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welcome to any farm USA this voracious

welcome to any farm USA this voracious creature is the Diamondback caterpillar

creature is the Diamondback caterpillar

creature is the Diamondback caterpillar it’s so voracious it can consume an

it’s so voracious it can consume an

it’s so voracious it can consume an entire crop the whole field in a matter

entire crop the whole field in a matter

entire crop the whole field in a matter of weeks worse yet the Diamondback is

of weeks worse yet the Diamondback is

of weeks worse yet the Diamondback is becoming resistant to pesticides so

becoming resistant to pesticides so

becoming resistant to pesticides so farmers have begun to deploy an

farmers have begun to deploy an

farmers have begun to deploy an insidious weapon they’re using the

insidious weapon they’re using the

insidious weapon they’re using the Diamondbacks own reproductive urge to

Diamondbacks own reproductive urge to

Diamondbacks own reproductive urge to destroy it when the Diamondback becomes

destroy it when the Diamondback becomes

destroy it when the Diamondback becomes a moth the first thing it does is well

a moth the first thing it does is well

a moth the first thing it does is well what else look for a mate this

what else look for a mate this

what else look for a mate this futuristic looking micro Dreamhouse is

futuristic looking micro Dreamhouse is

futuristic looking micro Dreamhouse is actually a trap emitting a scent that

actually a trap emitting a scent that

actually a trap emitting a scent that the laws are powerless to resist we’re

the laws are powerless to resist we’re

the laws are powerless to resist we’re not privy to the moths mental process

not privy to the moths mental process

not privy to the moths mental process but well here’s the moss staring at the

but well here’s the moss staring at the

but well here’s the moss staring at the trap it’s got to be the strangest

trap it’s got to be the strangest

trap it’s got to be the strangest looking plant it’s ever seen that scent

looking plant it’s ever seen that scent

looking plant it’s ever seen that scent that scent powerless to resist powerless

that scent powerless to resist powerless

that scent powerless to resist powerless to resist

to resist

to resist here’s a visual simulation of what a

here’s a visual simulation of what a

here’s a visual simulation of what a diamondback moth sees as it’s coming in

diamondback moth sees as it’s coming in

diamondback moth sees as it’s coming in for a landing

for a landing

for a landing remember the moth is also crazed by the

remember the moth is also crazed by the

remember the moth is also crazed by the simulated scent of willing female now

simulated scent of willing female now

simulated scent of willing female now the moth goes in search of its beloved

the moth goes in search of its beloved

the moth goes in search of its beloved but instead of conjugal bliss what does

but instead of conjugal bliss what does

but instead of conjugal bliss what does the moth get to help I’ll tell you what

the moth get to help I’ll tell you what

the moth get to help I’ll tell you what it gets a cold shower worse than that a

it gets a cold shower worse than that a

it gets a cold shower worse than that a cold shower of fungal spores sprayed out

cold shower of fungal spores sprayed out

cold shower of fungal spores sprayed out from the trap

from the trap

from the trap the balls hang around getting good and

the balls hang around getting good and

the balls hang around getting good and soaked there’s no mistaking that scent

soaked there’s no mistaking that scent

soaked there’s no mistaking that scent it’s a flashing neon sign willing

it’s a flashing neon sign willing

it’s a flashing neon sign willing females here and yet no willing females

females here and yet no willing females

females here and yet no willing females Chuck what a ripoff

Chuck what a ripoff

Chuck what a ripoff this has got to be disillusioning

this has got to be disillusioning

this has got to be disillusioning finally the moth gives up and goes in

finally the moth gives up and goes in

finally the moth gives up and goes in search of a real mate

search of a real mate

search of a real mate but now the moth is carrying the means

but now the moth is carrying the means

but now the moth is carrying the means of its own destruction those spores that

of its own destruction those spores that

of its own destruction those spores that absorbed germinate and finger-like

absorbed germinate and finger-like

absorbed germinate and finger-like tendrils dissolve their way into its

tendrils dissolve their way into its

tendrils dissolve their way into its body

body

body the fungus eats them off slowly

the fungus eats them off slowly

the fungus eats them off slowly digesting its flesh but it doesn’t harm

digesting its flesh but it doesn’t harm

digesting its flesh but it doesn’t harm any crops at all filaments anchor the

any crops at all filaments anchor the

any crops at all filaments anchor the moth to the leaf becoming a kind of

moth to the leaf becoming a kind of

moth to the leaf becoming a kind of death shroud but the killing isn’t over

death shroud but the killing isn’t over

death shroud but the killing isn’t over yet new spores burst from the dead model

with the help of a light breeze they

with the help of a light breeze they shower down on the diamondback

shower down on the diamondback

shower down on the diamondback caterpillars nearby the caterpillars

caterpillars nearby the caterpillars

caterpillars nearby the caterpillars suffer the same fate as the laws eaten

suffer the same fate as the laws eaten

suffer the same fate as the laws eaten from within using its own life urge

from within using its own life urge

from within using its own life urge against it diabolical and effective

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