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In such tough times, there are battles
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for territory in the most unexpected
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places.
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As night falls in the Beaab forest, an
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extraordinary crowd emerges.
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They're baby flatted bugs. By day
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they're barely visible, but at night
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they swarm over the trees and start to
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feed.
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They drink sap and each settles itself
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into a spot on the branch.
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But even at this miniature level,
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there's a battle for resources. And here
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and there, fist fights break out.
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This curious spat has never been
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observed before.
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For the most part, however, they feed
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quietly. And as they feed, they excrete
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unwanted liquid called honeydew. It
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coats the branches and remaining leaves.
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And this is very attractive to other
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insects that are out and about at night.
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And that in turn provides a feast for
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mouse lemurs.
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At around 60 g, mouse lemurs are the
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world's smallest primates.
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These are all males. The females are
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fast asleep in tree holes and have been
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for months. They can sleep right through
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the dry season and they'll only emerge
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when the rains come. It's a way of
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saving energy.
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So, for now, the males are on their own,
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feeding on anything that will take them
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through the lean times and waiting for
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the day that the females awake.
