In the shadowed underworld of a Kentucky backyard, an isopod’s life is simple: eat, hide, and avoid death. But when a relentless predator—a mantis, cold and calculating—invades his colony, the isopod is thrust into a desperate fight for survival. As his world crumbles and the line between prey and predator blurs, he must confront the cyclical nature of life and death in a world ruled by hunger and shadow. A harrowing exploration of instinct, fear, and the fragile defiance of survival.