Kung Fu Mantis Vs Jumping Spider | Life Story | BBC

When attacked an orchid Mantis is capable of it's own self defence in the form of Kung Fu. Taken from Life Story.
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[@jackpcb6376]

Mantis: Yeah, run away! That's what I thought." *turns around and realizes why the spider really ran away*

[@verilyverily1442]

Best

[@totalairhead4194]

jack pcb nice comment

[@its_monkeyboi2886]

FACTS

[@Justin-bc7md]

😅😅

[@ah500k4]

😂😂😂

[@countercuIture]

Spider: *flees* Kung Fu Mantis: Why is the boss music still playing?

[@mazambezi7582]

Kekd

[@pounc3r782]

HAHAHAHA

[@JayDeFbaby]

Phase 2 health Bar appears

[@DJVERSEEWILD]

Lol

[@nazmussakib1702]

your comment made my day😂😂😂

[@medlariby]

This should earn an academy award, it genuinely made me realize that some animals' lives can be turned into movies.

[@Mr.Sr.Jr.]

The difference is this isn't one animal's life this is video of several different insects and they splice them together to make it look like they just followed the one mantis

[@Jasgur_Kaur12]

​@@Mr.Sr.Jr. actually it was the same mantis

[@taylorwalterdice6114]

Bugs Life

[@Mr.Sr.Jr.]

@@Jasgur_Kaur12 You don't actually believe that. Right?

[@Jasgur_Kaur12]

@@Mr.Sr.Jr. I know I was just saying it seems to be one

[@TadpoleHappy]

- Mom, are you pround of me? - NO! * chomping sounds *

[@moistsalmon5633]

lmfaoooo

[@ortallicafirst3866]

"Shifu taught you well. But he didn't teach you everything."

[@broandsisgiveaways6910]

LMAO 🤣🤣😆😆 Nice one!🤣😂🤣😂

[@Spenceycat123]

Lmaoooo

[@MrBlueSleeves]

You fought well, but I'm simply 10x bigger

[@gavinherwood1073]

I'm done 🤣🤣🤣 what a comment

[@MarioJosifovskiDev]

turned into a cultivation furnace you go

[@elijahmckenzie9207]

who else grew a strong bond with that mantis and was genuinely sad at the end.

[@robby1359]

Elijah Mckenzie Me I was like this mantis will live a while then Small Mantis:Hello big thick and beautiful Big Mantis:Hello Small skinny and ugly Small mantis:wait what *crunch crunch*

[@robby1359]

Randall Flagg Lol yours wa better

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

Elijah Mckenzie -- This looks like a set-up to me! The BBC *deliberately* placed the baby mantis on a leaf with the full-grown one, just so that he would be savagely, heartlessly eaten for the camera and the delight of the viewers. This is as contemptible a practice as cock fighting, and everyone at the BBC should have to spend some time in prison!

[@edl510]

GregoryTheGr8ster Are u Serious?

[@Punkkko]

I did :(

[@shinyluckfairy]

“With a bit of Luck, in 2 months time, it will be as Big and Beautiful as this Orchid Mantid” “Or Maybe Not 🤷” David Attenborough is a hilarious Narrator 😂

[@airotiv7916]

🤣💀💜

[@airotiv7916]

@personal home ♥️

[@MyBadBro86]

I like how much personality the Mantis had, looking around, being self-aware, and doing some kung-fu poses. Sadly it died too soon. It could of became a wise person.

[@djpharaohz]

or a famous film star ⭐️

[@ytsux9259]

Or Bruce Lee 2.0 😢

[@coincollectingfun]

The end of the video made me realize that being a human and going to work everyday isn't so bad after all

[@halodave]

True. Even though I don't like Joe he never ate my face

[@RAGE343]

@@halodave not yet anyway 😉

[@lordpain6137]

COIN COLLECTING FUN hey thank you for this comment. It put things in perspective for me.

[@fallinghippos9758]

Imagine a life when we're not on top of the food chain...

[@yoooyoyooo]

What does it say about our lifes that we have to dig this deep to find solace.

[@DiamondMinerDJC00]

That ending though. Smaller Mantis: "You're going to eat me, aren't you?" Bigger Mantis: "Yeah, probs." Smaller Mantis: "Cool... So, like, gonna do that at any point in the near future?" Bigger Mantis: "Yeah, probs." Smaller Mantis: "Alright. Cool, cool..." (...) Smaller Mantis: "So how long are we go-" -Dead-

[@chrismondson128]

kek

[@GreanTwitch]

Too bad someone didnt voice over that. I would watch it for a while then

[@MistiriousStranger1]

:'^(

[@joeyishere3240]

thats funny

[@reapprovedsnail843]

Дэвид forgot one part the sad face😔

[@shlingusdingus4174]

2:26 The spider legit looks up at the threat looming up ahead. Contemplating whether this mantis is worth the trouble or not. God, I love that. It's so subtle that when I first watched this I had no idea there might be something bigger to worry about.

[@segagenesis7708]

It's crazy how it doesn't dawn on your at the time that the spider follows this thing, almost blatantly. For it to suddenly have a change of heart seems odd over a Kung fu stance when the spider has superior eye-sight. Then, it hits you. 'Oh, it saw that big MFer behind the orange one'.

[@Mkharis257]

The spider wasn't scared of his bluff, but because he saw that big one coming. After all he got amazing eyesight, he's seeing the future.

[@thatkyleguy1289]

Praying mantis trying to look bigger Spider: dude I saw you 30 seconds ago.......

[@chrisallum9044]

It works on humans. I can't say for you specifically but there is good chance it'd work on you..being a human and all. "looking bigger" is the phrase, it's both literal and figurative. perhaps, 'more than you are' is more accurate.

[@thatkyleguy1289]

@@chrisallum9044 I like to have a buddy run up behind me and stay hidden except for his arms so i look like Goro off of mortal kombat. That usually diffuses any fight that I get into.

[@evilsharkey8954]

Spider: Shit! Adult mantis! I’m outa here! Baby mantis: Yeah, get lost! Wait, what?

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

thatkyleguy 1>> Spiders have bad memories.

[@timnoble1601]

Init man got shook bruvaaaaaa 😂😂

[@punitthakur31]

I think the spider already saw the big mantis, thats why he ran away😅

[@kingpapayas5570]

😂🤔

[@blursedfly3504]

@Duckie Pence Mantis are cannibal And they have legal license to be a cannibalism fricks

[@galaxydragonplays8885]

@Duckie Pence it's the circle of life not bein mean

[@verilyverily1442]

Ya think?

[@vincentvango1447]

Bruh im so done lmao...so done ^_^

[@salvie777]

Wow, that twist ending got me crying. I was rooting for our lil bro 😭

[@richardhart9204]

"Run coward! My mantis style is better than your crouching spider style." "Indeed ... but my even bigger mantis style is better than your mantis style." CRUNCH!!!

[@radianzero]

Kung Fu Mantis: Master Shifu, I failed to kill Lucas the spider. Orchid Mantis: _"So you have chosen... Death."_

[@gojiraratuli7664]

3:30

[@raviharripersad3523]

Hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 lol so funny

[@kvngdomofsavon]

Radian 💀💀💀

[@trvpmusic2569]

So much goes on in the bug world we have NO clue about 😂😂😂

[@hirotv2621]

HHAHAHAHAHAA

[@TheFirstCalled.60AD]

The spider literally seen the bigger mantis in the background and that's why he walked away! 😂🤣😂🤣🤣

[@yourfavouritescepticx8969]

ADF 10 😂 true

[@playgame5331]

Hahahaha

[@vincenttorrefranca3051]

He saw the camera man

[@playgame5331]

But the big mantis is kinda harsh lolz

[@CatcherMorningstar]

@@vincenttorrefranca3051 the camera man is probably 500 meter away dumbass

[@Voxen712]

2:23 that shot literally looks like a fight standoff this cameraman is a legend

[@sugarplumsoda]

Kung Fu Mantis: You can't defeat me Jumping Spider: I know, but she can **AN ORCHID MANTIS APPEARS**

[@iSyriux]

Why is it a "she"

[@sugarplumsoda]

@@iSyriux Female mantis eats male mantis

[@maralmindeity5332]

@@iSyriux also female bigger than males

[@goomba8170]

@@iSyriux Female mantis’s are way bigger than the males, and are also different colors (in the case of the orchid mantis, which was shown at the end here, the males are mostly brown, whereas the females are mostly white or white and pink)

[@ligma212]

​@@goomba8170MRAS: *TRIGGERED*

[@user-sn1hi7my7x]

That ending was just so random I couldn't help but laugh

[@NadeMEGeneration]

THAT JUMPED ME...

[@magiv4205]

Yeah, it was quite a jumpscare😂😂

[@pagnag4388]

yh same

[@cynthfusion5681]

I know right.

[@desilewis3562]

B same

[@HasteHollow]

Plot twist: spider was trying to warn Kung fu mantis to not return home.

[@spaceisnice6913]

Yes

[@WeezSneez]

Plot twist twist: the spider and the white mantis are partners

[@HasteHollow]

Andrew Knappe ex partners former cellmates

[@AiladnamNiaz]

SpiderMan

[@AiladnamNiaz]

Twistier plot: The Mantis Never Died

[@musicloverlondon6070]

The quality of the film is impressive; such detail in the close-ups. The creature at the end seems to have evolved to appear like a flower in order to trick it's prey by hiding in plain sight. Fascinating piece of film. Thanks for uploading.

[@phuckweed]

What nature programs will be worth watching if David Attenborough retires/passes away? He is legendary. He has an uncanny ability to immerse you wholly in whatever subject he speaks of.

[@BigWarthog]

In Russia we have a nature program legend too. Nikolai Drozdov. Just listen to his voice, you won't be disappointed

[@lordbertox4056]

AI generated David Attenborough documentaries?

[@anmolagrawal5358]

@@BigWarthog Britain's David and Russia's Nicolai....timeless classics indeed

[@noskoolikeoldskool]

Plot twist, the spider was trying to help him all along.

[@borosinyas2648]

Takers not givers

[@borosinyas2648]

Take everything but never give bullys

[@bababadalgharagh]

@@borosinyas2648 I'll take your cherry, boy.

[@UnwaveringBackBone]

Yup he was blinded by fear all along

[@nemesisk4788]

Lol xD

[@Cakeybots]

aw man, and i thought that orchid mantis was its sensei :(

[@Deddogbounce]

oh god me too;-;

[@saka6347]

same '-'

[@TOONAnimeRevolutions]

looks lik he failed.

[@WarOfTed]

Maybe he is, but the smaller mantis were very talented and the orchid mantis know that once its student surpassed him, the student will slay its sensei so he will be the strongest. Luckily, the orchid mantis saw this day coming, it only taught the student 98 of its secret deadly technique, and reserved the last one for its student.

[@carlodaviddeniega1566]

AHAHAHAHAHA

[@satriadicky3732]

"A Mantis is born with exceptional eyesight, But the Spider's is even better." That's cool line right there.

[@dodieodie498]

I'm not sure which is more fascinating- the insects themselves or the fact that the photographers can capture such amazing and detailed footage.

[@antwon1127]

It's all fun and games until that Mantis comes back with a tiger panda, monkey, crane and a snake

[@katczinsky]

Everybody gangsta till

[@FLBoyRed904]

unknown 😂😂😂😂

[@bellaeva4348]

unknown 🤣😂

[@atulyadang6270]

U forget abt shifu 👍

[@thedarkside9137]

AHAGAGAGAHHAHAHA THIS COMMENT FINNA BLOW

[@smellyfish36]

Finally meets senpai, immediately killed

[@jslunatic2482]

ikr😂😂

[@skade1475]

Omg this is an anime

[@knuclear200x]

"Shiro-senpai...i...i..." "Aka-chan DAISUKI" "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" （*´▽｀*）♥♥♥~ "CHU CHU CHU" "Ahhnn~ im at my limit..."

[@muhd195ify]

suprise butt*** ,says the senpai xD

[@sailorcaramel]

ikr. its so sad, i thought for a sec' that bugs had a parent-child relationship. i guess not.

[@peterstamatiou4530]

The spider didn’t catch up to eat him... he was catching up to reach him about his cars extended warranty

[@Littlekoji-df1cf]

The way the mantis moves and turns its head is just so lifely. I know it sounds dumb but its still such a beautiful animal.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

2:45 Spider; "Duuuude, what is *that* behind you" Mantis; "I'm not falling for that trick"

[@IRONFIST72]

LOL

[@uhmactually6175]

haha

[@lilllilillililililil]

KKKKKKKKK

[@franklinv69]

Lol

[@Phoenix-sp4mp]

Lol 😂

[@hilda4643]

NOOOO THAT END GOT ME SO BADDD

[@wanfreecss]

:/

[@coconutcore]

My heart just ex- and imploded at the same time. ...then it broke. :.f

[@ole9437]

Sebastian Michaelis me too

[@pammyzenmed2161]

Sebastian Michaelis OMG me too! I almost fell out of my chair!

[@mr.wannabe6918]

Sebastian Michaelis thx you helped me out

[@nugsymalone1247]

Forget David, the real actual talent here is whoever took this phenomenal footage. I would love to have that job.

[@lastaustrian]

This video was better than most movies i've seen in years

[@baconandeggs159]

He passed the intimidation check, but lord did he fail his perception check

[@abc.xyz.2183]

Bacon and Eggs your profile picture made me hungry 💀 and then I realized I haven’t eaten in 2 days cause of Quarantine so thanks my man 😂

[@Elcherino123]

Kung Fu was in love. Big Boi was in hunger. Hunger wins.

[@baconandeggs159]

ABC. XYZ. Glad it helped you remember your basic human necessities

[@Alex_1729]

If you don't invest points in your perception, you're gonna have a bad time.

[@lexol3347]

Can't blame him; never thought he'd be eaten by a 'flower'.

[@jojojorisjhjosef]

Hats off to the camera work, Simply incredible.

[@goldboyjr]

jojojorisjhjosef They had to use Ant Man [inserts giant tear emoji man]

[@joshuaschwartz4994]

+jojojorisjhjosef My exact thought

[@boingbryan8123]

agreed

[@robbyatt]

+jojojorisjhjosef Thank Alistair MacEwen and the great researchers!

[@diesel1279dsl]

+jojojorisjhjosef my thoughts exactly

[@marblesoda9]

that moment where the mantis "bluffs" plays out exactly like a cartoon scene lmao, it acts all tough and thinks it scared off the spider but in reality it was the bigger guy behind him

[@marksantos834]

Kung Fu Mantis : “Ka…Me…Ha…Me…” Jumping Spider : “I quit, you win.” *post fight press conference* Jumping Spider : “I know he probably couldn’t, but I wasn’t going to take the chance and find out.”

[@Ran_007]

Plot twist: The spider was actually trying to warn the Kung Fu mantis about the Orchid Mantis.

[@killua909]

LOL

[@tahmidarham8066]

@@killua909 I'm deAD

[@blackpeople8030]

Imagine the spider being like “hey man you shouldn’t go that way there is a big predator over there oh shit he is pulling out his kung fu moves on me I better get out of here”

[@kurtnelle]

Plot twist: The Spider was trying to contact the mantis about his extended car warranty.

[@LaCrevetteSansNom]

They're both Orchid mantis

[@infernocombustion]

Bruh, living in that world looks like a horror movie. A freakin murderer everywhere you look

[@joedelorra1016]

Danny M We’re above just enough to form societies and build cities

[@sasaha8389]

@@joedelorra1016 no we are not...we just seek control so we dont need to kill. if its not there then we start to kill again

[@sikilaui6162]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@peacelove8941]

I knew someone was going to say ,(bruh)

[@laranathanielmatthewf.3042]

Its called food chain

[@nandhithas2822]

Love how the spider stared at the mantis after it showed its skill like 'bro the heck I'm watching' 😂

[@Bombiedude.]

R.i.p mr mantis he was very adorable and had very cool colors

[@pmdoublet1948]

That’s was the most depressing ending to a BBC clip I’ve seen

[@iirocks2553]

_ PMdoubleT Personally I was amazed by the absolutely beautiful shot of them facing each other. And the end surprisingly blew me away instead of horrifying me.

[@thegreatowl4296]

@@iirocks2553 it broke my f*cking heart

[@nexuslord6831]

@@thegreatowl4296 same brother- same. nature is a cruel one.

[@newtondeng2840]

Go check out the spider mating one and the polar bear vs walrus, they both didnt end too well

[@nathanbruce1992]

@@iirocks2553 it makes me wonder if the cameraman put them their to get that shot. Why would the small wantis walk up to the bigger one and sit there?

[@Idiodyssey87]

"Mantids will eat anything that moves, including other mantids." In the business, this is known as foreshadowing.

[@random6579]

Its mantis

[@v1ctin]

@@random6579 pretty sure it's mantids, you can refer to mantises as mantids since their family name is mantidae.

[@random6579]

@@v1ctin oh shit sorry

[@Alex_1729]

Mantids? First time hearing that, That's different than mantis?

[@rlddles4u]

Rauha Honkanen It says mantids in the captions.

[@AsadKhan-ft4ce]

It's 100 times more dramatic when Attenborough describes it. Just love him

[@matttypes2695]

Gotta say, kung fu mantis have a sick design.

[@KINGhotaru11]

Imagine surviving a spider to be eaten by ur own species.. That really sucks

[@jaybee408]

Metaphorically speaking, people do that as well.

[@adamoliver3997]

Watch out even humans resort to cannibalism.

[@grumpmutt5353]

I'd prefer being eaten by my own species rather than getting killed by a spider. Where my arachnophobia people at? 👌

[@adamoliver3997]

grumpmutt count me as one. I dont know which is worse, being killed by a skyrim giant frostbite spider or by hundreds of smaller spiders. Oh what about being killed by hundreds of giant frostbite spiders. Yeah ill say that ones the worst.

[@iNathanLite]

It would have made Return of the Kings ending a bit more scarring

[@ideaquest]

Instead of Mantis, it’s now, Mant’was.

[@Lethe69]

ideaquest This comment deserves more likes.

[@phillyphil3860]

Please, see yourself out.

[@ReaperD6]

Don't know if i should laugh or shoot myself with a 12 gauge

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

Mant is gone.

[@letsgetiton99]

Harvard graduates want to know your location.

[@tammyhodges4447]

Wow. Did not see that coming. Stunning photography. RIP little guy.

[@beeech1080]

Man that whole thing was a roller coaster of emotions, and don't even get me started on the ending.

[@muratgunduz4666]

The reason spider left its because he saw that big ass white mantis LOL

[@t-rexstudioproductions781]

CANNIBAL!

[@jotaroChan]

لا تسوي نفسك دكي

[@jotaroChan]

ندري قبل ما تولد

[@krissykemp105]

But the White Mantis look so Beautiful

[@devin837]

@@t-rexstudioproductions781 LMFAO the narrator said the spiders eye was BETTER!

[@frodobaggins4396]

That ending hit me harder than infinity war

[@1ROCKET-]

Good one 😂

[@mladjallama8873]

LOL XD

[@mr.nobody896]

haha

[@noodledoodle6229]

lol

[@seyhakneaseang2643]

Good one XD

[@the5thpanda274]

I am getting chills just from seeing that spider. Everytime it moves, I feel like it is on me right now

[@benjamincarr9119]

Watching this shit with the sound off made it the most tense silent film I’ve ever seen.

[@hrpang]

in the end, BBC films camera people film better than an actual Hollywood movie

[@Crichjo32]

BBC filmmakers jizz all over Hollywood filmmakers

[@Legionaer666]

It´s because Hollywood producers order the camera crews to do the shaky cams or underlightning or overlightning scenes because they think its cool and artistic but it´s just dump and autistic.

[@dino_nuggett4079]

true that

[@neemaamiry8947]

Kemal Sunal that rhymed

[@DogWick]

hrpang And keep the damn camera still

[@Atombender]

"Master, I've outrun the Jumping Spider!" "Good, good. Now onto the next lession. DODGE THIS!"

[@IwillSmashYrBoy]

Alex K. 😂

[@RaidriarTheRadicalKing]

Sensei*

[@raidraptor5893]

Top 10 anime betrayals 2017

[@raidraptor5893]

damnit someone already said it XD

[@antonius.martinus]

"Class dismissed" *as it chomps on it's pupil*

[@Operation3Sixty]

It's amazing that a cannibalistic species can avoid extinction

[@eenayeah]

0:39 Holy foreshadowing!!

[@rafaelo.2861]

Spider: Aight Imma head out Mantis: Why do I still hear boss music? Giant Mantis: Im bouta end this man’s whole career

[@OmniscientWarrior]

What if the bigger mantis was the real reason the spider left?

[@dacksonflux]

@@OmniscientWarrior chances are it was. 🤣

[@Dank_Varley]

This is a highly appropriate use of memes.

[@kingsaintides7227]

@@Dank_Varley agreed

[@greedydevilsplayground7936]

3 memes in one that's fucking impressive

[@sataniscoming1647]

10 top saddest anime deaths

[@vanguardtrainer924]

SATAN IS COMING Top ten anime betrayals.

[@Gam3rLove]

Hahahaha

[@MJ-cm9ps]

SATAN IS COMING TOP 10 ANIME BETRAYALS xd

[@Johnny-rx4hs]

White Mantis = Griffith

[@tommycordero4001]

Spider run because he saw the bigger orchids mantis,and the baby mantis didn't.

[@rockoyhead]

When your bullying a kid but an actual bully comes along.

[@MjaySenoj]

Omg I'm imagining all of them in the beginning going " WATCHAAAAAWWWWW WADOOOOO WATTTAAAAAAAHHHH OOOOHHHHWATTATATATATATAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!"

[@TheoryTheory2222]

+MjaySenoj someone needs to dub some sounds over the video hahahhahahha

[@MjaySenoj]

+Theory Theory2 lol ikr! that would be awesome

[@nathanielthroop6940]

+MjaySenoj How to be... NINJAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Gremlinke96]

+MjaySenoj YATATATATATATATATATATA

[@MjaySenoj]

+Nomadeu XD

[@DeathGripper1337]

The end broke my heart.

[@patrickc1193]

Nature is genocidal.

[@shaowwolf2415]

DeathGripper1337 I

[@Mmouse_]

Your username is "DeathGripper" and this broke your heart? Nature is brutal, always has been, I've no idea why people think it isn't, especially considering we're the most brutal species alive.

[@jesse1389]

Did u screamed on ur phone/computer/laptop? Cus i did screamed on my phone....

[@SleepUniverse]

smol bean q

[@holedestroyer15]

I love how animated the mantis looks when it moves

[@breakfastplan4518]

That Mantis was straight-up doing Tai-chi.....

[@amernice]

i love how he didn't even try that kung fu shit on the bigger guy

[@masterxstevenstones6496]

Because it's not a fight it's a suicide lv 5 vs lv 50 it's the same as Bakugo tried to crush all might

[@yurilowell217]

Or Gotenks vs Beerus.

[@shadykingdom860]

@@masterxstevenstones6496 Not everyone knows bnha

[@masterxstevenstones6496]

@@Hussain-zu1gl do you know i have clear mind I don't take advice from guys like you so your little torment have no effects on Me bro

[@masterxstevenstones6496]

@@shadykingdom860 true But they do know power levels

[@soynymphfaery]

Hey, Mister, when I grow up I'm gonna be like you *crunch*

[@jasonsharma5888]

You must be dræming. young Mantis

[@phillipmele8533]

*If*

[@zoeyk1455]

Did you say something? crunch

[@chrisluke3659]

I was like well damn thats messed up.

[@remo687]

NOPE.

[@Sinner487]

That felt like a dark souls encounter.

[@8383kathy]

I don’t know about everyone else here, but I am mesmerized by these animal, fish, and aquatic videos. I end up watching these every night when I wake up. Lol

[@DH-rq7gw]

Why is nobody talking about how the camera shots are so good it makes everything look fake. Like holy shit that’s crazy

[@gothboy77z]

exactly. shit looks super fake

[@DragonTempleSanctuary]

They just give cameras to bugs and pay them in sugar.

[@milkyhuman5644]

They are building small dioramas, so it is easy to put a good light there for quality shots. Also it's way easier to just put bugs here instead of searching for them in the wild.

[@davidleonard7439]

@@milkyhuman5644 I mean....dont they STILL have to search for these bugs in the wild?? Where the hell else would they find them at? Dont begin to tell me that they have 1 of EVERY insect just readily available to shoot episodes like this

[@davidleonard7439]

@@elchico6322 yeah but my point is- entomologist STILL have to go out in to the wild, in order to obtain all the countless species of insects, arachnids, reptiles, etc....man, they are still discovering new species of insects EVERY day that we speak. So let's not act like its tooooooo far fetched for them to shoot in the wild. I dont disagree about a lot of this being "staged" but don't be naive to think they don't EVER get natural shots while in the wild.

[@luisluz-ochoa2992]

When your level 4 and go against a level 150 boss

[@coronelwilhelmklink3278]

Not funny

[@hazygobrazy]

Bluckstack Hub 145 people thought it was funny, fool!

[@jtterror2714]

@@coronelwilhelmklink3278 I also thought it was funny

[@coronelwilhelmklink3278]

Not Funny Didnt Laugh

[@954made3]

Not Funny Didn’t laugh

[@raynalefevre2226]

That mantis was like try to keep up slow poke spider.

[@isoldy3072]

Ringrazio l’algoritmo per avermelo fatto vedere 🙏🏼

[@LILPPGOON]

2:32 "but this mantis has a surprising line in self defense" Mantis: pulls out a gun

[@scabcrawler632]

@@kinglistosas5010 magazine

[@colesontaylor1231]

His neutral special is "gun"

[@icedragon23472]

Parry this you casual

[@Mansplainer452]

😂😂😂😂😂😂clown

[@silursmq5511]

"Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance, but not for me!"

[@deadpoolc.4733]

R.I.P Kung fu mantis we all thought you were the surviver

[@sonysamcherian7552]

Dont worry he was just given a kiss The kiss of death

[@benmicek6829]

You beat me to it

[@eianmartinez3355]

RIP survivor we all thought you were the fung fu mantis.

[@joashex69]

^survivor

[@shahkhan9219]

Spoiled the video lol

[@sobreaver]

Pushing the limits of professionalism, I luv it ! Mr.Attenborough should've been my only teacher in all my school , I would've captivatingly learned every one of my classes

[@NeoHD23]

The spider tried to reach the mantis about the extended warranty but saw the orchid mantis behind him and said fluff this I'm not getting paid enough for this crap!!

[@fuhua2889]

Top 10 Anime betrayals

[@bingbonghafu]

Number 1: Minecraft

[@SMDSteve]

OG -Zvy this is number five to me.

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

Okay this meme is really getting old.

[@tatianarodriguez4499]

Welp, you heard it straight from the source. It's old and done with. Put it out of it's misery before we all began to hate it.

[@trystan1113]

Top 10 overused memes

[@Kaxology]

"Man, I want to be just as big as you when I gr-" "No"

[@nicholasmartinez5104]

GOOD ONE

[@funnyamazingworld3156]

It ended completely differently :) The jumping spider saved itself :)

[@yummm8775]

The camera work and editing are extraordinary! Well done, BBC Earth!

[@ConsoleGeekx]

This mans voice is a treasure, it makes the video more interesting.

[@sarahanderson9181]

David Attenborough the legend.

[@durnin101]

Ahem, Thats Sir David Attenborough

[@sarahanderson9181]

@@durnin101 I stand corrected. What's up though? No jiggy jiggy last night? 🤣

[@recentlyexecuted272]

Turky Alasiri omg i have actual memorized it’s name i can’t really prove it but his name is david attenborough k ignore this comment it looks like i copier off someone

[@fjccommish]

I can out voice him with my personality and vocal chords tied behind my back.

[@korgusborkin4646]

At the end I was like "Awww" and then "NOOOOOO!"

[@springhowell6141]

Same it was like one of those break happy movies first your like 😀 😨 😱

[@pauloapolodelaconcha1093]

Same. He had a bright future

[@thealivec4t]

+Francis Moran tbh i was thinking "it would be hilarious if the big one ate the little one" and then it happened and i busted up laughing.

[@matthewplayz4dayz18]

+Francis Moran he found hes dad but hes dad has changed

[@maosama3695]

+Francis Moran my kungfu is better than your kungfu

[@maksimkritz1760]

these little ninja boogers have got to be one of the coolest insects ive ever laid eyes on, nature is so stunning at times, and the mantis doing tai chi was awesome

[@turnleft8645]

Sheesh, it's 2024 and I'm amazed at the quality of this and how it held my attention...great job

[@linewater2690]

I have 3 things to say. 1. This is like a horror movie. 2. The camera shots are phenomenal. 3. The narrator and narration is perfect.

[@pet4byte559]

I agree.

[@Nico-ow8bi]

I completely agree.

[@ivylenzaeith9272]

@@pet4byte559 I also agree- but when it ate the red mantis that startled tf outta me.

[@pet4byte559]

@@ivylenzaeith9272 Yeah, that can also be true.

[@doryiii]

David Attenborough for you

[@blackchrome8856]

When you can escape from hard level enemy , but suddenly the final boss appear be like

[@justanotherblackwhitemicke7817]

Skyward Sword in a nutshell

[@ViperDivinity]

*That's how mafia works*

[@The-pf4zy]

_"You can't escape a boss without beating him."_

[@autisticduck3071]

*one they fear plays*

[@ZZZZZ_________________]

When you move on but have like 5% of your health bar

[@kryless7775]

KZbin recommandation never fail. That one give me inspiration lol

[@yashkushwaha1084]

i am totally amazed by the cinemetography with the perspective of those insects and also with a person who is describing every single move of insects...

[@whackcar]

This footage truly looked like an animated movie... And that plot twist at the end was brilliant. :D

[@newaccount6.9bviews8second7]

It reminded me of ice age 3

[@freebird1721]

The mantis is a paid actor

[@tristan7844]

this video changed my perspective on life!!! lol wow Brilliant!!!!!

[@user-sm9tk1ur8k]

That was predictable, see how the big mantis was getting ready to grab the little one, just like a spiraling snake who contracts its mussels before the final blow

[@carolhayes9798]

I'm scared to go to sleep

[@bloodlinegate7]

Kung fu mantis entered by accident a level 140 dungeon while trying to avoid a level 5 spider.

[@shem9683]

Ark?

[@piranhaplantX]

I mean, jumping spiders are actually pretty badass. There is a specific species of them that flat out hunts larger spiders, for example.

[@wlocas]

Best caption of all time, perfect

[@ayoutubechannel1413]

When you try to escape a enemy grunt but accidentally enter the final bosses dungeons

[@zander0277]

Piranha Plant yeah they’re so smart I think the one ur talking about is the one that plucks the web to bait the blind spider down and then eats it from there or comes down from a branch like mission and impossible Nd attacks it so it doesn’t get caught by the spiders fangs

[@filipkazmierczak4961]

That big mantis has better comedy timing than most shows rn

[@aware2722]

Whoever shot and edited this is a magician

[@robhill9989]

You’re wrong for that one BBC Earth. You played with my emotions. Over here like “damn”

[@shaynegage1]

Ugh...poor mantis...

[@man-iw3ok]

it is the programming

[@crustelsa5918]

Don’t be fooled by these PAID ACTORS.

[@bwill123]

Obviously in cheap costumes.

[@petrubarboni8799]

FU)!( YOU!

[@evareethleith7370]

ikr lol

[@darkcloudcloud8519]

So true..on minutes 4.09 you can see it's fake

[@janetairlines1351]

This isn't cnn

[@honkity_honkity]

I held back a mix between a laugh and sorrowful wail at the end

[@golgoth7600]

The world of insects is just truly amazing and so varied.