The narrative describes the evolution of a forest ecosystem over a period of 100 days. It starts with a barren landscape, then the first plant emerges and overtakes the landscape. Animals, both big and small, begin to appear, with snails being the earliest signs of life. The narrator introduces the Eastern worm snake as a predator to control the earthworms that are taking over and destroying everything in their path.
As the plants grow, they start to choke each other out, and the narrator introduces the spike plate millipede as a predator to eat the plants. The narrator also introduces the carpenter ant queen and her first batch of young ants.
By day 50, the tank is completely overgrown. The plants are choking each other out, and the narrator introduces the spike plate millipede as a predator to eat the plants. The narrator also introduces the carpenter ant queen and her first batch of young ants.
By day 80, flowers begin to bloom. Despite their beauty, not all life is balanced. The jumping spiders are having trouble finding food as the ants are taking over. The narrator introduces a group of wood scorpions as a new predator to stop the ants.
By day 90, the dry season has come and the ground begins to dry out. The narrator carefully removes every last animal from the tank. On Day 94, a dry thunderstorm is about to begin, which quickly becomes a wildfire that burns everything until every last plant is gone.
From the ashes, new life sprouts, and the cycle begins all over again.
1. A hundred days ago, the forest was a graveyard.
2. Over time, the forest evolved through rain and fire.
3. Empires rose and predators fell.
4. The real question is who can survive.
5. On day one, a tank was built from dirt, a log, and a fox skeleton.
6. The first plant began to emerge and overtook the landscape.
7. There were animals both big and small, with snails being the earliest signs of life.
8. Everything was at peace, but this peace was not going to last.
9. Plants were disappearing at an alarming rate, not because of the snails, but because something else was eating them.
10. Something underground, earthworms, were taking over and destroying everything in their path.
11. A predator, the Eastern worm snake, was needed to control them.
12. While this war was going on below ground, something magical began to grow above.
13. Mushrooms, one of the fastest-growing species on our planet, began to emerge.
14. Snails emerged to feed these mushrooms.
15. Inside the log, the beginnings of an Empire were forming.
16. By day 21, the plants had grown dramatically, and there were now many forms of life.
17. A slug had just laid a pile of eggs, and she had to stand watch because other animals were out to eat them.
18. Crickets were not only eating her eggs but many of the plants too.
19. By day 50, the tank was completely overgrown.
20. The plants were choking each other out, and something big was needed to eat them.
21. A spike plate millipede was introduced to eat the plants.
22. By day 80, flowers began to bloom.
23. Despite their beauty, not all life was balanced.
24. The jumping spiders were having trouble finding food as the ants were taking over.
25. Inside their nest, an army was forming.
26. A new predator, a group of wood scorpions, was introduced.
27. The scorpions decided to take shelter, but one had wandered into jumping spider territory.
28. The scorpions glow under ultraviolet light so they can recognize one another.
29. In the shadows, there lived another mythical creature, the ornate harvestmen.
30. By day 90, the dry season had come, and there was no more rain.
31. The ground began to dry out, and every last animal was carefully removed from the tank.
32. On Day 94, a dry thunderstorm was about to begin.
33. A wildfire quickly began to spread, and everything began to burn until every last plant was gone.
34. From the ashes, new life sprouted.
35. The cycle was going to begin all over again.