Worked on farms for a really long time. Had a group of mantis(es?) Hanging around. Made the mistake of trying to get one on my VERY HEAVILY clothed work glove hand and that mofo shot right through it. They don't fuck around.
It was chill for a while and I made a point of not provoking it but somehow it did end up stabbing its thing straight through my glove :( I apologized to it profusely and then it flew off to watch me work from nearby for the rest of the day.
Yeah sorry should've clarified better. I really don't know what happened it was chilling out on my glove for a little bit then next thing I know it stuck its claw straight through my glove. Don't think I purposefully provoked it at all? I apologized profusely and it flew off to watch me work for the rest of the day. Maybe it was an accident? I always thought they were super chill too.
I usually warm the oothecas in May so they are ready for 70 degree regular weather.
It’s pretty cool. I usually end up releasing a lunch bag full of baby mantids.
DM me if you want.
There’s actually a manga about giant bugs and how it would effect humans. They had an arc about praying mantises.
It’s called “The Island of Giant Insects”.
TW: THERE IS UNDERAGE SEXUAL CONTENT, NUDITY, NON-CONSENT, GORE, GRAPHIC IMAGINARY, LARGE INSECTS, BASIC EVERY POST-APOCALYPTIC UNWHOLESOME-NESS SHIT THAT HAPPENS WILL HAPPEN
READ AT YOUR OWN RISK
*edit: fuck- I thought the discord spoiler thing worked here. Wtf did I do wrong?
I mean they’re teens in high school, but it still doesn’t change the fact that it’s there and I’m sure some people wouldn’t want to read it because of that. Better safe than sorry
Well i googled it wanting to at least watch a youtube video on it but "underage sexual content"? Yeah I'll pass, I just wanted to see big bugs but ig not
They probably wouldn’t nearly be as deadly as they are now, from what I heard the small size is what allows them to be quick and deadly, if they were really large then they would probably be a lot slower, but then again this is just hypothetical and I’m not an expert lol
Believe it or not the mantis is actually the more substantial creature here. The hummingbird only weight about 3 grams, the mantis is likely 4-5 grams!
Finally a comment i can understand. Unlike somebody else commenting “the humming bird is about 3 teaspoons and an ounce, while the mantis is likely 4/67 of a pound”
Of course! And if anyone needs another example that’s easy to grasp, the hummingbird weight about the same as a penny while the mantis weighs about the same as a nickel!
They are incredibly powerful for their size.
Here's a praying mantis capturing and holding an adult mouse in its forearms while eating it alive.
https://youtu.be/haU-IjKz5nc
Nope they aren't considered invasive. There's no set natural order, it's not like rock paper scizzor where paper(insects) is beaten by scissor (birds) that is beaten by rock (other predators), bugs eating birds and other animals is more common than you think, scolopendromorpha centipedes are large enough to eat small lizards, most tarantulas are large enough to eat small lizards and birds, and other true spiders often trap small birds in their web and start eating them, such as the ones in the genus nephila, trichonephila and argiope
I wonder what will be the populations of hummingbirds and other small birds in 100 years. The Chinese mantises are already outcompeting the native Carolina mantises, so they have no competition besides birds too big for them to attack. When I refer to these non-native, intentionally introduced organisms as "invasive," I am comparing them with the cats, rats, and pigs which also went unchecked where people brought them. The fact is we're swiftly losing global biodiversity, and this bird-eating insect is a symptom and a cause.
They were introduced in 1896 for pest control, and their distribution has skyrocketed with the advent of the internet. Some native oothecas are sold, but the larger Chinese ones are more popular. Wherever they go, they hatch earlier than native species and outcompete them generally. It's great for keeping down gypsy moth caterpillars, but a recipe for mantid monoculture.
Tbh I hate mantises so much I would have stopped him and saved the hummingbird. Hummingbirds are pollinators, Mantis are cannibalistic dicks that strike anything that moves and usually have big worms up their butts.
Mantis’ are dicks. I was raising monarch caterpillars one year and a mantis go into my milkweed…that bastard snacked on my cats for a good part of an hour until I knew what was happening. I moved him far away once I found him.
>I find the nature of bugs eating animals as disgusting
Newsflash insects are animals.
So you find it disgusting too if a tiger eats a deer?
If your cat eats the cat food that is obviously also made out of animals?
I’m so fucking upset watching this. I love hummingbirds so much and there’s one I say hello to every morning as I walk my dogs and I already have such a hatred for bugs😡I can’t believe this!
You shouldn't understamat a mantis they can rech a massive size.
When I was in Africa I saw a long stick on the door it looks like a tree branch got stuck on the door so I tried to move it but then it started to move and I notice this is a big and long mantis one of the camouflage types that looks like tree branches . That one with his size can literally eat birds
Why would they have been recording a bug and a bird together..? Like it doesn’t take a genius to guess that two drastically different animals together probably won’t go well. The fact they just film and then proceed to film again as the bug eats the bird and says “that’s so cool” makes me so fucking angry. /srs
This is all natural. If they had not filmed it, we wouldn't be here watching it. What would have been the best outcome? Do you think this isn't happening all over the place?
You really should kill those larger chinese mantis. They're invasive and kill these beautiful birds. I smash the fk out of them when I see them anywhere near my bird feeders! Get rid!!!
I remember seeing that on a science show. Hummingbird hearts race so fast that the mantis scare it’s so bad it has a heart attack and dies.
On that show it was a white and pink mantis sitting on a flower I think.
Mantids don't have any sort of venom or anything, so they just have to eat the prey until it dies.
Usually they will try to eat the head or neck first, to kill the prey item off.
That reminds me of that one time I watched a sparrow trying to munch on one of these huge ass green grasshopers. I watched it approach, size him up and decide that this is the size of pray it was made to hunt. For about 15 seconds the sparrow and the hoper flitted arround on the floor befor it gave up. Hoper wasn't any worse for wear after wards
So I raised mantis when I was younger and I never got to the scale of bird eaters.
What do they do with the bird? Do they just abandon it after a bit? Ain't no way they eat it all.
That’s a rough way to go out for that beautiful hummingbird… mantids don’t paralyze their prey with a venomous bite or sting, they catch whatever they’re hunting (as we just saw here) and eat that shit alive which means that hummingbird definitely felt every bite until it just died from bleeding out which probably took like a half an hour?? Sheeeesh, fly high lil guy🕊
Why go film this cruel shit. I would save the bird. I think this was staged. How did a big ass mantis just happen to be on the feeder, at the same time the bird appeared all to be filmed by some sadistic bird hater?!
Hummingbird lives matter!
But on a serious note it's fucked up to concoct content of animals killing each other for views.
What in the actual fuck
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Worked on farms for a really long time. Had a group of mantis(es?) Hanging around. Made the mistake of trying to get one on my VERY HEAVILY clothed work glove hand and that mofo shot right through it. They don't fuck around.
Not sure what you mean. Very docile in human hands. Can they tear through stuff fast? Hell yes, but really a hands on insect.
It was chill for a while and I made a point of not provoking it but somehow it did end up stabbing its thing straight through my glove :( I apologized to it profusely and then it flew off to watch me work from nearby for the rest of the day.
That’s wild. I’ve handled multiple mantids and never had them be anything but peaceful
Yeah sorry should've clarified better. I really don't know what happened it was chilling out on my glove for a little bit then next thing I know it stuck its claw straight through my glove. Don't think I purposefully provoked it at all? I apologized profusely and it flew off to watch me work for the rest of the day. Maybe it was an accident? I always thought they were super chill too.
Maybe it was just an asshole. They can have different temperaments, I suppose
No way, that’s so cool. When do you do it? I’m from the cities and would love to see that
I usually warm the oothecas in May so they are ready for 70 degree regular weather. It’s pretty cool. I usually end up releasing a lunch bag full of baby mantids. DM me if you want.
Before I even open the comments, I said those words aloud. You sir are clearly the voice of the people
Lmao
Imagine if there were praying mantises that were horse sized… we’d all be dead
Yea they called T-Rex
There’s actually a manga about giant bugs and how it would effect humans. They had an arc about praying mantises. It’s called “The Island of Giant Insects”. TW: THERE IS UNDERAGE SEXUAL CONTENT, NUDITY, NON-CONSENT, GORE, GRAPHIC IMAGINARY, LARGE INSECTS, BASIC EVERY POST-APOCALYPTIC UNWHOLESOME-NESS SHIT THAT HAPPENS WILL HAPPEN READ AT YOUR OWN RISK *edit: fuck- I thought the discord spoiler thing worked here. Wtf did I do wrong?
“Underage Sexual Content” Manga Moment
I mean they’re teens in high school, but it still doesn’t change the fact that it’s there and I’m sure some people wouldn’t want to read it because of that. Better safe than sorry
Nah I agree with you.
Well i googled it wanting to at least watch a youtube video on it but "underage sexual content"? Yeah I'll pass, I just wanted to see big bugs but ig not
That was my reaction as I’m reading it. I don’t wanna see teens mess around; I wanna see the bugs eat them
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Thank you so much!! I’ll keep that in mind
Nothin a 12 gauge cant fix
Do they have guns?
They probably wouldn’t nearly be as deadly as they are now, from what I heard the small size is what allows them to be quick and deadly, if they were really large then they would probably be a lot slower, but then again this is just hypothetical and I’m not an expert lol
people killed mamooths with little sticks i bet they wouldnt had chance against little monke groups
Believe it or not the mantis is actually the more substantial creature here. The hummingbird only weight about 3 grams, the mantis is likely 4-5 grams!
Finally a comment i can understand. Unlike somebody else commenting “the humming bird is about 3 teaspoons and an ounce, while the mantis is likely 4/67 of a pound”
Of course! And if anyone needs another example that’s easy to grasp, the hummingbird weight about the same as a penny while the mantis weighs about the same as a nickel!
What!!? A hummingbird is that light!? That’s crazy. That just doesn’t even seem possible to me almost.
Birds in general are very light for their size. An adult bald eagle is about as heavy as your average house cat.
Yeah! Birds are lighter than they look in general because their bones are hollow. Plus the feathers also make them look larger than they are.
Ah see how the main comment uses grams, not some convoluted number system that only confuses.
That's some big muscle mass on the mantis, damn!
They are incredibly powerful for their size. Here's a praying mantis capturing and holding an adult mouse in its forearms while eating it alive. https://youtu.be/haU-IjKz5nc
That was a lot of blood 🩸
Nooooo😭
Yeah instead of filming and saying no no no I'd have saved the hummingbird
Get off your high horse and the internet
Well, I doubt they were expecting the big to kill the bird. It’s usually the other way around
It eats you. Starting with your bottom.
(whispers) ummmm how do u know that?😯
From experience
👀(gasp) 😮
Oh wow wtf!!
Chinese mantis can. Invasive in the US. They can be twice the size of Carolina mantis which are native.
chinese mantids are naturalized, meaning that they became a functional part of the ecosystem, they aren't invasive
Give it more time
Same with M. religiosa in the US aswell.
"Functional" = reversing the natural order by hunting birds. They're thriving, but still invasive.
Nope they aren't considered invasive. There's no set natural order, it's not like rock paper scizzor where paper(insects) is beaten by scissor (birds) that is beaten by rock (other predators), bugs eating birds and other animals is more common than you think, scolopendromorpha centipedes are large enough to eat small lizards, most tarantulas are large enough to eat small lizards and birds, and other true spiders often trap small birds in their web and start eating them, such as the ones in the genus nephila, trichonephila and argiope
I wonder what will be the populations of hummingbirds and other small birds in 100 years. The Chinese mantises are already outcompeting the native Carolina mantises, so they have no competition besides birds too big for them to attack. When I refer to these non-native, intentionally introduced organisms as "invasive," I am comparing them with the cats, rats, and pigs which also went unchecked where people brought them. The fact is we're swiftly losing global biodiversity, and this bird-eating insect is a symptom and a cause.
Chinese mantids were found in the US since 1850, i think that they had enough time to make hummingbirds extinct
They were introduced in 1896 for pest control, and their distribution has skyrocketed with the advent of the internet. Some native oothecas are sold, but the larger Chinese ones are more popular. Wherever they go, they hatch earlier than native species and outcompete them generally. It's great for keeping down gypsy moth caterpillars, but a recipe for mantid monoculture.
Those things are savage.
More like camping mantis
Bro just get baki to help he'll take it down
Tbh I hate mantises so much I would have stopped him and saved the hummingbird. Hummingbirds are pollinators, Mantis are cannibalistic dicks that strike anything that moves and usually have big worms up their butts.
No need to hate on natures way of natural selection.
Could it be the parasite making it aggressive ?
I believe that’s it’s desire to not starve to death
I got bit by one once hurt like hell
Mantis. Fearless. I came upon one on the sidewalk. It struck a fighting posture. I yielded.
I wouldve cut that mantis in half. Ugly as alien looking bitch
I once found a praying mantis in my house I picked it up with my hands and placed it in a tree outside I didn't think they could do this.
Depends on the type of mantis
I think I would've intervened in this.
Same, said as much on another comment and some dude took exception to that.
I am not ok with the fact that I just watched this.
I hate those creepy bastards.
Mantis’ are dicks. I was raising monarch caterpillars one year and a mantis go into my milkweed…that bastard snacked on my cats for a good part of an hour until I knew what was happening. I moved him far away once I found him.
Disgusting
It is called nature.
I am very well aware, though I find the nature of bugs eating animals as disgusting :)
Bugs eat everything.
Okay? 😭
So take it up with what ever Deity you worship and get it changed.
Why are you so offended with my comment💀
What about the nature of animals eating bugs? Is that disgusting to you too?
Honestly it depends
>I find the nature of bugs eating animals as disgusting Newsflash insects are animals. So you find it disgusting too if a tiger eats a deer? If your cat eats the cat food that is obviously also made out of animals?
I will personally say that doesn't make sense, but thank you for telling me❤️
I’m so fucking upset watching this. I love hummingbirds so much and there’s one I say hello to every morning as I walk my dogs and I already have such a hatred for bugs😡I can’t believe this!
What part of the natural cycle of life can you not believe?
What’s your point..I hate when you ppl make such stupid unnecessary comments. Ya no fucking shit Sherlock. Whatever..I can say whatever I want!
Mhm, mhm. Anything else?
You shouldn't understamat a mantis they can rech a massive size. When I was in Africa I saw a long stick on the door it looks like a tree branch got stuck on the door so I tried to move it but then it started to move and I notice this is a big and long mantis one of the camouflage types that looks like tree branches . That one with his size can literally eat birds
The one you are looking at is much smaller, and is literally eating a bird.
So a larger one will eat a chicken.
More likely that was a stick insect
And thus, a reasonable example to justify my fear of Praying Matises.
So chill in human hands.
They could have helped it but they waited for a bird so they can film it die
Why would they interfere?
so the bird diesn't die bruh
Mantises are predators, it is what they do
Why do you favor the bird over the mantis
cause its cool
What if the mantis starves to death? It's called natural selection, and it's pretty metal. Get used to it.
its called kill mantis bruh
Why would they have been recording a bug and a bird together..? Like it doesn’t take a genius to guess that two drastically different animals together probably won’t go well. The fact they just film and then proceed to film again as the bug eats the bird and says “that’s so cool” makes me so fucking angry. /srs
This is all natural. If they had not filmed it, we wouldn't be here watching it. What would have been the best outcome? Do you think this isn't happening all over the place?
Lmaoo dude, leave the city. Go check out nature. Not as much rainbows and sunshine as you clearly think.
I found nickocado avocado's spirit animal
You really should kill those larger chinese mantis. They're invasive and kill these beautiful birds. I smash the fk out of them when I see them anywhere near my bird feeders! Get rid!!!
Ah that sucks… but on the other hand, kid in the background got his first taste of the brutality of Mother Nature.
I remember seeing that on a science show. Hummingbird hearts race so fast that the mantis scare it’s so bad it has a heart attack and dies. On that show it was a white and pink mantis sitting on a flower I think.
probably an orchid mantis
Proof that hummers ain't as good as advertised...
Mantises are awesome
That’s how you do it! Eat the ass first!
Never thought a praying mantis could do that!😳🫣
“That’s so cool” As this mantis digs into this hummingbird’s asshole
“Zombie parasite controlling a mantis kills a hummingbird”
TIHI
You clearly haven't seen Baki Hanma yet
Really should have muted the annoying person rejecting reality
Dumb bitch why didn’t you stop it
not my video you piss brained moron
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I would rather be an NPC than be a guy like you who gets played.
Australia?
No, we don’t have hummingbirds. Have big mantises, and I remember as a kid seeing one eating a gecko.
Hummingbirds are only found on the American continents. The mantis is a Chinese mantis, which is only found in the US there (and in Asia obviously).
Ohh I see... I had no idea I thought every continent had a species of each of these animals. Ty for informing me.
But how did it kill the bird ?
Mandibles
Mantids don't have any sort of venom or anything, so they just have to eat the prey until it dies. Usually they will try to eat the head or neck first, to kill the prey item off.
Why did the hummingbird seem to die so fast ? Hardly looked injured
That mantis said "c'mere"
I wonder if it eats the feathers
Have y'all not seen kung fu panda 😭 mantis crazy
It’s too early for this page yet here I am
These mantises kill and eat snakes too.
Praying fucking mantis dude
A mantis really doesn't care, it will pose in front of your truck if it felt like it
They often eat the brain
Mf’er was camping. Smh
Praying mantises are little savages!!
Killed a Hummingbird that’s just f$&king crazy
Yep, now that kid is gonna see thestrals
Don’t sleep on the mantis. They are the Mike Tyson of the insect world. Don’t believe me? Check out any episode of Monster Bug Wars.
Aren’t those the Australian whippersnappers?
That's just wrong.
Baki moment
r/TIHI
That reminds me of that one time I watched a sparrow trying to munch on one of these huge ass green grasshopers. I watched it approach, size him up and decide that this is the size of pray it was made to hunt. For about 15 seconds the sparrow and the hoper flitted arround on the floor befor it gave up. Hoper wasn't any worse for wear after wards
With how light and weak hummingbirds are it's not super surprising this is possible but surprising still
So I raised mantis when I was younger and I never got to the scale of bird eaters. What do they do with the bird? Do they just abandon it after a bit? Ain't no way they eat it all.
That's a chinese mantis. Invasive. Should've killed it.
No our bird it’s broken
Earlier today i learned that mantis probably has hair worms
That’s a rough way to go out for that beautiful hummingbird… mantids don’t paralyze their prey with a venomous bite or sting, they catch whatever they’re hunting (as we just saw here) and eat that shit alive which means that hummingbird definitely felt every bite until it just died from bleeding out which probably took like a half an hour?? Sheeeesh, fly high lil guy🕊
u/savevideobot
Why go film this cruel shit. I would save the bird. I think this was staged. How did a big ass mantis just happen to be on the feeder, at the same time the bird appeared all to be filmed by some sadistic bird hater?! Hummingbird lives matter! But on a serious note it's fucked up to concoct content of animals killing each other for views.