- [Instructor] It's not
that strange to see a happy, healthy three legged dog these days. After all, pups can be pretty resilient and often forget they're
missing a limb altogether. But what if they're missing
not one but two legs? I bet you never thought you'd see the day. And speaking of things you
never thought you'd see, I've got a whole bunch
of them coming right up in this episode of things you will see for the first time in your life. If you're one of the 3.5 to 6.1% of the world's population that
suffer from arachnophobia, you probably think spiders
are just terrifying, heartless beasts, but you're wrong. They're not heartless at all. In case you have absolutely no
idea what you're looking at, this is the Spiny Orbweaver
spider of Costa Rica, and that weird pulsating
crack you see on its back, it's actually its heart
beating through its body. You see, spider hearts are located in a rather vulnerable position, on the front dorsal side of the abdomen in a muscular cavity called
the pericardial sinus. The tube shaped heart
pumps from back to front, forcing blood through
the bifurcating aorta and into the arteries that feed the legs and central nervous system. If you're able to get
close enough to a spider like YouTuber Quaoar
Power has in these clips, you'll be able to see their heart beating. Now just think about stopping
that teeny tiny heart next time you decide to kill a spider. When spiders of the
world heard that humans didn't know they had big beating hearts, they started to cry in unison, but now you can pay
reparations to spider kind for the harsh way we've been treating them at the low, low cost of liking this video, smashing that subscribe button and tickling that little bell icon. That way, you'll get
all the amazing content right into your subscription box and you'll please the eight
legged freaks in the process. You know what to do. Here's a question for you. How do you trap 42 wild hogs at once? Well, see for yourself. This ingenious device is
a super-sized bore trap. It works by tempting the wild hogs in with the promise of food
and then dropping the gates, which are usually triggered by some sort of trip wire system. Once the animals are all
obliviously grazing inside, as you can see in this chaotic clip, the boars don't react
too well to the noise of the gates dropping and
instantly start running around like toddlers on a sugar high, but you might think this seems harsh, but wild pigs are actually a
destructive invasive species that can destroy property
and even injure people. In fact, they cost about $52
million in damages every year in Texas alone. It's no surprise Texans
are getting inventive with the way they control the problem. And Muddy Ruckus Hog Trapping, who was called in to
remove these feral hogs from a 900 acre ranch,
is really showing off their creative engineering skills here. Remember the adorable two legged
dog I gave you a glimpse of at the start of the video? Allow me to give you
a formal introduction. This is Deuce the Almighty, a resilient two year old Shar
Pei with a real lust for life. Now unsurprisingly, Deuce
wasn't born this way. After he entered the world in May 2019, his mom Penny became
really anxious and stressed after becoming a first time parent. And when Deuce was just three days old, disaster struck when Penny
broke two of his legs in an accident while cleaning him. Deuce was then taken into
care by his owner Jen, who was then told that there
was nothing they could do to fix him. But Jen didn't give up that easy. She got the opinion of her regular vet who asked her one thing. How do you feel about a two legged dog? At first, Jen wasn't sure
how little Deuce would adapt to having just one front
leg and one back leg. But as you can see here, he has no trouble hopping
around and happily playing with his canine companions,
just like any other dog. Deuce is a big fan of
any outdoor adventures and he even loves to swim. A huge shout out to Jen
for getting in touch and sharing Deuce's amazing story with us. He may only have two legs, but this little pupper is
one almighty inspiration. Do any of you guys have anything weird, wonderful or downright amazing you think is worth sharing with the world? Get in touch at clips@beamazed.com and you'll earn yourself a
shout out if it gets featured. And if we like your clip
enough, we might even buy it too so what are you waiting for? Now if I handed you a huge
chunk of wood and a chainsaw, what could you make? A bunch of smaller blocks of wood is probably the most common outcome unless you're Matthew Crabb who whipped up this immense
dragon sculpture instead. To create this totally wicked carving, Crabb starts off with an
initial profile sketch that acts sort of like a roadmap
as he starts cutting away along the outline. From there, he masterfully
begins cutting sections out as details like the dragon's horns, tongue and spines take shape. Next, he carves the chest
plate, muscle shapes, skin patterns, and face details. And after staining the wood, he uses a flap sander
to sand the outer edges, leaving the dark color in the crevices and then repeats the
process with a lighter stain to add even more texture. To build layers, Crabb burns hundreds of tiny
dots into the skin pattern, finishes up with one
more sanding and voila, you got yourself one
bad-ass dragon sculpture. Now that's what I call talent. The rainforest is populated by all sorts of colorful critters from
the Blue Morpho Butterfly to the Poison Dart Frog, but not every animal
is trying to stand out. Let's test your eyesight
quickly, shall we? Can you spot the lizard in this clip? The more eagle-eyed among you probably spotted him right away, but if you needed a little
extra help, just check this out. If there's one way to give the game away during a game of hide and seek, waving a big bright orange
flag around will do it. This crafty little critter
is the Amazon Bark Anole which was filmed in the rainforest of Yasuni National Park in Ecuador by wildlife photographer and rainforest enthusiast David Weiller. This small and graceful
lizard blends perfectly with the bark of this
tree until it extends the bright orange dewlap
attached to its throat. What a flamboyant little show off. Ever wonder what the earth
would look like from space? And for most of us, finding out firsthand is
nothing more than a pipe dream. But thanks to bonafide
astronauts like Major Tim Peake from the European Space Agency and wonders of modern day technology, us earthlings can still get a sneak peek at life above the clouds. This eyeopening time-lapse clip was filmed while Major Peake was flying
from North Africa over Turkey towards Russia in 2016. All those bright flashes you see as the earth passes by
are lightning strikes in different areas. In case you didn't know, about a hundred lightning bolts strike the earth's surface every second. That's about eight million strikes per day and three billion each year. Makes you think twice about
carrying metal umbrellas and hanging around
solitary trees, doesn't it? Who doesn't love cake? Sure, a diet consisting of nothing but the sweet stuff is probably
not so great for your body, but it's a sure fire way to brighten up even the darkest day. And after getting a piece of this cake, you'd be on cloud nine. That is one monster slice. And this isn't just any old type of cake. It's a giant castella cake, which is a traditional
street food in Taiwan. This pillow like sponge cake
is so fluffy when baked, some call it jiggly cake or bouncy cake. And as you can see in this video taken by street food
enthusiast, Mogu Mogu, the cake is baked in an enormous slice that looks like an edible mattress that is then carefully measured, sliced, and packaged up for sale. Oh, how satisfying is it just watching each cotton soft slice being heat stamped with the shop's name? Taiwanese castella is made
with low protein cake flour instead of regular bread flour, which means less gluten is
formed as the batter is mixed and less gluten equals a softer, fluffier, more souffle like texture. Anyone else hungry all of a sudden? Now not many people consider
themselves insect fans. Even the smallest bugs
can be totally annoying, but I bet you never knew you could turn all that
annoyance into pure entertainment with the help of a simple pen. When one man discovered a tiny mite crawling across this piece of paper, he was amazed to see that
it refused to cross any line he drew, but things got
even trickier for the bug when he decided to draw
a circle around it, trapping it inside an inky prison. Eventually the mite did come
to its senses and break free. But what was holding it in
there in the first place? Well, there are a couple of theories. The most likely reason behind the mite's frantic escape attempts is due to the smelly chemicals
released by ink in the pen. When the bug approaches
the freshly drawn line, their instincts instantly
tell them to retreat. Besides that, just
imagine a giant pen head the size of your body
coming down from the sky and covering your surrounding
area in thick, sticky mud. You probably wouldn't want
to cross that line either. How long do you think you can hold your breath underwater for? Most people make it
about two minutes tops, but what if we throw a
giant boulder into the mix? Anyone else feel like
they're gonna pass out while watching that? This utterly hardcore sport
is known as rock running, which is supposed to improve endurance and breath holding skills. As you can see, it involves picking up an enormous rock and running along the ocean
floor while holding your breath. The bad-ass woman in this
clip is avid Instagrammer and photographer Addie Reimer from Hawaii, where the tradition is
thought to have originated. Rock running is particularly
popular with surfers because it falls under a type of endurance known as high heart rate hold, which means holding
your breath under water while your body is put under stress and your heart rate is elevated. Would you give this sport a go? Now everyone knows that the
largest creature in the world is the Antarctic blue whale, right? These utterly enormous Marine mammals can measure almost 100 feet in length and weigh up to 400,000 pounds. That's about the same
as 33 adult elephants. It's hard to visualize
just how big that really is until you see something like this. This, my friends, is the skull
of a blue whale displayed at the Smithsonian
Museum of Natural History complete with puny humans
for scale of course. The skull alone measures
a whopping 19 feet. That's almost three times
the size of my ex-girlfriend. Part of the reason why
blue whales can grow so darn big is because the
water partly freeze their bodies from the constraints of gravity, which allows them to evolve heavy bodies that they couldn't
possibly support on land. Now wait, so if I evolve
gills and live in the ocean, will I get more jacked? We all know cats are graceful creatures, especially when compared with clumsy dogs, but have you ever paid special attention to the way they walk? Well, check it out. Notice anything interesting
about this clip? If you look closely, you'll see that little kitty's hind paws fall perfectly in the same
prints made by its front paws. This behavior is known
as direct registering, also known as perfect walking, which is exhibited by all
felines including domestic cats. Direct registering doesn't just make them look like super suave models
walking on the catwalk, but helps to minimize
noise and visible tracks while also stabilizing their footing. So that's what makes
them so darn stealthy. They may be tiny, but ants are impressive creatures that can work together to create some truly incredible homes. It's just a shame they're underground so we can't appreciate
them in all their glory, but there are ways to get a
sneak peek behind the scenes. This incredible time-lapse
created by Green Time Lapse on YouTube proves just how determined these puny insects are when
they have a goal in mind. At first, the stretch of
untouched sand in front of them seems pretty daunting,
but in just a few days, they've carved out
intricate tunnels aplenty. Ant nests are interlaced
with many chambers, which are connected by
tunnels like these ones. The small rooms are used for nurseries, storing food and even resting
places for the worker ants, which moved the larva up to
rooms near the top of the nest during the day to keep them warmer. Now just imagine them all
wearing tiny mining hats while digging through the sand, aw. Have you ever come across
a creature so strange, it stopped you dead in your tracks? Wait, why does it look
like this caterpillar has a human face. It's almost like this big fat bug is looking directly into my soul. Well, before you start to panic, I should probably tell you
that those huge unblinking eyes and pursed lips aren't actually
the caterpillar's real face. Instead, they're just markings located on the back of its head. You've probably guessed already, but this is a pretty smart defense tactic used to deter natural predators
like birds from eating them. After all, caterpillars
are like nature's hotdogs. A number of different species
of caterpillar have evolved this special trait, including
the Elephant Hawk Moth and Spicebush Swallowtail, but can any caterpillar
enthusiasts out there identify this weird little fella? If I were a hungry bird and I saw that terrifying
face staring back at me, I think I'd fly off too. If I asked you to think of things you might find in the desert,
what would spring to mind? Sand dunes, cactuses, scorching heat? Something you'd probably never think of are these vast crop circles of what looks like lush, green grass, but they actually exist and they weren't left there by aliens. These huge green circles appear in deserts all around the world from
the valley of Wadi Rum near Saudi Arabia to the Nevada Desert. And they can even be seen
from space, but what are they? Green circles in the desert
actually indicate tracks of agriculture supported
by a clever method known as center pivot irrigation. This system pumps water under pressure into a tubular arm from
the central source. The arm, known as a gantry, is anchored by a central
pivot, hence the name, and slowly rotates over
the area to be irrigated, producing the circular
patterns in the process. Although field sizes vary, these circles are usually around
one kilometer in diameter. When viewed from above, the darker colors usually indicate fields where crops like wheat
and alfalfa are grown. On the other hand, lighter colors can indicate fields that have been harvested recently, fields that have just been planted or fields that have been
taken out of production. Ufologists, eat your hearts out. There's nothing quite as heartwarming as watching animal rescue videos. And back in 2015, the story of one stranded orca near the village of Hartley
Bay in British Columbia really pulled on the heartstrings. A group of orcas had
been hunting after a seal and in the thrill of the chase, one of the juvenile transient orcas accidentally beach herself on the rocks. Thankfully, the kindhearted
team at Cetacea Lab, an orca protection foundation, received a radio call from
a colleague telling them what happened and reacted swiftly. When the team arrived, the
tide was already going down so they had to use a water pump and a hose as well as buckets of water to keep the orca calm and breathing. At first, she seemed panicked, but once she realized that
the humans were trying to return her to the water, she relaxed and allowed them to help her. They managed to keep her
alive for about six hours from 8:00 AM to around 4:00 PM until the tide started to rise again. The little orca started to
call out as she lifted her tail to check the level of the water and once it was safe to do so, she was able to break free
and swim off like a bullet to rejoin her family. Without these kind humans,
she may never have made it. I'm not crying, you are. Which of these things amazed you the most? And why not go ahead and check
out the previous episodes in this series. It's called binge-watching
and I encourage it. And don't forget to send your own clips in to clips@beamazed.com and
thanks for watching guys.
