine.
Chris says WA-HOOO!
SPIDER MONKEY CREATURE POWER!
Martin says OH YEAH!
Chris says THIS IS THE WAY TO
MOVE AROUND THE RAINFOREST.
WA-HOOOOOOOO!
Flying the rocket jet, Martin says THE ROCKET JET
IN MINI-SIZE
ISN'T SO BAD EITHER.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE
SEARCHING FOR SOME PALS
IN THE MINI CREATURE WORLD!
Aviva says I STILL HAVE NO
IDEA WHAT CREATURES
YOU DRAGGED ME HERE TO FIND.
THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME.
She comes across a line of ants and says AHH!
Martin says THAT'S IT!
YOU FOUND THEM!
LEAF CUTTER ANTS!
WAHOO.
THIS IS ONE OF THE
COOLEST KINDS OF ANTS.
LOOK AT THEM ALL - CARRYING
LARGE CHUNKS OF LEAVES.
Aviva says WHERE ARE
THEY COMING FROM?
WHAT'S WITH THE LEAVES?!
Martin says LET'S FOLLOW THE LEAF
COLLECTORS BACK TO THE SOURCE.
Chris says UP HERE! THEY'RE
COMING FROM UP HERE!
THESE ARE SOME SERIOUSLY
BUSY WORKER ANTS.
Martin says WOW!
THEY'RE COLLECTING LEAVES ALL
THE WAY UP HERE IN THE CANOPY.
THOSE JAWS ARE LIKE
SHARP SCISSORS,
CUTTING UP THE
LEAVES INTO CHUNKS.
HEAVE HO!
THE CHUNK GETS RAISED
INTO TRAVELING POSITION
AND SHE'S OFF.
THIS TAKES SOME
SERIOUS STRENGTH.
THAT LEAF CHUNK WEIGHS
AS MUCH AS SHE DOES.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT,
RIGHT THIS WAY!
EVERYONE FILE IN!
Miniaturized Martin faces one of the ants on a branch and says WAH! WHOAA! EASY!
I'M JUST...YOU GOT THE WRONG
IDEA...I'M NOT A THREAT...OW!!
SHARP JAWS.
Chris says THE SOLDIERS
HAVE GOT HIM!
Martin says CHRIS... HELP!
Chris says THEY'LL ATTACK ANYTHING
THAT GETS TOO CLOSE.
Martin says OWWWW! EASY
WITH THE JAWS! HELP!
Chris says GOTCHA MARTIN.
Martin says TICKLE, TICKLE,
TICKLE. WOW, I'M FREE.
Chris says THAT WAS CLOSE.
SAVED YOU FROM
THE JAWS OF DEATH!
Chris drops Martin back in the rocket jet.
Martin says OOF.
THANKS BRO.
Chris says NO PROBLEM.
NOW THE QUESTION IS: WHERE
ARE THEY TAKING THOSE LEAVES?
Martin says LET'S FOLLOW THE LINE.
AVIVA WE NEED TO
JOIN THESE ANTS.
Aviva says LEAFCUTTER ANT
POWER SUITS COMING UP.
Chris says AWESOME. NO MORE
MONKEYING AROUND.
DEACTIVATE!
Chris goes back to human form.
Chris says WE'LL BE WITH YOU
SOON LITTLE PALS.
Behind the trees, a Zachbot films the scene.
Zach watches in his ship when the he loses signal.
He says PICK UP THE
SATELLITE SIGNAL!
I WANT THE SIGNAL!
MY ZACHBOTS ARE OUT THERE
COLLECTING INTELLIGENCE
ON THOSE WILD RATS,
AND I WANT TO SEE
WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
HUH...ANTS?
THEY'RE WATCHING
PUNY LITTLE ANTS.
ARGGGH,
HEY, ZOOM IN.
HMMM. GOOD WORKERS.
SMALL BUT..
Meanwhile, Koki drives past Jimmy in a corn harvesting tractor.
She drops corn cobs on Jimmy's head.
Jimmy says UGH, OH, OUCH...
Koki says GOTTA KEEP UP JIMMY.
Zach says THE ANTS ARE WAY
BETTER WORKERS THAN HE IS.
(GASPS)
LIGHTBULB!
A Zachbot gives him a light bulb.
Zach says NO, I DON'T NEED A LIGHTBULB!
I MEAN LIGHTBULB -
LIKE I HAVE AN IDEA.
IT'S A SAYING... LIGHTBULB!
The Zachbot offers him the light bulb again.
Zach says OH FORGET IT!
I'M GOING TO CREATE
ROBOT ANT FARMERS.
IT'S GENIUS.
AND THESE ROBOT ANTS
WILL COLLECT ALL THE VEGETABLES
ON EVERY FARM EVERYWHERE,
SO ANYONE WHO WANTS A VEGETABLE
WILL HAVE TO COME GET
THEM FROM ME AND ONLY ME.
IT'LL BE THE LATEST INNOVATION
FROM THE GREATEST ANIMAL ROBOT
INVENTOR IN THE WORLD.
ME, ZACH VARMITECH.
NOW, LET'S GO
COLLECT THOSE ANTS!
COME ON ZACHBOTS, WE'RE
HEADING TO SOUTH AMERICA
AND THE AMAZON RAINFOREST.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
Meanwhile in the forest, Chris says WOW, THESE ANTS GIVE NEW
MEANING TO WORKING TOGETHER.
EVERY ANT HAS ITS OWN JOB.
THE WORKERS GATHER AND TRANSPORT
THE LEAVES.
AND THE SOLDIERS,
WITH BIG MASSIVE HEADS AND JAWS,
PROTECT THE WORKERS FROM DANGER.
Aviva says IT'S AMAZING,
TOTALLY DIFFERENT BODY FORMS
FOR DIFFERENT JOBS.
I'LL TRY TO GET THAT INTO
THE POWER SUIT PROGRAMMING.
Martin says YEAH, AND ITS MORE
THAN JUST THOSE TWO TYPES.
LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS LEAF.
THESE EXTRA SMALL WORKER ANTS
ARE LEAFCUTTER ANTS TOO.
THEY JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT JOB.
THEY RIDE THE LEAVES CLEANING
ANY PARASITES OFF THE LEAVES.
AND IF A PARASITIC PHORID FLY
TRIES TO LAY ITS EGGS ON THE ANT
THE SMALL ANT CHASES IT OFF,
PROTECTING THE WORKER
FROM THAT TYPE OF ATTACK.
Aviva says YOU'RE KIDDING!
THESE LEAFCUTTER ANTS
ARE BLOWING MY MIND!
THAT IS SOOO COOL.
OKAY, I LOCATED THE
BODY FORM VARIANCE
ON THE ANT DNA SEQUENCE.
LINKING TO POWER SUIT MODULE.
AAANDDD...THE REST
WE CAN DO ON THE FLY.
Martin says UHH, DON'T
YOU MEAN ON THE ANT?
Aviva says READY TO GO FOR
A POWER SUIT TEST?
Chris says READY!
Aviva tosses Chris a power disc.
Chris says INSERT LEAFCUTTER
ANT POWER DISC.
TOUCH LEAFCUTTER ANT.
AND ACTIVATE
LEAFCUTTER ANT POWER!
(EXCITING TRANSFORMATION SOUNDS)
Chris morphs into ant form and says LEAFCUTTER ANT POWER!
WOW, I FEEL LIKE
GETTING TO WORK!
Aviva says WAIT, CHRIS,
PRESS THE THIRD BUTTON.
As Chris presses the third button, he gets bigger.
Chris says I MUST DEFEND
MY FELLOW ANTS.
SOLDIER ON!
Aviva says PRESS IT AGAIN!
Chris presses it again and shrinks.
Chris says GOTTA CLEAN,
CLEAN AND TIDY.
PARASITE FREE.
GOT A LEAF I CAN RIDE?
Aviva says ALL FORMS WORK!
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE CHRIS?
Chris says WORKER FORM.
THAT'S THE ONE FOR NOW!
GOTTA JOIN THE COLONY.
ONE FOR ALL AND
ALL FOR ONE!
AHHH.
I'M DETECTING CHEMICAL
CUES...THE TRAIL!
IT'S MARKED BY CHEMICALS
THAT I CAN SENSE
WITH MY ANTENNAE.
He grabs a leaf, turns to another ant and says OH, EXCUSE ME, JUST CUTTING IN.
LET'S DO THIS TEAM.
LITTLE CREATURES
CAN DO BIG THINGS
WHEN THEY WORK TOGETHER.
Martin says AVIVA, GET
ANOTHER DISC GOING.
I'VE GOTTA GET IN THERE!
Aviva says TWO MORE COMING UP!
ONE FOR YOU AND ONE FOR ME.
THE BIGGER THE TEAM, THE BETTER.
Behind a tree, Zach laughs and says THAT'S IT...RUN ALONG
AFTER YOUR CHEMICAL TRAIL
IN YOUR LITTLE BUG COSTUMES.
WE HAVE SOME REAL WORK TO DO!
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
Now Martin and Aviva are also in ant form.
Chris says I THINK WE'RE
ALMOST THERE MARTIN.
Martin says GOOD. NOT
MUCH FARTHER AVIVA.
Aviva says WHEW.
MY STEP COUNTER IS OVER
A HUNDRED THOUSAND!
Chris says OH TELL ME ABOUT IT.
WE'RE GOING ON 60 METERS
WORTH OF ANT STEPS.
FOR A HUMAN, IT WOULD BE
LIKE WALKING 10 KILOMETERS.
Martin says IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY
TRIPS THEY MAKE EACH DAY.
THAT'S MAJOR TREKKING.
Chris says WHEW! WE MADE IT!
Martin says THE UNDERGROUND NEST.
LOOK AT ALL THE
TWO-WAY ANT HIGHWAYS
GOING OFF ON ALL DIRECTIONS.
Aviva says I WONDER
WHAT THEY'RE DOING
WITH ALL THOSE
LEAVES DOWN THERE.
Martin says LET'S FIND OUT.
Zach says OKAY, WHO CAN PICK
THESE UP DELICATELY?
A Zachbot steps up.
Zach says SHOW ME!
OW! NOT ME! PUT ME DOWN!
OOF. NOT DELICATE.
YOU! ANY IDEAS?
Another Zachboat deploys a small ramp off its arm trap and the ants march on it.
Zach says OOH, THEY MARCH RIGHT
THROUGH THE ONE WAY DOOR
AND INTO THE TRAP.
(LAUGHTER)
GLAD I THOUGHT OF THAT.
ZACHBOTS! FAN OUT!
COLLECT THEM ALL!
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
THESE ANTS ARE ALL
WORKING FOR ME NOW.
(EVIL CACKLING LAUGHTER)
Martin says WOW!
Chris says ENTERING THE ANT NEST.
Aviva says GLAD WE'RE
FOLLOWING THEM.
IT WOULD BE EASY TO GET LOST
IN ALL OF THESE TUNNELS.
Chris says WHOA, A NEST CHAMBER!
Martin says IT'S BUSTLING
WITH ACTIVITY IN HERE.
Chris says OH OKAY, WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO PASS ON THE LEAVES NOW?
Martin says YEAH, TO THE MUCH
SMALLER WORKER ANTS.
Aviva says OKAY, HERE YOU GO.
HEY, THEY'RE EATING THE LEAVES.
Chris says THEY'RE NOT EATING THEM.
THEY'RE BREAKING THEM DOWN.
PROCESSING THEM.
Martin says THEY CHEW THEM
UP, MIX THEM WITH SALIVA,
AND MAKE A SORT OF GOO.
Chris says A GOO THAT THEY
CAN GROW SOMETHING ON.
Aviva says GROW SOMETHING?
LIKE A FARMER DOES?
The brothers say EXACTLY!
Aviva says INCREÍBLE!
THEY'RE PREPARING THIS LEAFY GOO
LIKE A FARMER PREPARES SOIL.
Meanwhile in the farm, Koki says THAT'S IT JIMMY,
KEEP THE FERTILIZER COMING.
WE GOTTA MAKE SURE THE
SOIL IS FULL OF NUTRIENTS,
MOIST AND READY FOR PLANTING.
Jimmy drops fertilizer on the soil and says WHY CAN'T WE JUST
THROW THE SEEDS ON THE GROUND?
Scarlett says BECAUSE, THEY'LL GROW
MUCH BETTER IF THEY'RE PLANTED
IN GOOD, TILLED SOIL.
Martin says THESE ANTS
ARE ACTUALLY FARMERS.
THEY'VE BEEN FARMING FOR
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF YEARS.
WAY BEFORE HUMANS
STARTED DOING IT.
Aviva says SO WHAT EXACTLY ARE
THEY GROWING ON THE LEAF GOO?
Chris says C'MON, I'LL
SHOW YOU... TA-DA!
IN THIS FIELD, THE
CROPS ALREADY GROWN.
Aviva says SO THE WHITE
STUFF. WHAT IS IT?
The brothers say FUNGUS!
Chris says IT'S A FUNGUS FARM.
Aviva says FUNGUS FARM?
AS IN MUSHROOM FAMILY?
Martin says YEAH, IT'S BASICALLY A
FIELD OF TINY WHITE MUSHROOMS.
Chris says THE SMALL WORKERS HERE
TEND TO THE PRECIOUS
GROWING FUNGUS.
Aviva says WOW!
AND ALL THE ANTS IN THE COLONY
EAT THOSE LITTLE MUSHROOMS?
Chris says YUP. THEY EAT
THE WHITE TIPS ON TOP.
SEE SHE'S EATING ONE RIGHT NOW.
Aviva says HMMM, THEY
DON'T LOOK TASTY.
I'LL TAKE A TOMATO ANY DAY.
Martin says HEY! SOME LITTLE
WORKERS ARE HARVESTING FUNGUS
TO BRING TO OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE COLONY, LIKE THE LARVAE.
I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND
WITH THE HARVEST PAL.
Chris says AND I'LL HELP YOU
ANTS PLANT THE NEW GARDEN.
OKAY GOT IT.
YOU CARRY BITS OF FUNGUS
IN YOUR MANDIBLES
TO SPREAD IT AROUND.
Aviva says C'MON CHRIS PLANT
IT RIGHT OVER HERE.
AND NOW MIX IT IN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE HELPING
ANT FARMERS PLANT THEIR FIELDS.
Chris says IT'S THE REAL ANT FARM.
Koki says GREAT JOB SCARLETT.
OKAY JIMMY, THIS TRENCH
IS READY FOR THE SEEDS.
Jimmy says SEEDS OF TOMATOES.
GROW, LITTLE SEEDS, GROW.
SOON YOU'LL BE A BIG TOMATO
PLANT WITH JUICY RED TOMATOES.
Koki says THAT'S THE IDEA JIMMY.
I'D SAY NOW'S A GOOD TIME
TO GET SOME MORE SEEDS.
Scarlett says OKAY,
I'LL BE BACK LATER.
Koki grabs her creature pod and says AVIVA! COME IN!
IT'S KOKI HERE.
ARE YOU DONE DOWN THERE YET?
WE SURE COULD USE
YOUR HELP ON THE FARM.
Aviva says KOKI, IT'S SO COOL.
LEAF CUTTER ANTS ARE
ACTUALLY FARMERS!
THEY'VE GOT FIELDS AND
FIELDS OF FUNGUS DOWN HERE,
AND THEY'RE... OH NO,
THEY'RE GONE!
Koki says WHO'S GONE?
Aviva says THE ANTS, THEY'RE GONE!
WE'VE GOT TROUBLE DOWN
HERE ON THE ANT FARM!
In his ship, Zach says KEEP IT UP!
NO ONE FALL BEHIND.
WE NEED LOTS OF ROBOT
ANTS. KEEP THEM COMING.
AN ANT GOES INTO EACH ROBOT.
THAT WILL PROVIDE THE
ESSENCE, THE INSTINCT,
THAT EACH ROBOT ANT WILL NEED.
AND FINALLY I'LL SYNC THE
MIND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
BETWEEN ROBOT AND ANT BRAIN...
WITH THE PUSH OF A
BUTTON LIKE THIS.
HA!
YOU'RE MINE LITTLE BUGGY
(LAUGHTER)
OKAY KEEP THE PRODUCTION
LINE GOING AND THEN SEND
THEM OUT TO JOIN US.
NOW, LET'S COLLECT EVERY
VEGETABLE IN THE WORLD,
AND I KNOW JUST THE
FARM TO START WITH
HERE IN NORTH AMERICA.
(LAUGHTER)
(BOOM)
The ship lands in the farm. Riding one of the ant robots, Zach gets off the ship along with the army of ant robots.
He says MARCH!
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
Meanwhile in the forest, Chris says THIS IS REALLY BAD.
WITHOUT ANY WORKERS TO
BRING LEAVES TO THE NEST,
THESE FUNGUS GARDENS
WILL DIE OUT.
Martin says IT'S THE ANTS
ONLY FOOD SOURCE.
THEY NEED TO KEEP THE
FUNGUS GARDENS ALIVE
OR THE WHOLE COLONY WILL DIE.
Aviva says THEN IT'S UP TO US TO
COLLECT LEAVES FOR THE ANTS.
C'MON!
Chris says BUT WE'LL NEVER BE
ABLE TO COLLECT ENOUGH
LEAVES BY OURSELVES.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
HAPPENED TO ALL THE ANTS.
Martin says WELL, PREDATORS LIKE
TAMANDUAS, SOME BIRDS,
AND REPTILES WILL
EAT THESE ANTS,
BUT FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE ANT
WORK FORCE TO JUST DISAPPEAR.
IT...IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
Koki says MAYDAY! KOKI TO ANT
PEOPLE. COME IN ANT PEOPLE!
MAYDAY!
Aviva says WHAT'S UP KOKI?
Koki says I THINK I KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED TO YOUR ANT FRIENDS.
ZACH MUST HAVE USED THEM
ON HIS LATEST ROBOTIC SCHEME!
Aviva says ZACH! WE SHOULD'VE KNOWN.
DON'T WORRY KOKI. WE'RE ON OUR
WAY!
WE'VE GOT TO GET BACK
THERE - AND FAST.
Martin says WE CAN TAKE
THE ROCKET JET! C'MON.
Chris says I'LL STAY HERE
AND PROTECT WHAT'S
LEFT OF THE COLONY.
HURRY!
Aviva says WOOHOO!
Martin and Aviva say TO THE
CREATURE RESCUE!
Two ant robots get hold of Jimmy and Koki.
Koki says HEY!
Jimmy says OH, HEY CAREFUL MAN,
I'VE GOT A BEVERAGE HERE!
Koki says WHAT'RE YOU UP
TO THIS TIME ZACH?
Zach says OH, WELL THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST.
I AM TAKING OVER THE HARVEST
OF ALL THE VEGETABLES
ON THIS FARM.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
Jimmy says ACTUALLY THAT
DOESN'T SOUND SO BAD.
Koki says YOU CAN'T DO THAT ZACH!
THIS IS SCARLETT'S FARM AND
THESE VEGETABLES ARE HERS.
WE WORKED HARD TO GROW THEM.
Zach says AND I APPRECIATE
THAT. I REALLY DO.
BUT NOW THEY'RE MINE.
YOU CAN'T STOP THE ANTS. WATCH.
ROBOTIC ANTS...COLLECT
VEGETABLES!
IF YOU WANT TO BUY THE
VEGETABLES FROM ME, YOU CAN.
I'LL ALSO BE STARTING A
ROBOT ANT DELIVERY SERVICE.
SOON EVERYONE WILL
BUY THEIR FOOD FROM ME.
I'LL BE SOOO RICH!
Koki says THAT'S NOT FAIR TO
THOSE LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO WORK FOR YOU!
The ants collect the vegetables and take them inside the ship.
Zach says BUT THEY'RE
SO GOOD AT IT, SEE!
THAT'S IT...COLLECT IT ALL.
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT FARM.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
GENIUS HUH?
In the ant nest, Chris says GOTTA TELL HER
MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
WHOA...YOU ARE ONE BIG ANT.
WE'VE GOT A CRISIS IN
THE COLONY QUEENIE.
LISTEN, I KNOW YOUR JOB
IS TO LAY EGGS CONSTANTLY.
10 MILLION BABIES EVERY YEAR.
IN FACT, ALL THE ANTS IN THE
ENTIRE COLONY ARE YOUR KIDS.
IT'S AMAZING!
I JUST CAME HERE TO TELL
YOU TO KEEP DOING YOUR JOB.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING.
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
TEAMWORK RIGHT.
THE GREATEST MOTTO OF THE ANT.
ALL FOR ONE, AND ONE FOR ALL.
OKAY YOU WINGED ANTS,
WE NEED YOU FOR BACKUP.
COME WITH ME. JUST FOLLOW
MY CHEMICAL TRAIL.
Martin, Aviva, and Chris take the rocket jet to the farm.
Martin says WOW! THAT'S
A LOT OF ROBOT ANTS.
Aviva says I SEE THE MINIATURIZER.
They land on the miniaturizer.
Martin and Aviva say TO NORMAL SIZE!
TO THE LEAFCUTTER ANT RESCUE!
Aviva says OH NO YOU
DON'T, ROBOT ANT.
STOP RIGHT THERE!
(STRUGGLING)
She fight with one of the ant robots and says UH-OH. ZACH HAS SOLDIERS TOO!
(GASPS)
(STRUGGLING)
YOU'RE STRONG...
BUT MY SUITS...ARE TOO!
Martin says BETTER
SWITCH TO SOLDIER.
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.
ALL RIGHT ZACH, RELEASE
THE LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
Zach says OH GOOD!
YOUR SILLY COSTUME
AGAINST MY ROBOT.
YOU'RE ON!
Martin says BRING IT.
Martin and Zach start fighting.
Martin says YOU WON'T...GET AWAY...
WITH THIS...ZACH!
Zach says JUST...WATCH ME!
Inside the ant nest, Chris says YOU ANTS
ARE THE LAST HOPE.
IF WE CAN'T SAVE THE COLONY,
IT'S UP TO WINGED ANTS LIKE YOU
TO GO AND START NEW ONES.
THAT'S RIGHT, TAKE SOME FUNGUS
WITH YOU IN YOUR MOUTH POUCH.
THIS FUNGUS IS
SPECIALLY CULTIVATED
BY LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
IT'S FOUND NOWHERE
ELSE IN NATURE.
USE IT TO START NEW GARDENS,
NEW COLONIES OF LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
BUT PROTECT THAT FUNGUS
AT ALL COSTS.
DON'T LET IT DIE,
OR YOUR NEW COLONIES
WILL NOT SURVIVE.
FLY ANTS FLY!
GOOD LUCK! MAY YOU BECOME QUEENS
AND GROW NEW COLONIES OF ANTS.
AND MAY YOUR FUNGUS
GARDENS FLOURISH!
Meanwhile in the farm Aviva keeps fighting with the ant robot and says MISSED ME.
AND AGAIN.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING TIRED?
HEY WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THE ANT ROBOT?
Martin says HA, ZACH...
YOUR ROBOT ANTS...
THEY'RE LOSING POWER...
Zach says NO THEY'RE NOT,
THEY JUST NEED A SNACK.
ZACH BOTS.
FEED THOSE LITTLE ANT VARMINTS.
I DON'T KNOW!
A PUMPKIN, CORN,
TOMATOES, WHATEVER...
Zachbots start feeding the ants.
Martin says LEAFCUTTERS
EAT ONLY ONE THING.
GOTTA GET THAT REMOTE.
Aviva says A JOB FOR A
SMALL FARM WORKER.
She presses a button on her suit, shrinks and says YES!
Zach says GET THOSE ROBOT
ANTS BACK TO WORK!
Martin says HEY ZACH!
WATCH THIS MOVE.
He starts doing the floss dance to distract Zach.
Zach says OOOH-KAY.
IF YOU THINK THAT'S
GREAT, WATCH THIS.
WHO'S THERE?
Aviva climbs up Zach's head and says SORRY ZACH. GAME OVER.
She snatches the remote control off his hands and says SOLDIER ANTS DISENGAGE!
Zach says NOOOO!
NO! NO! NO!
UGH!
OH THESE LITTLE PESKY
ANTS ARE NO GOOD ANYWAY.
THEY WON'T EAT ANYTHING!
ZACH BOTS RETREAT!
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
LITTLE ANT FRIENDS.
I'LL GET YOU NEXT
TIME WILD RATS!
He gets in the ship and flies away.
Martin says THAT'S WILD KRATTS!
NICE SAVE AVIVA. BUT UH,
WE HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM.
Aviva says WHAT?
Martin says IT'S THE ANTS.
Jimmy says GREAT JOB! YOU DID IT!
Koki says PROBLEM MARTIN?
Martin says THE ANTS ARE STARVING.
Aviva says AND WE DON'T HAVE
ANY FUNGUS TO FEED THEM.
Koki says AWW. THE ANTS
CAN'T DIE...
Chris comes flying by and says SPECIAL DELIVERY!
LEAFCUTTER ANT FUNGUS!
WHO'S HUNGRY?
Aviva says THE ANTS! RELEASING NOW.
Martin says JUST IN TIME,
BROTHER O' MINE!
Chris says ONE FOR ALL
AND ALL FOR ONE!
Later, Koki carries a basket full of vegetables and says IT'S SNACK TIME!
VEGGIES ANYONE?
Martin says CREATURE
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
WE SAVED THE LEAFCUTTER
ANTS FROM ZACH.
Scarlett says YEAH AND SAVED
MY FAMILY'S FARM TOO.
Chris says AND WE GOT TO KNOW
THE REAL ANT FARMERS.
Aviva says I CAN'T BELIEVE ANTS
ARE ACTUALLY FUNGUS FARMERS.
IT'S SO COOL.
Jimmy says BEING A FARMER, HELPED
ME APPRECIATE VEGGIES MORE TOO.
HUH?
He tosses a tomato to the pig.
Koki says SOMETIMES WE FARMERS HAVE
TO DEFEND OUR CROPS FROM YOU.
BUT HEY, YOU'RE AN
AWESOME LITTLE CREATURE.
Chris says WHAT D'YA SAY
THAT AFTER SNACK
WE GET THESE MINIATURE
FARMERS BACK HOME,
LIVING FREE AND IN THE WILD.
Everyone says ALL FOR ONE
AND ONE FOR ALL!
Chris says THAT'S THE MOTTO
OF THE LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
Now the show turns back to real life.
In the forest, Martin says MILLIONS
OF LEAFCUTTER ANTS
GATHER BITS OF LEAVES
FROM THE TREE TOPS,
BRING THEM ALL THE
WAY DOWN THE TREE TRUNKS,
ACROSS THE FOREST FLOOR,
AND THEN CARRY THEM
DOWN THESE ANT TRAILS.
Chris says TO THE NEST!
WHERE THEY BRING THE
LEAVES UNDERGROUND
AND GROW FUNGUS ON THEM
FOR THE WHOLE COLONY TO EAT.
THEY'RE FUNGUS FARMERS!
BUT FOR LEAFCUTTER ANTS, ALL
THIS JUST ISN'T ABOUT HARD WORK.
Martin says BECAUSE THERE IS DANGER
OUT THERE ON THE ANT TRAIL.
THIS IS A SMOKY FROG.
THE SMOKY FROG EATS
ALL SORTS OF INSECTS,
INCLUDING LEAFCUTTER ANTS.
HEY AND CHECK THIS OUT.
THEY ACTUALLY LIVE IN
LEAFCUTTER ANT HOLES.
THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL STAYING
CLOSE TO YOUR SNACKS.
WHOA, THERE HE GOES.
OFF TO FIND SOME ANTS.
Chris says THIS IS A TAMANDUA.
IT'S A TYPE OF ANTEATER.
THEY REALLY LIKE TERMITES,
BUT THEY'LL ALSO EAT SOME ANTS
AND CHECK IT OUT,
SEE HIS TONGUE?
ANTEATER TONGUES ARE AWESOME,
LOOK AT IT FLICKING
AND LAPPING UP ALL THE TERMITES
ON THE WAY DOWN THE TREE.
AND SEE THE CLAWS, YOU CAN
SEE THE HUGE HOOK LIKE CLAWS.
THEY RIP INTO ANY PART
OF THE TERMITE MOUND
OR ANY PART OF THE
TERMITE NEST STRUCTURE
THAT'S GOING DOWN THE TREE.
THE CLAWS RIP IT OPEN
AND THE TONGUE LAPS
UP THE TERMITES.
WHAT A COOL CREATURE,
AND THIS IS GREAT
ARBOREAL ANIMAL.
SEE HOW GREAT A CLIMBER HE IS.
THAT'S BECAUSE HE HAS THOSE
CLAWS FOR GRIPPING
AND A PREHENSILE TAIL.
THE PREHENSILE TAIL IS LIKE
ANOTHER ARM, A FIFTH ARM,
THAT CAN WRAP AROUND AND
GRAB ON TO BRANCHES.
SEE, HE WALKS RIGHT ACROSS
THE BRANCHES NO PROBLEM
AND UP ANOTHER TREE.
SEARCHING, SEARCHING
FOR TERMITES.
LEAFCUTTER ANTS ARE
JUST ONE ANT SPECIES
THAT DOES INCREDIBLE THINGS.
Martin says OH YEAH, THERE ARE SO
MANY AMAZING KINDS OF ANTS,
SO BE NICE TO ANTS AND KEEP
ON CREATURE ADVENTURING.
Chris says WE'LL SEE YOU
ON THE CREATURE TRAIL.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
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