:31:16
Sometimes he's sorry he got married,
because she's always cleaning house.
:31:27
He wants a girlfriend,
and that's his way of advertising.
:31:30
He knows if there's a lady tapping beetle
within half a mile...
:31:34
...she'll hear him and answer back.
:31:36
So all day and all night,
he taps and listens, taps and listens...
:31:41
...because tapping beetles
are scarce here...
:31:44
...and he has a long
and lonely quest ahead of him.
:31:59
The backfiring beetle doesn't use his rear
end for tapping. He uses it to defend himself.
:32:05
His ammunition is a stinging acid, and he
always hits his enemy right in the eye.
:32:20
These are some of the animals
who are at home in the Pre-Namib.
:32:24
They've accepted the hardships
of the changing planet and seem to enjoy...
:32:29
...living in this arid land where the rain
sometimes stays away for years.
:32:36
In the southern part of the Pre-Namib,
billions of seeds...
:32:40
...lie waiting for years in the dust
of the desert floor.
:32:43
When the rain comes at last,
a miraculous transformation happens.
:32:52
The desert covers itself in a wall-to-wall
carpet, and an incredible variety...
:32:58
...of flowers celebrate the coming
of the life-giving moisture.