Deadly Spider Vs Giant Praying Mantis Part 1 Educational Spider Study

Praying Mantis are deadly predator spider killers. Redback Spiders are ruthless insect killers that will kill their own to survive. Lets put a Giant Mantis with the deadly female Redback spider and see which critter has the killer moves to win a bug battle. Praying Mantis are ambush predators that have excellent eyesight camouflage and stealthy moves. Their use a rapid strike to grasp the prey with their spiked raptorial forelegs. The Redback spider has a different set of killer skills, it uses a very sticky web to trap other spiders and insects and has the ability to kill small snakes, lizards and skinks. Whats most scary about the Redback spider is it's constant killing of other Redback spiders. This sets these spiders up as some of the nastiest deadly spiders around. Video posted as educational, documentary, and scientific and forms part of my Redback Spider study series of videos.
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The Redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii) is a species of venomous spider indigenous to Australia. It is a member of the cosmopolitan genus Latrodectus, the widow spiders. The adult female is easily recognised by her spherical black body with a prominent red stripe on the upper side of her abdomen and an hourglass-shaped red/orange streak on the underside. Females have a body length of about 10 millimetres (0.4 in), while the male is much smaller, being only 3-4 mm (0.12-0.16 in) long. Mainly nocturnal, the female Redback lives in an untidy web in a warm sheltered location, commonly near or inside human residences. It preys on insects, spiders and small vertebrates that become ensnared in its web. It kills its prey by injecting a complex venom through its two fangs when it bites, before wrapping them in silk and sucking out the liquefied insides. Male spiders and spiderlings often live on the periphery of the female spiders' web and steal leftovers. Other species of spider and parasitoid wasps prey on this species. The Redback is one of few arachnids which usually display sexual cannibalism while mating. The redback is one of the few spider species that can be seriously harmful to humans, and its preferred habitat has led it to being responsible for the large majority of serious spider bites in Australia.
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 430 genera in 15 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of mantises are the termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. Mantises are mostly ambush predators, but a few ground-dwelling species are found actively pursuing their prey. They normally live for about a year. In cooler climates, the adults lay eggs in autumn then die. The eggs are protected by their hard capsules and hatch in the spring. Females sometimes practice sexual cannibalism, eating their mates after copulation.
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[@Xuevium]

"I'm just gonna move the male.. I like the males" proceeds to beat the hell out of it with the lid.

[@segamatthews5023]

Lol

[@ryanconway5875]

What

[@Bunnyguy15]

Bruh

[@Xuevium]

@@Bunnyguy15 - Bruh 😇

[@SC-hs2yg]

Omg i giggled so hard reading that. I was thinking it too 😆

[@leokimvideo]

Please enjoy this complex Spider Vs Mantis bug battle that lasted 3 days. The fight is split into three 30 min videos that have been edited down from over 10 hours of raw fight footage. I’m sorry I can’t make these the 3 min trending videos Google is looking for so I expected to be shafted by the all-controlling and destructive algorithm. Anyway other scam producers will steal parts of these videos and make viral content for themselves. Welcome to KZbin.

[@bparks2193]

leokimvideo Mantis is male.

[@theultimategamers8744]

The cage is to small

[@shardulsatrange]

i agree with ..i think whatever damage happened to the mantis was right at that moment , but i do not think that your theory that the spider bit in that tiny leg extension is correct ... my theory is that spider was observing the mantis' movement and recognized the pattern of it cleaning its legs with its mouth frequently, and as it got the opportunity when the leg it self came close to its mouth .it just secreted the venom on its leg and the mantis consumed it , itself while cleaning ..hence it took a quite a bit of time for the venom to take effect

[@indianboyhacker649]

leokimvideo have you ever encountered a funnel web spider

[@Korijenkins1414]

You'd have to have a watermark to prevent that

[@compassandradio6261]

For those who don't know, the mantis is picking up the taste and scents from her feet to discern what type of prey shes up against. It's how they hunt.

[@caprinova]

they also see it easier when the bug is moving (atleast for my speces)

[@qweqqweq2090]

right, of course! and you know that because you're also a praying mantis?

[@Elmafusa69]

@@qweqqweq2090 wtf you're trippin lmao 🤣

[@AnhNguyen-hn9vj]

I think it all depend on the mantis as not all mantis is good with their fighting skills. However, some of mantis is just awesome they do actually act like kung fu master.

[@ElGoblino-ff5mz]

wow

[@JatinderToor20]

This man got a whole spider fight club in his living room 😂

[@robertcelik5209]

Is the mantis fight club

[@LLLLLLLLLLLL117]

Yu Don’t speak about spider fight club

[@netocheztoday]

It would be a true shame to lose such an authentic channel on KZbin. I know it is super tough to edit 6 hrs into 30 min and for that 👏 my applause. Don't let KZbin's frustration make you lose the community you have built. These videos are unique and authentic. I can absolutely see this on an authentic television series and that's what we here want to see. Something we can come back to and simply binge. Great cliffhanger btw.

[@leokimvideo]

Big problem is this video is 28 mins too long. I know this video will get dumped like a dirty hot potato real soon. This is the new way KZbin rewards producers now.

[@marcos_dward8551]

Neto Chez Agreed! For that I subed and Liked! Great support, and work from this channel!

[@myothergem]

Neto Chez im new here and i love this channel! U r right!

[@genesis011]

Neto Chez you said authentic so much that I think authentic isn't even a word

[@burgman1241]

Neto Chez No it is not 6hrs its three days with over ten hours of fighting edited down to 30min vids der.

[@misakamikoto1490]

take a shot every time he says "mrs redback"

[@shinobusensui1043]

Id like to not die of alcohol poisoning

[@cashkash]

Shinobu Sensui same, since it would be illegal since I’m 9

[@lugustprime6864]

Misaka Mikoto im drunk asf

[@claremnca9139]

Welp. Not as drunk as I'd like to be but that was a fun little drinking game 😂

[@tellthetruth6251]

Lol

[@rainraptor6501]

"What if I told you the redback spider is going to win. What would you do?" "I would punch it in the face." 😂

[@jodilynnspearman7731]

Just saw what you meant, funny😆👍

[@sallysmith6392]

He deserves a punch in the face for the poor set up and senseless killing.

[@UmbraSanguinis]

@@sallysmith6392 ever heard of the circle of life? Its gonna die anyway

[@bobpeters61]

I remember when I was in high school biology class there were a lot of bugs in jars that kids brought in. Someone got curious and put a spider, a mantis and a fly together in a jar and left them overnight. Next morning, the spider and mantis had killed each other and the fly was still buzzing around in the jar.

[@blorkpovud1576]

Lol that's an awesome story.

[@gabs-vz6re]

thomas has seen some things. he'll never recover

[@blackman-bp4tq]

Rip thomas

[@kaweah01]

Good one Zee...

[@carlb.1796]

@@blackman-bp4tq ya

[@COctagons]

Often, a mantis will hang and shiver because natural instinct tells it that when there's a large animal nearby or potential predator, to make itself look like a leaf in the breeze. Don't count shivering as an effect of the venom.

[@terrariaHERO1]

red back spiders have neurotoxic venom, or neurotic venom. which attacks the nervous system of the prey, or enemy threatening it... therefore, having shivers as a venom effect is very possible as the nerves in the mantises body would be dying and deteriorating.,

[@leokimvideo]

What is the weird breathing going on? If that a trick or venom effect?

[@COctagons]

Sometimes a mantis will hiss if it feels threatened. Some kinds accompany this with a threat display, and others don't, as they hope to make predators confused and nervous (fighting is a mantis' absolute last resort). They usually hiss by taking deep breaths and exhaling really hard and fast.

[@846Sk8er]

Concentric Octagons the hissing sound you hear is the abdomen rubbing on the wings

[@COctagons]

It even says it in Wikipedia: "some species may also produce a hissing sound by expelling air from the abdominal spiracles". Same as a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach.

[@mr.blueguy7648]

"IT IS PETRIFYING TO WATCH THIS" [mantis casually cleanin its claws, ignoring the spider"

[@lawrencetaylor2414]

“I’ll punch you in the face”! Lmao, the most entertaining play by play I have seen in a long time. Even more than football!

[@devon4866]

That spider tank looks like a battlefield 1 DLC map

[@leokimvideo]

Yes,and the only Tank in sight is Thomas ;)

[@sonicrail5253]

leokimvideo LOL good one leo

[@primeclaw7773]

lol

[@AbyssalSchmitt]

To small more like call of duty

[@itzmoggo2134]

Schmityy722 nah cause cod doesn’t have tanks

[@crankyinmv]

That's the only time I ever heard a nature documentary narrated like a boxing match (it even had instant replay). Also the only time I've seen such sharp detail in a video of 2 insects fighting. Great job on both counts!

[@norwegianblue2017]

A praying mantis got into my kitchen a few months ago and my two cats were very interested in it. There are probably few things worse for a small creature than having a cat's attention. They batted it around quite a bit, but the mantis held tough. In admiration of its fortitude, I intervened and put it out in the garden where it is most welcome!

[@zabisadat1221]

Thanks mate for the edu-macational video. I have learnded the lot. It was fully sick, keep up the good works.

[@Grand_History]

The mantis is a male. You ever heard "here comes the bride all fat and wide, and here comes the groom skinny as a broom" that applies to praying mantises

[@thehogfather5872]

Brandan Miller the female is also brown

[@Grand_History]

alex the british shark different species have different sexual dimorphism. That may be true for a couple of species, but it's not common enough to be a rule of thumb.

[@thehogfather5872]

Brandan Miller the female is brown though

[@rolfeyM8]

alex the british shark like he said, for some species yes... but not for a lot of them

[@Grand_History]

+alex the british shark you know that for sure applies to the species in this video? If so please share what species you think it is

[@zeeteajuu]

Best cliff hanger ever you did a great job dude your the best at this pls don't quit KZbin I need your vids

[@leokimvideo]

Here is a secret, there is a double cliff hanger! This is the bug battle of the century.

[@1phearold]

This is a supremely great video!. I really enjoyed it...havnt even finished it yet, because I wanted to let you know how good it REALLY is. Kudos!

[@TheShannonNess]

I've always wanted to be a forensic entomologist and this is right up my alley, volume up and get some chips! I've spent 2 days watching this entire 3 part series (in between meals, work, sleep, family - the important stuff, ya know? Lol).

[@robertf.kuszewski4150]

My first time watching this and about 10 minutes into it I suddenly realized that I was watching the bug version of this last Superbowl almost play for play.

[@mattthorgood645]

Finally! I'm 25 and I love this stuff! Keep it up leo! Your humour and insight to these creatures has helped my partner get past her fear of these creepy crawly critters Thanks a bunch man. Real interesting stuff

[@lola-to9om]

congrats you are 29 :)

[@kevenaguirre5202]

This dude reminds me of the rock guy from the avengers haha

[@Menelaosmintokleineis]

Korg?

[@kevenaguirre5202]

The mad Titan Thanos yeah hahhahaa

[@davidshaw7549]

Taika Waititi

[@camh3429]

The aussie/kiwi accent maybe

[@spongedebfatpants1308]

Yes!!

[@romanengelbrecht6717]

i legit watched this like a sports game lmao this was great

[@tyler4293]

A TRAIN WRECK HA I'M DYING HE SNEEKED IN A PUN 😂

[@leokimvideo]

If I don't sneak Thomas in I lose a really important spam tag, problem is I'm missing Minions, Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol and whatever else the tag spammers use these days. Oh lets not forget Play Doh!

[@australopithicusafarensis5343]

Snuck

[@deznuts3158]

Wiinter 3Tears i said the same thing

[@mineeeJoy]

I hate mantises mouth

[@tishsmith3843]

I'm so happy I found your channel! Love it! Thank you!!

[@jasongriffith1614]

The spider is actually playing it smart. The closer an insect is to a mantis, the harder it is for the mantis to strike at it. It needs to be able to stretch out and strike. Up close it isn't able to get the same force behind its punch. If the spider was down by the mantis's rear end, it would give the mantis an advantage in striking distance

[@sonofjay817]

This is genuinely edge of your seat, riveting stuff here mate! If Mantis can pull this off, it will be the greatest come back since Rocky 4, even greater.

[@dominiknicol7060]

Great video Leo very cool and interesting. Keep it up 😁

[@ya.ghostie]

Idk but the mantis preening looked cute in a way, and this is coming from someone with a phobia of bugs and insects lol

[@whatskrakin37]

Him: If you could smell fear, it’ll be emulating from Mrs. Redback Me: I can feel it

[@ima8694]

A lot of mantises need to settle into a zone where they think are not being observed by any other Predator. Personally I reckon it a no brainer to give the mantis some greenery, some peace and lack of outside movement and then after a day or so, drop in the spider. Cheers for the video anyway

[@TheC0unt]

You're right mantis are assassin bugs

[@bullfrogger1208]

Agree . Surely , the Mantis would be much more aggressive if it was hungry . This scene in no way reflects what would happen in a real encounter . My guess is , if the mantis is hungry he eats . If not , there is no long encounter . Mantis may make contact but then move on . In the long run , there is little to gain by picking fights with something you probably won't eat that can just as easily kill you . Lone predators must avoid serious injury or they will starve to death . The Mantis never made a serious attack . The spider was close enough to at least try to bite a leg for some time but showed no desire to. The spider's plan was to play dead , but then Mantis shoved his toe in spiders mouth . Spider saw the threat . Mantis never felt in danger . That was a big difference.

[@wickedness4life930]

Wow! Great Video Leo. Totally intense. I did not expect the Red Back to come on top in the end and totally did not expect the Mantis to survive that first bite either. Keep up the great work and ignore the negative comments. You are doing great. I've been waiting for you to post this Red Back vs Mantis vid for a while now. Totally worth the wait.

[@connorhenn1371]

As stated in the comments that's a male mantis.. you can tell because he is very skinny and the wings are past the abdomen. Those spasms out the rear end could most likely just be his guy parts trying to do some work ;). As far as the mantis surviving... I believe that the venom was not potent enough to kill the mantis, and only stunned it.

[@orange-u-tan1344]

Is he not worried that opening the cage might let poisonous spiders into his house

[@TheRabbitFear]

Venomous not poisonous

[@alexandriamaguire8224]

He's from Australia! They've got millions of poisonous things there, found nowhere else in the world.

[@orange-u-tan1344]

@@alexandriamaguire8224 that makes sense I’m from Britain so all we have obese pigeons

[@Stillicious]

He’s probably protecting them by putting them in the tank from more deadly stuff in the house😂

[@Gunsblazin94]

You made it seem like this was some intense, predatory battle. Which it's not. This was a video of two creatures that recognize how deadly the other is, and hesitate to do anything other than trying to avoid the other. There was pretty much zero predatory activity displayed here.

[@rubixmantheshapeshifter1769]

Total spoil alert

[@oppsinlyf]

5 min watched and knew this was a waste of time. Came to check the comments and am just replying this and moving on to the next recommended video

[@Steamerbeen]

“Im getting massive tingles I can tell ya” 😂

[@zephaniahwitoko5038]

“It needs to go to spec savers” 😂

[@johnsiira9478]

Another great death match spider VS mantis ... gotta love Tomas the train appearance..

[@kiralilith8654]

This is more intense then any tied sport championship with a minute left in the clock

[@hunterknight6956]

I have to give it to you Leo , that was a gangster-ass cliffhanger. I felt like I was kid again watching Dragon Ball Z, having to watch like 20 episodes for Goku and Freiza to fight, but always being excited for the next episode. That's how I feel about your channel it's like watching an awesome TV show , the episodes are amazing, and I'm always left wanting more. I think it's a great style, and in a world where everything is at our fingertips at any given moment, the way you cliffhanger us is breath of fresh air . It's something I can't have instant gratification for , I have to wait , let my excitement build and then finally get to enjoy. And for the most part the things people can't have instantly are the best things . Anyway Leo please keep making videos , you are a gifted commentator in my opinion, you never waste our time with begging for likes and subscriptions, and you deserve praise for the time you have put it . Great job, I hope you keep putting out videos , have a great day.

[@braydenscott8058]

All I watched was the team four star version

[@luisromero3339]

Hunter Knight suck him up already

[@kalvinwinder]

Thats a male mantis they only hunt when they want. If that was a female mantis that spider would be gone in 2 seconds.

[@plaqeo2067]

Kalvin Winder female count the segments

[@rafikavetisyan8722]

then we should put a goliath bird eater here :)

[@tulipbreeze1696]

It's a female

[@jamesdawson1171]

@@tulipbreeze1696 you obviously know nothing about prey Mantis. If you did you'd know that males haves wings and females don't. This IS a Male! This guy making the video clearly doesn't know the difference either

[@xurbdic1276]

Yea its a female the segments on her bottom

[@BigBawller3000]

You are hilarious! I am 4 minutes in and cracking up. You, sir', are a gift to humanity!

[@MrRichi408]

“Thomas the train looks like a total train wreck” ahh I see what you did there 😂

[@jacquiweber7459]

The way you comment and narrate is up there with any top commentator you had me on the edge of my seat I could of watched all 10 hours

[@ultra3068]

"Train Wreck!" 🤣😂🤣

[@gunlokman]

Great close-up pics of Mrs Mantis. She's amazing - each forearm is like an animated Swiss-Army-Knife!

[@sauce8148]

Human : *Being all dramatic, sweating of fear* Meanwhile the bugs : "Ay yo u cool?" "Ye chill bro"

[@EZOne58]

This guy needs to work as a breaking news anchor

[@Tristanium]

Ever rubbed petroleum jelly into your eyes? Now you know how “Mrs Mantis” feels.. No wonder she was always “cleaning” 😂😂

[@donkeyearrs]

Dude I can't believe how emotional you got watching these bugs duke it out! Glad the spider did so well anyway.

[@romanengelbrecht6717]

if you have spiders youll understand

[@Official__RILO]

"nice and gently here" *gigantic metal tweezers crushes spiders toe/claw*

[@biswadipdutta2890]

I don't think the mantis was shivering, it was just trying to get rid of the sticky web that was stuck to it's front legs. Great work btw, keep the arena burning my friend 💀

[@choji8725]

Beautiful Mantis Specimen. The Arachnid never stood a chance. What's going on? Petroleum is passing through her digestive tract.

[@davidclark2593]

Dude you are the master of suspense. I developed a good kind of anxiety waiting for this play out.

[@tntfreddan3138]

Spiders (normally): "I'm one of the most menacing and dangerous creatures on the planet." One cute, harmless, green boi: "That's cute. C'mere, I'm gonna feast on your intestines and use your legs as toothpicks."

[@yucchhiiowwee]

Praying Mantis can be bought at agricultural stores for large gardens. They eat lots of insects that would otherwise endanger a garden.

[@TC-tn9tb]

ive been waiting for this!! thanks for the hard work leo

[@KalteHoelle666]

Tim j

[@StillbornGravity]

im pretty scared of spiders, so seeing this mantis just walk up and poke it.... makes me feel like the mantis is a hero

[@windjammerzz]

Something is wrong with that Mantis. Even when the spider moves the Mantis seems not to notice. I think that the Petroleum jelly was effecting the Mantis somehow.

[@irisliang2833]

No, mantises can not see well AT ALL and they rely on motion. Even if they rely on motion, they r still pretty bad at using its senses. Lol I have 10 pet mantises so trust me

[@mikeydudek2885]

Turtle Music Studios - are you sure? That mantis looks like its all messed up. Ive never seen a mantis behave that disoriented before and i use to catch the big green ones all the time when i was a kid in the field in front of my dads house.

[@dlayman101]

Mikey Dudek when someone says I have 10 of them as pets you might want to possible listen to their experience

[@theresabraddock9310]

he probably found an old mantis ready to die hence why he was able to catch it easily. cleaning off the vaseline probably expedited its demise

[@garymanis6305]

@@irisliang2833 Wrong. I have watched mantises catch minnows and honey bees. They watched for movement first, then moved in slowly, stalking their prey until they were within 6 inches. The prey wasn't moving. The mantis held position for a few seconds. You would think they are not in range, then the mantis was just a blur and caught the prey in an instant. When the spider moved, the mantis should have seen it. I'm wondering how much petroleum jelly was smeared on its eyes. That would have impaired its vision. I think that explains what we saw.

[@kobstar1236]

The preying mantis looks like an alien

[@leokimvideo]

Yes, they are awesome looking and move in strange ways

[@user-zy4rl8mt6y]

EkbwkbA 910

[@dexmac123]

found your first week of spider tank by accident. im subscribed and watch all your videos.

[@thehogfather5872]

Mark Dexter same

[@debbiemendenhall1372]

I love all his vids ❤

[@nolanparker6984]

Mark Dexter 5 b Cl

[@jamesbryan7890]

When I was a kid Praying Mantis Scared the Hell out of Me ! But as i got older I grew to like And appreciate them !

[@kevinsnyder1390]

Damn. That mantis deserves whatever cash you monetize of the second video.

[@solarcutgems]

I had a pet black widow she lived for 6 years. I was lucky enough to observe her take down extremely large prey including giant grasshoppers. I was amazed to see that she actually had the ability to spit venom.. I think when the praying mantis and the spider got into the quarrel, it may have spit some Venom at its face..

[@dawnagamble3136]

New subbie,awesome video and such beautiful creatures the Good Lord gave us to live with!👍👍👍👍❤️🇨🇦

[@TheCheffer76]

This whole video was worth it for the kid to tell his dad his opinion

[@terrytraynor8280]

Rematch without the petroleum jelly

[@Sos4R4y]

I swear...I cant see a preying mantis without seeing sheldon lmao

[@angieando3376]

I could listen to your accent and “Australianisms” all day!

[@windyhillbomber]

except he is a kiwi

[@jamway3842]

He isn't Australian hahha

[@tron1007r]

Very well done. I appreciate your time putting this together.

[@MarkCartret]

Best video I’ve watched all year. Thanks!

[@twitchytwist3921]

I really loved this series! One thing i wanted to mention that might help the dynamics in the duo, is the ground. You mention you you want to keep thebattle between them as natural as possible, which I admire tenfold! I noticed both critters have problems traveling around the plastic and the glass. My suggestion is, maybe if their was dirt or rock flooring maybe the mantis would have a better stance for attack. Much like the case with the centipede. I hope the internet world starts behaving better for you!

[@blowmeehardtrumptard3039]

If i wasn't so high i woulda gotten bored b4 the good part. Thanks Weed!!

[@GuzGamin]

FEEDUS FETUS When does it bite it I’ve been skipping around the hole video

[@nevk0l0ve86]

😂😂😂

[@aliciabarrett797]

This is thoroughly exciting, thank you in the name of science, that's was intense.

[@bobjacobson858]

I'm glad I chose to move the slider along so I could skim through the whole thing in about a minute.

[@Dia_7hom]

I know shit is disheartening lately but please stick it out, your loyal fans would miss you so much

[@leokimvideo]

I know I'm not the only one being given the shaft from the site changes here. Maybe I'm lucky still compared to other channels that have TOTALLY collapsed. Mind you I can't swing my channels fate around and I have been trying every trick in the book. This downfall feels totally engineered by robots at the big G.

[@Dia_7hom]

leokimvideo a lot of people are trying different content to try and shift the tide, the others are just putting less effort into their content. It's having a knock-on effect I think, and only the massive channels seem to be unaffected. Let's hope things go back to normal soon, before KZbin completely implodes

[@onzah3515]

Aye man solution: website

[@simcptmike]

Omg what are you doing making this kinda video??? Lol jk this is awesome and I hope to see more of these. I love the ring announcements. Good shit man

[@Sandler23]

Wow, the praying mantis is the honey badger of the insect world.

[@igetmassivekillz251]

Very good video man loved the entertainment and suspense in this video

[@grumpyjosh4151]

the mantis u have is a male, female have a bigger abdomen

[@leokimvideo]

Last time I showed this mantis the audience were split 50/50 which sex it was. I just go got girl..it's the safest bet.

[@devingulyas3627]

leokimvideo females are dominant of the two. They will eat their partner after doing the nasty. All pray female mantises of any kind are larger

[@danlowthewild]

sirrt grumpy but that mantis is a female the thorax is small because she has not mated yet. the males are half the size if not smaller then that mantis. ( i got a friend who breeds mantis)

[@leokimvideo]

Typical boy..bone lazy

[@plaqeo2067]

Grumpy Josh it's a female it has 6 segments and short antenna for her species it is a definite female

[@robertraney2067]

I've had praying mantis for pets before. If you let them acclimate and become comfortable in their environment and when they understand that what you put in is food and allow them to get hungry they will strike pretty fast. I've seen it

[@victoraguilar159]

Nice that was awesome

[@luismaldonado2039]

Thomas the train is looking like a train wreck pun intended 😂

[@TheTrainLover-jg2up]

What a great video! What a fantastic cliff hanger, I thought the mantis was done for, but you set up the trailer for the second battle beautifully, and now Im not so sure if the mantis is done for. The mantis throughout the time lapse appeared to be doing something with its rear end. Im no expert on insects by any means but i think the Praying Mantis has a way of expelling the venom of the redback spider from it, which is why it looked like it was dying, it was just fighting the venom out of its body. By thats just my guess and like I said Im no expert, but Im so excited for the next video. Keep up the great work Leo!

[@leokimvideo]

The Mantis seems to be able to recover from a spider bite. Thats a great skill to have when your up against a Redback.

[@shereerockdaschel3097]

The red back will win don’t kill the pre-mantis she’s so beautiful.

[@emilysohler2289]

So cool! There’s a mantis in my window and I was really surprised the spider won!

[@bullfrogger1208]

The spider had time to deliver plenty of venom . Those close quarters seem to favor the spider , being much smaller . great stuff . Thanks.

[@aidanrichards02]

The Redback takes Mantis’ place in the Furious Five

[@championthegod316]

it's going to be a forever stand still! I've already done this experiment with several of my praying mantis and black widow spiders that I randomly pick up and they both respect each other somehow knowing that each of them is a killer on their own Way. I've seen one other person do the same thing with the same tube and they don't go near each other they're both afraid of each other even if you shake them in the tank together and put them on top of each other they fight their way away from each other.

[@rickifox8707]

Thank you was very educational bru

[@G0ddessKelly]

This was an awesome video, thanks!

[@niallg8755]

Totally unrelated but this guy sounds like an Australian morty

[@josephtaverna8167]

Your trip man very funny keep up the good vids I'm betting on the praying mantis to win I'll give you another one another suggestion put that red hourglass Black Widow in with my buddy the Brazilian wandering spider and instead of the black widow eating its mate the Brazilian wandering spider will have her for lunch

Amazing video, keep it up!

[@animatingfool3853]

Good video I hope you get like 1millon subscribers love you as a bro :-) Edit: I meant I hope you have 5millon

[@samheavens815]

CLEANING HER SHOES😂 your a legend mate! f**k the haters keep up the good work & thank you for your time editing !!

[@summerdavis1946]

You are so cool

[@ramonmesta4414]

great videos amigo, I think that tank has all the participants for a royal rumble