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By gregladen on December 14, 2009.

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That is so damn cool.

Longer video (no sound) here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DoWdHOtlrk

I don't get it! Wasn't this kind of footage shown WAY back in the Attenborough program "The Trials of Life"?

That is /so/ badass!

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