Aired (October 6, 2024): Sa pagbisita ni Doc Ferds Recio sa Mt. Makiling para makakita ng ‘jumping spider,' may iba’t ibang klase ng insekto rin siyang namataan sa lugar. Magpakita kaya ang kanilang hinahanap na ‘jumping spider’? Panoorin ang video!
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Born to be Wild’ is GMA Network’s groundbreaking environmental and wildlife show hosted by resident veterinarians Doc Nielsen Donato and Doc Ferds Recio. #BornToBeWild #GMAPublicAffairs #GMANetwork
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00:00Mysteriously, this mountain is covered by a cloud of mist.
00:12This is where Maria Makiling, the goddess of nature, lives.
00:18But it is not only the plants that give color to this place.
00:24Because of the other residents who live here,
00:29there is a rumor that this place is haunted.
00:42In this plant, there is a ghost.
00:47It is the start of the day for her.
00:50Using her mouth, she cleanses her intestines.
00:56She is getting ready to look for breakfast.
01:00Later on, she saw an insect.
01:06She immediately attacked it.
01:08Using her four pairs of eyes, it is easy for this ghost to see its target.
01:20But her talent is not only in eating.
01:23This ghost can also jump.
01:32We went to Makiling to get her world-class ability.
01:39We are here at Maria Makiling, considered as Maliwaga.
01:45Because of the stories, there are elements that live here.
01:51Like the diwata, that are passed on from generation to generation.
01:58I will be joined by the entomologist, Doc Dave.
02:03He is an expert when it comes to studying insects.
02:07While we were walking, a ghost suddenly appeared.
02:15This spider is so big.
02:18This spider is the length of an antelope.
02:22Why is it like that, sir?
02:24Actually, it is not a spider.
02:26It is spider-related.
02:28But it does not have a venom branch.
02:31But it is also a predator.
02:33It is also a predator.
02:34It is also a predator.
02:36It is called Opiliones.
02:38Opiliones.
02:40What is its diet usually?
02:42Smaller insects.
02:44It is also a predator.
02:46That is why it has a long antelope.
02:48So that it is far from the prey.
02:50So that it cannot attack the prey.
02:52Alright.
02:54It has a safety net.
02:56But it is a very effective predator.
02:58Because when it catches the prey, it cannot escape.
03:02It has 8 legs wrapped around its body.
03:058 legs.
03:07But it is not a spider.
03:09So not all 8-legged animals are spiders.
03:13Opiliones are also called Daddy Long Legs.
03:18Because of the unusual length of their legs.
03:21It can reach more than 2 centimeters.
03:25Because of the length of a golf ball.
03:26While I was holding it, I noticed that there is something on its body.
03:31There is a mite.
03:33Do you see the orange one?
03:35Yes, it has a mite.
03:37It has a mite.
03:39It is biting its paw.
03:41It is a small creature.
03:43That has another smaller creature.
03:45It is also a baby.
03:47It is also a baby.
03:49Yes, it has parasites.
03:51This one is good.
03:53When the sun sets on Mount Makiling,
03:57the animals that can be seen are also different.
04:00Some are cleaning their faces.
04:03This is called grooming behavior.
04:07Some are licking their paws.
04:11And some are mating.
04:14Just like these two.
04:16They are not clinging.
04:17They are not clinging.
04:20While we were going around Mount Makiling,
04:23we were surprised to see a plant.
04:28Its shape is like a heart.
04:30You would think that it is a house of cockroach.
04:33Look at this. This is a different plant.
04:35This is a different plant.
04:37But somehow, it used the same plants.
04:39It attached the fernet to one of its branches.
04:42To weave its house inside.
04:45What is inside, sir?
04:47Probably, it is a spider.
04:49When I opened the plant,
04:54it was full of black circles.
05:00Using a defying glass,
05:02we made sure that it is an egg
05:05that we are looking for.
05:08You did a good job.
05:11It is round.
05:13But it is not an egg.
05:16It is an ebbs.
05:18Oh, it is an ebbs.
05:20Yes.
05:22It is an ebbs.
05:24It is an ebbs.
05:26Because it has no inside.
05:28But it is attached.
05:30It means that it stayed in that nest
05:32for quite some time.
05:34Eating and eating.
05:36And then, it got dirty.
05:38It is not an egg.
05:40It is a dirty caterpillar that we saw.
05:43Just a few seconds more.
05:46We noticed a movement in one of the plants.
05:51Here.
05:53It came out of the leaf
05:55that it is holding.
05:57And it is as if it is preparing to jump.
06:01Let's wait and see if we can see it jumping.
06:04The jumping spider that we are looking for
06:07finally showed up.
06:10The jumping spider
06:12is not very well known.
06:13But it does not use its legs to jump.
06:17Because its legs are small.
06:19Yes, it is as if it has no muscles.
06:21What it uses is liquid pressure.
06:24The pressure of its blood
06:26is pressed with muscles in the cephalothorax
06:30and abdomen.
06:32When it presses that fluid,
06:34its legs are twisted.
06:37What we can see on the outside
06:39is the twisting of its legs.
06:41So, that is how it jumps.
06:44We waited for a few minutes for the jumping spider.
06:48Suddenly,
06:50Here it is, sir. It is about to jump.
06:52There it is. It jumped.
06:54You saw it.
06:56The caterpillar showed its teeth.
07:01Jumping spiders can jump
07:04up to 40 times the length of their body
07:08or as high as a palm tree.
07:10On top of the jump,
07:12they can move the plant
07:14to catch prey
07:16or avoid predators
07:18such as birds and bats.
07:20Their eyes
07:22are the partners of their teeth
07:24for a better jump.
07:35The spiders are carnivorous.
07:36They eat other smaller animals.
07:38Because of this,
07:40they control the population of insects
07:43such as mosquitos,
07:45bats,
07:47and lizards.
07:49But for me,
07:51the real miracle of Mount Makiling
07:53can be seen
07:55in the abilities
07:57of the insects
07:59that live here.
08:01Mount Makiling
08:03is not only full of miracles,
08:04it also tells the story
08:06of small insects
08:08that we usually don't notice.
08:11But there is a big part
08:13in the growth of the forest.
08:15So let's not underestimate them
08:17because they are
08:19the real miracle of Mount Makiling.
08:32Thank you so much
08:34for watching Born To Be Wild.
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