"The spot, which debuted on terrestrial TV on March 13, tells the story of how the mosquito fell from grace. Like all such stories it begins in Eden. We see a single mosquito flying around in a jungle setting, its familiar high-pitched whine filling the soundtrack. But the creature's song (for that is what the whine is) suddenly changes, and it plays a five-note motif, rising and falling in mid-air according to the pitch of the notes. We next see a row of nine mosquitoes similarly engaged, then swarms of them, as the insect chorus builds and the beat kicks in. In one shot, the swarm of mosquitoes form a gigantic, pulsing bass speaker; in another shot, the swarm forms a pair of headphones on the head of a grooving beaver. The whole of the animal kingdom seems to be listening to the tiny music-makers. From a lowly breakdancing maggot, through snakes and birds to a pair of line-dancing giraffes, the natural world is captivated by the song of the mosquito. "
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