Extraordinary Insect Emergence at Night | BBC Earth

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0:05In such tough times, there are battles

0:07for territory in the most unexpected

0:10places.

0:14As night falls in the Beaab forest, an

0:18extraordinary crowd emerges.

0:28They're baby flatted bugs. By day

0:31they're barely visible, but at night

0:33they swarm over the trees and start to

0:36feed.

0:40They drink sap and each settles itself

0:43into a spot on the branch.

0:50But even at this miniature level,

0:53there's a battle for resources. And here

0:55and there, fist fights break out.

0:59This curious spat has never been

1:01observed before.

1:07For the most part, however, they feed

1:09quietly. And as they feed, they excrete

1:12unwanted liquid called honeydew. It

1:15coats the branches and remaining leaves.

1:19And this is very attractive to other

1:21insects that are out and about at night.

1:32And that in turn provides a feast for

1:35mouse lemurs.

1:38At around 60 g, mouse lemurs are the

1:41world's smallest primates.

1:55These are all males. The females are

1:58fast asleep in tree holes and have been

2:01for months. They can sleep right through

2:04the dry season and they'll only emerge

2:06when the rains come. It's a way of

2:08saving energy.

2:13So, for now, the males are on their own,

2:16feeding on anything that will take them

2:18through the lean times and waiting for

2:21the day that the females awake.

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