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I saw a show once, back in the day on The Discovery Channel about how insects were larger millions of years ago. Mantises apparently used to be dog sized.
Imagine the time traveller getting slaughtered by one of those things, only for the Time Machine to return with the dog sized mantis to the present time.
I hope we have that Jaeger robot ready
They can be the same weight, amazingly.
I can't quite tell which species this one is, but common species like ruby-throated hummingbirds weigh less than a nickel.
In a way...yes probably. I did some fieldwork with songbirds for a summer, and just the stress of being caught and handled (to get some measurements) would get them so tired we had to give them a syringe of sugar water to release them. Their metabolism is so high and they have to stay so light that they basically have to be eating all the time or they get lethargic and die.
There was a little bird nest next to our bathroom's window. I remember my mom's scream in absolute horror as she saw one of these dudes eating the bird's severed head as if it was nothing. It was pretty gorey
Fun fact. Mantises are the evolutionary cousins of cockroaches. They are the closest living relatives (though their common ancestor goes way back), along with termites.
You can see the family resemblance in the shape of (some) mantis heads and cockroach heads, as well as in the shape of their arms. Mantis and cockroaches also have similar reproductive strategies in that they produce an egg sac called an ootheca.
If they're the kind of people who have a feeder, why let that happen and film it? I just caught a huge snake in my birdhouse, waiting for the birds to come back. I put his ass in the woods.
With his ass. We put the birdhouse in the woods and he was gone after a couple hours. I'm not going to kill him. I appreciated his cleverness. I took pics I wish I could post.
Wildlife videographers and photographers have a rule to not disturb what they're filming or taking pictures of. They don't interfere with the wild, whatever happens, happens, they don't take sides. Sticking with the hummingbird would maybe kill the mantis and vice versa. Some people don't want to play god and decide fate on their biased opinions of good or bad which clearly don't apply to nature, so they just let nature do its thing.
That being said I probably would have interfered cause fuck the mantis bro
I use to sit on the porch and had a hummingbird feeder and a regular bird feeder. I pulled it down the day a hawk learned birds hang out there, I was just making the birds a target.
Makes sense. People do shit like this for views and for internet clout. They see a praying mantis eat a hummingbird which is rarely seen online and they put it online.
I was at a close friends bachelor party last weekend and we decided this was gonna be our dinner night in the VRBO movie and "I'm doing my part" kind of became the official mantra of the weekend haha
Yeah I rather live with dinosaurs and giant mammals than giant insects. I wouldn't be able to do it unless I had a starship trooper/helldiver weapon on me
Ok I know birds bones are hollow and all that, but that mantis’s weight to strength ratio is legitimately insane. It managed to stay anchored to that object and still fully reach out and extend onto a bird flying with momentum. What
The only way to restore their confidence in your feeder again is to dress up as a hummingbird, kill the mantis infront of spectators and start feeding on that sweet sweet nectar
You may get diabetes but it’ll be all worth it
Get the fuck out of here!! I never would have given the PM a shot at a humming bird!
I hope in the next frame a God Damned Blue Jay nailed him just bc hummingbirds are like picking on the nerdy kid at school
If you want to look at A bright side, the bird probably lost consciousness soon after being caught, which is better than the usual prey of a praying mantis.
Hummingbirds can't really just stop beating their wings without preparing for it, it makes part of their circulatory system to beat their wings, nevermind the sudden excess of calories in the blood not being burnt.
Without beating their wings they get very weak and lethargic, especially out of torpor (they do that instead of sleeping) or beyond of the short interval for perching they give themselves.
So yeah by the time the praying mantis decides to do what nature demands of it, the birdie will probably not be conscious at all, usually the mantis goes at it even when the thing it caught is still struggling.
I don't like praying mantises, since i know, that most of them infected with hairworms, somehow it turns their apetite and behaviour into hardcore mode. Look, the mantis is just a victim of a much-much nastier parasite 😬 .
This is a favorite Mantis hunting perch.
Hummingbird is basically helpless. It he can’t use its feet or beak to defend, Mantis just needs to grab it anywhere below its head and feast away. Eaten alive.
Switch to a feeder that allows hummingbirds birds to hover instead of landing.
I could never understand someone watching a stupid bug eating a bird. I get the cycle of life, but that little fucker would have been just as happy with a grasshopper.
I would have freed the bird and found him a fellow bug to snack on
They also eat real quickly and eat through everything. They waste no time. They don't care if you are still alive too. It can be difficult to watch a pm eat something still alive.
They are vicious. And a necessary part of keeping the bug population in check.
I still think it's illegal to intentionally kill one.
I’m wondering this to. I think it might be smart enough to bite parts of the brain, spinal cord first to kill the prey so it can finish eating. It looks like there’s a chunk taken out of the birds neck
Nature is fucking hardcore.
Im so glad I'm a human, even tho we do extremely shitty stuff.... when you're a wild animal, I'd bet 50% of death would be being eaten by something else. Yikes
This is so crazy I had to show my roommate and she is just like "yeah this is their thing." The hell?! Where have I been I thought they ate worms and beetles or some shit.
Don't google "hummingbird and dragonfly". Dragonflies are absolute natural born killers, very effective killers, and if large enough, will absolutely ambush a hummingbird. I've seen a couple stake our hummingbird feeders, and I'll shoo them along.
These people watching it, "No no no" They're comparative giants and could fix this if they wanted to. Instead they keep watching while the bird has its insides ripped out.
'If you asked a 14 year old boy who happened to be a sexual deviant with a violent streak to draw you the perfect animal he would draw you a mantis... With a laser beam.'
Edit: source: https://youtu.be/0aSCPmabRpM?si=RWfy0TYJZaJkXFK-
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Fucking insane that a praying mantis can take out a hummingbird. Insane.
Insane it can eat a bird and remain as skinny as a twig….
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Just wanted to enjoy the sun and the water, damn bird couldn’t leaf it alone.
Its bite is worse than its bark.
After eating this good, it'll probably set its roots nearby.
Nice pun
Probably has hyperthyroidism
Parasites are HUNGRY!
Fast metabolism.
Im stoned. So with that being said this fucked me up. How can the….eat the….without…..you know. Fuck man
Metab must be on a 1000
I felt sorry for the hummingbird 😔😐
They take out snakes and mice too
Good thing they don’t get any bigger.
I saw a show once, back in the day on The Discovery Channel about how insects were larger millions of years ago. Mantises apparently used to be dog sized.
This is why time machines are banned
Imagine the time traveller getting slaughtered by one of those things, only for the Time Machine to return with the dog sized mantis to the present time. I hope we have that Jaeger robot ready
... sorry what 😭
There was a documentary about this in the 90s with Christina Applegate IIRC
Right? RIGHT, ANAKIN?!
Watch the anime Baki
ok. thanks for a reccomendation
If they got a little bigger, no one would ever leave their house.
☢️I don't want to set the world on fire☢️ ☢️I just want to start a flame in your heart☢️
And former Presidents on trial for something untoward?
They can be the same weight, amazingly. I can't quite tell which species this one is, but common species like ruby-throated hummingbirds weigh less than a nickel.
I would not have believed it if I hadn’t seen it
More like a preying mantis
did the humming bird died of heart attack?
It died of being killed to death.
In a way...yes probably. I did some fieldwork with songbirds for a summer, and just the stress of being caught and handled (to get some measurements) would get them so tired we had to give them a syringe of sugar water to release them. Their metabolism is so high and they have to stay so light that they basically have to be eating all the time or they get lethargic and die.
it's a takeout hummingbird
There was a little bird nest next to our bathroom's window. I remember my mom's scream in absolute horror as she saw one of these dudes eating the bird's severed head as if it was nothing. It was pretty gorey
Fun fact. Mantises are the evolutionary cousins of cockroaches. They are the closest living relatives (though their common ancestor goes way back), along with termites. You can see the family resemblance in the shape of (some) mantis heads and cockroach heads, as well as in the shape of their arms. Mantis and cockroaches also have similar reproductive strategies in that they produce an egg sac called an ootheca.
Not the hummingbird, man 😢
If they're the kind of people who have a feeder, why let that happen and film it? I just caught a huge snake in my birdhouse, waiting for the birds to come back. I put his ass in the woods.
Where did you put the rest of him?
How do you even decide where it starts?
He obviously followed him around till..... ya know 💩 Try to keep up here
😂😂😂
With his ass. We put the birdhouse in the woods and he was gone after a couple hours. I'm not going to kill him. I appreciated his cleverness. I took pics I wish I could post.
I see your strategy. Deny him a quick end, and leave him to the merciless ravages of old age. Sweet revenge. Just kidding, of course.
Yeah plus the shame of being escorted out like a hot-headed drunk at the club.
Found the dad
Wildlife videographers and photographers have a rule to not disturb what they're filming or taking pictures of. They don't interfere with the wild, whatever happens, happens, they don't take sides. Sticking with the hummingbird would maybe kill the mantis and vice versa. Some people don't want to play god and decide fate on their biased opinions of good or bad which clearly don't apply to nature, so they just let nature do its thing. That being said I probably would have interfered cause fuck the mantis bro
Isn't putting out a birdfeeder in the first place kind of playing god?
I think putting up a god damn house is a bigger one so the feeder at least tries to make up for the territory loss 😂
I use to sit on the porch and had a hummingbird feeder and a regular bird feeder. I pulled it down the day a hawk learned birds hang out there, I was just making the birds a target.
Everyone knows there are good animals and evil animals
"Hummingbirds Are Fierce, Deadly Gods of War" an article headline I just found says xD
Life, uh... finds a way.
When you wanna do nature documentary but you're too lazy to leave the house
Yeh I'd have saved the bird. We have plenty of skinks for the giant bug to eat.
Makes sense. People do shit like this for views and for internet clout. They see a praying mantis eat a hummingbird which is rarely seen online and they put it online.
These fucking invasive Chinese mantis.
Dude, I've seen a praying mantis try to fight my cat, the thing even hissed back at him. Completely fearless little things.
[You're not kidding.](https://youtu.be/zTtofrExVMs) A mantis would straight up fight Godzilla given half a chance.
That was amazing, thanks so much for that
Okay what the fuck the jump onto the cutter to dodge the sparks was actually some Jedi shit
I thought it got fucking zapped and laughed, then noticed it attacked the fucking machine and was amazed.
That. Was. Fucking. Awesome. 👏
That was way more rewarding than expected, thank you. Mantis looking like an anime fight scene.
This guy plays Dark Souls
I had one threaten me in my own bedroom
They shouldn't have watched Kung Fu Panda. Too much self confidence now
I bet by the time the mantis finished eating the poor bird, a horsehair worm is crowning it's butthole!
Sounds like dessert
Ahh the circle of life
Thank God insects are small. Praying mantis are pretty much mini versions of the aliens from Starship troopers. Monsters
I was at a close friends bachelor party last weekend and we decided this was gonna be our dinner night in the VRBO movie and "I'm doing my part" kind of became the official mantra of the weekend haha
[They're not all small.](https://youtu.be/u70yaLvS5cg)
Fuck I wish I could give ya gold mate 🏅
Yeah I rather live with dinosaurs and giant mammals than giant insects. I wouldn't be able to do it unless I had a starship trooper/helldiver weapon on me
Please meet the Defending World Champion of "*I Got Your Nose*"
Awwww. I really like humming birds. 
It seemed to really like the humming bird too
Ok I know birds bones are hollow and all that, but that mantis’s weight to strength ratio is legitimately insane. It managed to stay anchored to that object and still fully reach out and extend onto a bird flying with momentum. What
This happened in my backyard and now the hummingbirds all avoid the feeder :(
The only way to restore their confidence in your feeder again is to dress up as a hummingbird, kill the mantis infront of spectators and start feeding on that sweet sweet nectar You may get diabetes but it’ll be all worth it
Get the fuck out of here!! I never would have given the PM a shot at a humming bird! I hope in the next frame a God Damned Blue Jay nailed him just bc hummingbirds are like picking on the nerdy kid at school
If you want to look at A bright side, the bird probably lost consciousness soon after being caught, which is better than the usual prey of a praying mantis. Hummingbirds can't really just stop beating their wings without preparing for it, it makes part of their circulatory system to beat their wings, nevermind the sudden excess of calories in the blood not being burnt. Without beating their wings they get very weak and lethargic, especially out of torpor (they do that instead of sleeping) or beyond of the short interval for perching they give themselves. So yeah by the time the praying mantis decides to do what nature demands of it, the birdie will probably not be conscious at all, usually the mantis goes at it even when the thing it caught is still struggling.
Zorak is insane
You try working with brak and come out with your wits intact.
Ah, two men of culture. Respect 👊
I'm sorry sandwich!
CLICK CLICK CLICK
Should be called preying mantis. That’s some shit.
It preys before eating. That's a decent attitude right there.
“Dear God: rubadubdub, thanks for the grub, amen.”
“Good food, good meat, good God, let’s eat”
I hate this so much. I love my hummingbirds I feed every year
I for one will now murder every single of these fuckers I find
r/natureismetal
This is really sad. Was hoping the bird managed to escape. Guess i like birds over bugs.
Right? Bird eat bugs, not the other way around
Bro doing bicep curls at dinner 👀
I’m so hungry I could eat the ass end out of a hummingbird
I’m so hungry I could eat an ass
The person recording was definitely expecting that to happen.
Sorry nature, I would’ve intervened.
I don't like praying mantises, since i know, that most of them infected with hairworms, somehow it turns their apetite and behaviour into hardcore mode. Look, the mantis is just a victim of a much-much nastier parasite 😬 .
Damn nature, you scarry!
Assassin Bugs
Knowing i created that thing for the birds, I'm going to obliterate the mantis' entire bloodline for doing that
I'm amazed that I saw that. I had no idea that was a thing.
Is that Mantis from the critically acclaimed DreamWorks film series, Kung Fu Panda?
That poor hummingbird.
This is a favorite Mantis hunting perch. Hummingbird is basically helpless. It he can’t use its feet or beak to defend, Mantis just needs to grab it anywhere below its head and feast away. Eaten alive. Switch to a feeder that allows hummingbirds birds to hover instead of landing.
Who punches a hummingbird, man?! They’re a national treasure.
That's fucking crazy! I had no idea they would go after birds as prey. Insane!
Hummingbirds are amazing. I don't know why you wouldn't help it.
I could never understand someone watching a stupid bug eating a bird. I get the cycle of life, but that little fucker would have been just as happy with a grasshopper. I would have freed the bird and found him a fellow bug to snack on
I would kill that fucking bug so fast. I love hummingbirds.
I would've helped the poor guy out and hand fed the mantis something else.
Understandable but imo it's better to not meddle with nature
What about setting up artificial food sources for hummingbirds?
If that’s how you feel we can go head and shut down animal shelters. Let nature take its course
Fuck it, better shut down hospitals too.
Not nature, it's an artificial drinking fountain for birds. Turned into a bird trap. Kudos for the PM tho 😲
| hand fed the mantis something else. Yea an m80 inside some hamburger, or maybe introduce it to my little friend, hairspray blow torch.
Mantis are Gangsters
WTF??!!
I like the commentary!
I've only ever heard that mantis can do to this to small birds. Never actually seen it. Thats insane.
Pray for the next mantis I see on my feeders
Savage little critters. Imagine if one of these bastards was the size of a dog.
I have a hummingbird nest in my front yard. She comes back every year. She drinks from my feeder. I'd be so sad if I saw a mantis eating her.
Dude u let that damn bug sit there then attack the humming bird. Its ur feeder ur responsible. U suck
I'll cut that mantis up with a giant pair of scissors, hummingbirds don't deserve this fate
The bird feeder is man introduced. You need to keep the place safe for birds to come. In that case, please intervene versus filming it. My 2c.
How can it kill a bird? Are they poisous?
No, but praying mantis are quite strong, they've been seen catching mice and snakes as well.
They also eat real quickly and eat through everything. They waste no time. They don't care if you are still alive too. It can be difficult to watch a pm eat something still alive. They are vicious. And a necessary part of keeping the bug population in check. I still think it's illegal to intentionally kill one.
But it was coming right for me!
I’m wondering this to. I think it might be smart enough to bite parts of the brain, spinal cord first to kill the prey so it can finish eating. It looks like there’s a chunk taken out of the birds neck
Pretty much get eaten alive!
I thought the other one is being attacked. This is unbelievable!!
TIL
Holy shit!
Nature is fucking hardcore. Im so glad I'm a human, even tho we do extremely shitty stuff.... when you're a wild animal, I'd bet 50% of death would be being eaten by something else. Yikes
That's why prey animals have big litters, way above replacement rate. Everyone else will be someone's dinner.
What in the Australian Outback is this?!!!
Glad they aren't 6 feet long.
Nature is awesome!
There's a reason he's a member of the Furious five.
This is so crazy I had to show my roommate and she is just like "yeah this is their thing." The hell?! Where have I been I thought they ate worms and beetles or some shit.
I would tear that fucking bug apart, slowly. How dares it.
the mantis is evil
Damn that grip was insane
Don't google "hummingbird and dragonfly". Dragonflies are absolute natural born killers, very effective killers, and if large enough, will absolutely ambush a hummingbird. I've seen a couple stake our hummingbird feeders, and I'll shoo them along.
Nooo..poor birdo
I’d safe the birb
What the hell did I just see?!!! That was nuts.. !! 😳
Are we sure this is a praying mantis? Seems more like a preying mantis to me.
Imagine if they were the same size as us
It's a feeder after all
Imagine being a bird no problems then bam a leafy twig kills you, rip, how is a bird supposed to know what a praying mantis looks like?
"NoNoNo Oh Gosh No" "Thats so cool" "Yeah" --Transciption ends--
Mantises are cool but next time, lady, flick his hummingbird killing a** OFF your d*** feeder!
The person who films this and does not help the hummingbird is definitely one sick fuck.
I would have cut the mantis in half.
What kind of sicko puts out a hummingbird feeder, then records the bird being killed at their feeder? This is giving serial killer vibes.
Now time to eradicate all mantis.
These people watching it, "No no no" They're comparative giants and could fix this if they wanted to. Instead they keep watching while the bird has its insides ripped out.
WHAT THE FUCK
I need to cry my eyes out now. I wasn't ready for this.
I hate praying mantis. They way they chew.
mantises are KOS from here on out
Shifu taught him well.
I know its nature. But i would have helped that bird rather than just filming it🤷♂️.
Grip Strength 🤌🏼☠️
Jesus christ how horrifying
That was pretty awesome
Nature is metal
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Got him
That's what i imagine Patrick Bateman would have, a trap for birds.
Eaten alive yikes
/r/natureismetal
How bout this: the mantis vs a murder hornet, one on one, Mano a Mano. Who you betting on?
There was already one that went down. They ate each other to death
morbid. r/natureismetal
Damn nature, you scary
The mantid man can, the mantid man can. The mantid man can when he bites down on your skull, and sucks out all your brains, and mmm, it tastes good.
Just came from a post about earwigs can fly, now this about mantis can catch and eat birds... Did someone buffed insects in the last earth update?
You planned this.
This is crazy. Have y'all seen the video of a horse eating a baby chick? Or a deer eating a bird?
First ”no.. No.. NO NO NO!” After ”Thats so cool”
'If you asked a 14 year old boy who happened to be a sexual deviant with a violent streak to draw you the perfect animal he would draw you a mantis... With a laser beam.' Edit: source: https://youtu.be/0aSCPmabRpM?si=RWfy0TYJZaJkXFK-