5 Animals That Reverse Famous Predator Prey Relationships

[@isaiahmcguire1822]

The grasshopper mouse would have a perfect addition to this episode!! They are known to prey on tarantulas and snakes.

[@rayfinkle2805]

They will also take giant centipedes

[@goodbyesheesha]

I actually once saw a bald eagle target a domestic cat. The cat was able to get away, but it was quite the sight.

[@glennbabic5954]

I was waiting for you to mention praying mantis that catch and eat hummingbirds.

[@derrickhageman1969]

Or frogs and other small vertebrates

[@beastmaster0934]

There’s also one no one really talks about. Orcas (an Artiodactyl) hunting Sea lions (carnivorans)

[@amandamakin1542]

Orcas eating Great White Sharks. Great Whites are known for eating aquatic mammals. But there's a species of Orca that reverses that.

[@jaschabull2365]

Though I guess they are a type of artiodactyl which just about never falls prey to carnivores, not even the herbivorous ones (I've heard most lions wouldn't dare try to eat a hippo, and the ones that do seldom succeed).

[@tijanamilenkovic3425]

​@@lamarcuspowell7448orcas are dolphins, dolphins are whales, it makes more sense to name them killer whale

[@Nigel_BC]

You could have included orb weavers and small birds or ghost bats and snakes/ birds. This could easily be a series. Very interesting episode!

[@TsukiCove]

That's a good point i agree. I did think about putting a large spider in there somewhere

[@walter1383]

Also Amazonian giant centipedes, they eat bats.

[@glennbabic5954]

I'm pretty sure the orb weavers would prefer not to accidentally catch a bird and have their webs ruined. I've seen birds fly straight through the centre of orb webs. Afterwards the orb weaver spider aint there no more!

[@Nigel_BC]

@@glennbabic5954 It depends on the species of orb weaver but yeah I think generally they prefer smaller prey. Lions prefer Wildebeest and antelope but they can take down a giraffe and they do on occasion. I think that’s kind of what this video was about. Most herons prefer smaller fish but given the opportunity they will take an alligator or shark.

[@glennbabic5954]

@@Nigel_BC See the video of a heron swallowing a chipmunk with arms flailing as it goes down it's throat like a Chip n Dale cartoon? Bit off-topic but it's horrifically humourous.

[@kRzlamchop]

Catfish feeding on pigeons is quite insane!

[@Nigel_BC]

Truuue

[@middlemuse]

Speaking of reversing predator-prey relationships, growing up in rural Colorado, there was a billboard along the highway with a painting of a heron eating a frog, but the frog had its hands around the heron’s neck. It was captioned, “Never give up.”

[@DENNIS-384]

I've see that before 😆

[@amandamakin1542]

That actually happens with a certain species of octopus. If a houndshark grabs it, it blocks the gills with its tentacles which forces the shark to let go, or it will suffocate. It's literally a chokehold.

[@loveinthematrix]

That is METAL as FCK.

[@wannabeslav]

Ants are pretty cool and also a big example of this reverse predator prey relationship

[@randomcommenter1433]

Here's another reverse predator-prey relationship: big python and a mongoose. Mongooses have gained a reputation for mass-murdering all kinds of snakes they can sink their teeth into, even the black mambas and king cobras. But when it comes to the big pythons like Burmese and retic, it's a whole different story. Normally, a little baby/hatchling is an easy meal, but a fully grown individual (around 5 or 6 meters long) is an instant game over for the mongoose.

[@Isuream6331]

Probably because it’s a snake that kills by constriction, so it would have a LOT of physical strength

[@-oysterthief4444]

Love your videos!! Do more of those random size comparisons. Those are hilarious! Great job👍

[@sauraplay2095]

Interesting! Liked!

[@benjones1717]

Bobbit worm is like a different family of worms than the ones that get eaten, it's not like an earth worm worm.

[@derrickhageman1969]

They are in the hairy worm family and btw the bobbit worm was the inspiration for the graboids in the tremor movies

[@morromk7538]

Awesome video tsuki very interesting

[@TsukiCove]

Thanks i appreciate it :)

[@SirGoofyparrotfish]

Dragonfly nymphs are basically an underwater mantis

[@ohianaw]

I'd argue the giant water bug also targets fish and other aquatic animals such as small frogs as well. great video as always 👍

[@derrickhageman1969]

They will even eat small snakes and turtles

[@amandamakin1542]

There are frogs that eat snakes

[@stephenlawrence554]

Another edition to the list could be the epomis beetles, as some species will exclusively hunt amphibians

[@AnEcologistPlays]

I came here to say this... A beetle that specialises in eating amphibians: hot damn, that's a spicy role reversal right there!

[@emanon0008]

Once a dragonfly larva got into my aquarium, probably on a new plant, and killed some of my nano fish.🐟💀 When I discovered she was already grown up and was sitting under the lid .I hate these little... predators 😅,ofcourse i let this monster go ,nature is amazing. 🦋 Great epizode as always . Love this channel. 💙

[@andrewweir5153]

3:31 I think I'm gonna stay in my pool for now thanks!!!

[@Canine15]

Great video. You never disappoint

[@Daave12953]

Very good video

[@MDO7250]

Nice video, one of the most amazing ones is: hummingbirds being hunted by preying mantis.

[@youraveragephesh3173]

Me: *sees otter eating tiger shovelnose catfish* Also me: *_cries in crazy fish fanatic_*

[@Prehistoriclife487]

Grey seal is good because I’ll been known to hunt harbor porpoise

[@LOUISVILLECARDINALS]

Great content my guy 👍🏾

[@42Marica]

I love the bear and Salmon

[@costby1105]

Apparently giant river otters have been observed killing Anacondas too.

[@Mike-tg7dj]

Loved the Heron segment, well I liked them all, but the Heron reminded me of the time one cleaned out my in-laws Koi pond. My sister in law was home at the time described it as accurate, and lost almost $1000 in fish.

[@minimalism1983]

Interesting and educational video as always Tsuki. How about Coconut crab eating birds or Galapagos tortoise eating a bird?

[@user-th2cp8uh8r]

Additional information about the Amazon Giant Otter is that a family hunts together for Anacondas

[@anithebee3610]

Could you match the intro and outro music's volume more to the rest of your video please?

[@exodosthesoulbanish]

The reverse uno card

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

awesome video

[@dinosaurpro6592]

Your a great youtuber

[@BrosMinecraft2]

I will say that the worm is a very vague "group" of creatures and they are mostly related because of their body types. A lot of insect larva are called worms when they little in common with the others of the same "grouping."

[@jaschabull2365]

I mean at least the worms used as fishing lures are annelids like the bobbit worm. Bloodworms, which are also fish prey, are even polychaetes like bobbit worms.

[@UseADamnCoaster]

When you said that fish feed on worms I was like "oh shit really?!" ...then I felt like an idiot when you pointed out the obvious fact that they're used as bait when fishing. Man I'm stupid 🤣

[@arealhuang9710]

Don't forget the giant water bug! They can eat small fishes too (Blathers taught me that lol)

[@jaschabull2365]

It's not only fish in the case of dragonfly nymphs - those guys also eat tadpoles, so frogs start out as insect prey before they grow up to be insect predators. And of course there are some spiders that can eat birds. I guess most of them don't specifically favour birds as prey, but it's still pretty impressive to hear they've been known to catch them. Speaking of spiders and odonata, I think there are a few cases of odonata (which is what dragonflies are, though in this case it might be damselflies) that eat spiders, reversing the typical case of spiders eating insects.

[@akiraasmr3002]

Can you make a video of prey on prey predation like how sometimes baboons will grab and eat alive baby impala or how warthogs will eat alive baby gazelle? That would be an interesting video also you can point out how herbivores eat meat sometimes whether it be dead or them killing small animals and eating them.

[@wei5600]

"If you are a cat, this is a bird you want to avoid" aight thanks, i'll tell my cat Cooper he shouldn't mess with 'm

[@nicolassarras8323]

I would love a video about animals that prey on each other, that is, species that both one and the other can be the hunter or the prey

[@amandamakin1542]

Like certain octopuses & squid with small sharks? Or otters & crocodiles (they eat each other)?

[@bozoforce]

Why have you stopped using the intro? Also, great video.

[@bryanelam7431]

Bobbit worms make my skin crawl!!

[@reasonsvoice8554]

I've watched a heron drown and attempt to eat a rat in the snow a few years ago even have some photos but they are a bit poor unfortunately

[@reasonsvoice8554]

6:20 banded demoiselle I believe

[@wendigx]

Otters "look cute" they're the furthest thing from it They will r word dogs too death(or any thing they can) The proceed to violate them afterwards It's more horrible the further you look into it

[@TsukiCove]

Seals and dolphins are the same to be honest as i'll cover in my next video

[@brodyhess5553]

I’ve seen deer and some party goers that’ll do it as well

[@renacleerican7824]

Otters r*pe dogs to death??? What???? I knew they were awfull brutes to their females, but to dogs too?

[@wendigx]

@@renacleerican7824 I know it's a late reply Yes they will There's also supposed cases of them mimicking whistles to a lure dog, for them to violate them. I'll assume that's abnormalitie but yeah they are the ted bundy of the ocean

[@renacleerican7824]

@@wendigx Life is wild^^

[@brennen_hurd]

I was high by a lake one time when I was a kid and a heron flew above my head and I thought a pterodactyl was about to eat me. It was at night in my 15yr defense

[@imbadrakingmukti1877]

Where's the most obvious one? Epomis beetle. Pretty much overturn their prey/predator relationship in all stages of their life. Ignoring the size of their former predator and going Mano o Mano with them

[@mitchellskene8176]

Isn'there a type of beetle who's larvae preys on frogs?

[@derrickhageman1969]

Yes there is and the frogs don't even bother trying to eat them they run when they see them

[@brodyhess5553]

I have no fish in my pond , just amphibians and insects . It’s cooler watching the giant bugs eat Sally’s n frogs than fish . The dragon larvae and giant water bugs are terrifying

[@yarconator5429]

the more random the topic, the better the video

[@amandamakin1542]

There's an ocean fish that leaps out of the water & eats sea birds that I saw on a documentary on Blue Planet II. But I forgot the name of it. Edit: It's called a Trevally Fish

[@chloeclover3418]

the only thing better than a river otter is a GIANT river otter

[@Handlesareawful2008]

2:27 An Aquarists Worst Nightmare

[@Handlesareawful2008]

Note: They Sometimes Stow Away In Rocks And Wind Up In Fish Tanks And Eat Fish Which Is Alarming So If Fish Start Disapearing, Something Is Seriously Wrong

[@Nmethyltransferase]

In this jungle, Tweetie murders Sylvester.

[@jacob-the-awsome-autist]

Harpy eagles are strangely indifferent towards staying away from people

[@chir0pter]

i thought you were going to talk about epomis beetles

[@jjy1874]

Well,baboons eat lions.

[@buckybadgerw3522]

What tf is that fish at 3:24?

[@taipansghost]

Monitor lizards would've been a good one. Most lizards are eaten by snakes but the monitor is an expert at hunting and eating snakes like cobras

[@bon3scrush3r]

I'm just here to say that I love Dragonflies !

[@glebeldionrayparcon1008]

You should've included the black caiman

[@unstoppableExodia]

Leopards love to hunt dogs and jackals. The same dogs that would think nothing of tearing a domestic cat to pieces.

[@flightlesslord2688]

Given the origin of its name and my being a male human, I regret watching a video involving Bobbitt worms whilst sat on the toilet.

[@davidhudson5452]

Hi Arney

[@thomashamilton2761]

I will say thou black caimans eat otters sometimes but most of the time both parties leaves otters only go for Juvi caiman for food

[@naturewalker3094]

Do you mean golden eagle

[@amx1820]

Like the dragonfly larvae, the great diving beetle and its larvae are also efficient fish hunter

[@sethnaffziger1402]

the shrew is the baddest rodent on the planet. frogs, snakes, other rodents, nothing is safe

[@michaelhband]

👍👍👍

[@kaloarepo288]

Bobbit worm gets its name from the infamous John and Lorena Bobbit case where Lorena Bobbit cut off her husband's private member for his alleged infidelity!

[@spiky_banana8289]

I thought "what is there a bird that eats cats" then I remember eagles are a thing

[@kuhli6126]

Human, primates that strike back everything 💀💀

[@sumredpillgaysian2090]

Reverse Uno card

[@claireevans7929]

Praying mantises are known to eat both lizards and birds!

[@faidatagoro3186]

True I've seen mantises chow down on baby birds like candy😂

[@welldone2312]

just like zefrank said. bobbit worm does not give a shit

[@outcast5018]

Tremors 7 Burt fights giant underwater wurms

[@bozheng878]

frog eating back

[@lovekadam8273]

Frog eating beetles

[@victorm152]

And then there’s jaguars that hunt caimans

[@RomulusTheWild6693]

The epomis beetle eat frogs

[@homeboisback]

im early

[@Gildedmuse]

Least Britten. Not LESS Britten. LEAST. Ouch, science. Ouch.

[@jenniferbell1496]

I’m sorry 😞

[@KarinaMebleIndyjskie]

why do reptiles deserve so much hate? especially snakes

[@nittanyburg20]

Epomis beetles hunt amphibians

[@faidatagoro3186]

DONT FORGET‼️‼️ herons also eat baby ducks

[@beernd4822]

Stop droning on and start narrating look at some videos by David Attenboroug. Otherwise good video

[@treboris]

"Herons eat alligators but not in the way you think. They eat their young..." I think you meant "in exactly the way you think".

[@ryuuguu01]

Giant South American centipedes eat bats, mice and small birds.

[@kRzlamchop]

The bobbit worm is a legit real life sandlion @_@