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24 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
In Amazonia, Steve presents Goliath, the largest species of tarantula, which releases minute irritating hairs and has a formidable bite, but no dangerous poison. In the studio, Mike presides over the making of a professional statue in various materials, with moving legs. Mike also shows how the do-it-yourself drawing can be used in a comic-style collage to star in an apocalyptic SciFi scene.
Episode 2
Steve presents the leopard, the feline top predator in Namibia's deserts. Mike presides over its representation by a sand sculpture and a cool drawing, the easy version of which is a hit with school children.
Episode 4
Steve presents the tokay gecko, Asia's largest lizard, which abounds in green and concrete jungles, thanks to its climbing expertise, yet Steve takes one on 'racing' up a city facade in Thailand. The professional artwork is is stained glass. The do it yourself is a drawing.
Episode 5
Episode 6
Steve presents the Humboldt squid, a giant ocean predator off the Mexican coast, whose many sucking mouths with razor sharp teeth sets hurt even trough a mail suit. The artistic team makes a 3D statue focusing o the tentacles and a cool drawing, the easy version of which is a hit with school children.
Episode 7
In South Africa, Steve presents two very different species of scorpions, representing opposite types. One has nasty sharp pincers, which even devour larger scorpions, but has a mild venom. The other has inoffensive pincers but a terribly toxic tail-sting. The last inspired the artists team to forge a statue, mainly made from tires, and a drawing, both in toxic colors.
Episode 8
Steve presents the scutigera centipede, the scariest predator he met in caves in Borneo, on account of its terribly toxic bite. The artists' representations are a metal sculpture and a cool drawing which can become 3D with texture from self-made sand-paste, finally painted over.
Episode 9
Steve presents the lion, a feline top predator in Africa and the only one which hunts in prides. Mike presides over its life-size representation by dynamic painting and a cool drawing, the easy version of which is a hit with school children.
Episode 10
In Borneo, Steve presents the bull bat, a vampire predator, which lives in cave colonies, producing lots of droppings, which insects feast on. The team's representation by sculpture is supplemented with a cool drawing, the easy version of which is a hit with school children.
Episode 11
Diving in the ocean off Borneo, Steve presents the barracuda, a top predator in and around coral reefs, nicknamed marine pike, which hunts either individually or in large schools. Mike presides over its life-size representation by multi-technique painting with real texture and shows how to make a hat in biting barracuda-shape, much harder then the drawing.
Episode 12
Using Deadly 60 footage from Costa Rica, Steve presents the groove-headed adder. It's a deadly poisonous snake. The artists go for a depth effect by painting a background and a much closer snake action. The do it yourself is a bag which resembles a biting serpent, like the drawing.
Episode 13
Skygliding in South Africa, Steve presents the black eagle, a top predator who, unlike most birds of prey, hunts in couples, not alone. The artists' life-size representation uses multiple techniques and materials, the do it yourself drawing is quite basic, its advanced version uses wax and black ink.
Episode 14
Using Deadly 60 footage from Uganda, Steve presents the chimpanzee, the mainly vegetarian brightest ape but also a fierce social predator in the jungle. Mike presides over its life-size representation by graffiti-style 2D cut-outs with 3D molded heads, and a rather elaborate mask, much harder then the drawing.
Episode 15
Using Deadly 60 footage from Australia, Steve presents the tumbler dolphin, the mammalian predator which out-swims all fish. The artists construct a wooden life-size representation of a jumping dolphin consisting of a series of sawed profiles against a painted background, and a simple drawing.
Episode 16
Steve shows Deadly 60 footage of him and his team facing Africa's most feared reptilian, the Nile crocodile, in South Africa. The artist team makes an easy do-it-yourself drawing and pen holder as well as an elaborate sculpture with a chicken wire skeleton covered in a tile fragments mosaic.
Episode 18
Steve presents the lion-fish (pterois), a deadly-poisonous corral predator, which excels is speed and uses a food-resembling appendix as lure for its aquatic prey in the corral reef. Mike makes a large 3D-model with a skeleton and a hand-knot-painted skin. Further he demonstrates a drawing and there's a folded paper fish model.
Episode 19
Steve shows footage from Borneo about Asia's largest constrictor snake, the reticulated python, so called after the individually unique pattern on its skin. Mike Fischetti makes a giant sculpture from metal food cans and demonstrates a simple drawing.
Episode 20
Steve presents in Brazil the South American giant anteater, a deadly-well-adapted ant hills raider, which excels is claw-digging, slurping with an exceptionally long, sticky tongue and resisting venom. Mike makes a large painting. Further he demonstrates a drawing and there's an elaborated version.
Episode 21
Steve presents in the South African ocean the black-tip shark, so called after its fin marks, which hunts in deadly-efficient packs. Mike makes a mobile from folded plastic sheets. Further there's a drawing and an he presents a cool hoodie, pimped to make the wearer resemble a shark.
Episode 22
Steve presents in South African the African wild dog, a canine which hunts in deadly-efficient packs, dispensing with feline stealth in favor of relentless stamina. Mike makes a large mural, showing a whole pack on their deadly prowl, contrasting bright colors and black shadows. Further there's a drawing and a colors elaboration.
Episode 23
Episode 24
Steve presents in ocean waters the gannet, an aquatic bird who dives at high speed from great heights, braving immense pressure. Mike makes a large mobile, showing a whole flock of diving birds. Further there's a drawing and a do it yourself model.
Episode 25
Steve presents in coastal waters off British Columbia the giant octopus, an aquatic predator which can grow to five meters and gave rise to kraken horror tales. It lurks in crevices and really is able to exert incredible pressure trough its pressure suckers. The artists makes a large statue. Further there's a drawing and a do it yourself model.
Episode 26
At sea off Mozambique, Steve presents the crown of thorn starfish, which externalizes its stomach to poor acids on corals, which are thus digested, leaving reefs dead in case of massive grazing. The artists make them in spray foam, representing the ravished reef by welded metal. There's a drawing and a do-it-yourself foam starfish.