Back at the nest, the other hornets immediately begin to cut the feather free. But it’s too late. The nest’s location has been betrayed. The relationship between the forest animals and the people who live here was never one of harmony. Yet the fact that the Dai and other ethnic groups considered these forests to be sacred has ensured their survival and now many have been given extra protection as nature reserves. Ingenuity and hard work pays off at last. The fattened larvae are considered a delicacy by the Dai. 

 

Although these forests have experienced a great deal of change, they are still host to some ancient and incredible relationships. Almost 60 centimeters high, this is the immense flower of the elephant yam. Locals call it "the witch of the forest". As the stars rise, the witch begins to cast her spell. The forest temperature drops but the flower starts to heat up. A heat sensitive camera reveals the flower’s temperature rising by an incredible ten degree Celsius. At the same time, a noxious stench of rotting flesh fills the forest air.