Praying Mantises - Deadly Killers of the Insect World | Free Documentary Nature

[@majorkay24]

" the most feared insect, once something is in its grasp there's no escape" few min later...shows clip of grasshopper getting out of its grasp then killing and eatting the mantis.

[@justingarrett9226]

Lol

[@nyx8385]

timestamp

[@chadtyrone458]

At 5:00 min mark

[@OwenSmith5]

Everything has predators

[@danrothman6129]

@Ramon Furus No its a locust.

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

As a child I grew up in the city. To find a praying mantis was quite a prize. My friends and I found one for the first time and named it Harold. We kept it as a pet for the summer. Feeding time would bring kids from all over the neighborhood to watch.

[@freedomdude5420]

It could’ve been Hara,🤣🤣🤣

[@DaveT383]

I had exactly the same experience! Praying mantises were THE bug to catch. Have always loved them. Now I live in Vietnam now and occasionally get one or two in my balcony garden. "Hello! Please. Make yourself at home!"

[@EP-nl6fd]

What’d you feed it? Lol

[@christianmarshal6117]

@@EP-nl6fd hitchhikers probably.. 😂😂😂

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..laugh if it ate one of the kids

[@manu_xyxzs4804]

-Male: *”Couldn’t copulate”* -Female: *So you have chosen death*

[@harkyreagan1089]

I have one things to say RUN!

[@styrokosh121]

10:56 when you flush the toilet and the water starts rising

[@HoztileMANIkyn]

i almost pissed myself XD

[@phoebegougesbrown6822]

Me too

[@harkyreagan1089]

FBI open up

[@TheEquation007]

😂😂😂

[@PlazDreamweaver]

So accurate. You just stand there in disbelief, hoping that it goes down. The second before it gets to the top, you pull out the plunger at the speed of light.

[@AndyHage]

29:05: "Fair game" *Held back by a grey gloved hand*

[@Lono69]

wow nice catch, that looked fishy to me. Also all the mantids in this documentary are all species that are easily available in the pet trade. Not one rare wild mantis out of the 2400 species it mentions. Blue bottle flies are also the most common and easily acquired feeder insect for them, most scenes are just them eating flies. This is probably all set up.

[@AndyHage]

Probably because time is money and they can't wait around for days for something to happen... So they fake it and make us believe it's real.. it's so sad and there should at least be a disclaimer saying it is set up and not a real documentary.

[@CFarnwide]

Yup! Notice how the lizard has no mobility in its rear legs? Definitely being held by something.

[@nonexistentbanana4283]

Nice joke

[@BiGsImY]

lol yo I tried not to laugh when it’s hand went up like “nooooooooo!”

[@saturatedphat9409]

Before you commend this video keep in mind that the lizard and mantis battle is staged. You can see that the lizard is being held down by a green glove or somthing. It also has no reason to just let a mantis claw its face with no retaliation. (I'm not the first to notice this just trying to keep it known) The videotography was really good but it's hard to have much respect for it when the video uses misleading tactics like these.

[@DillaWorld]

There was an animated episode of the show "The wild thornberries" where they stop a film crew trying to make animals fight for footage, and it goes to show these things actually happen in real life.

[@DotDotDotDashDashDashDotDotDot]

That is the unfortunate truth, action in the wild is rare, as animals are not that vicious as people make them to be at least not every time, so to get some action quickly as possible(because these producers do have time limits and deadlines) some film producers force animals into situations where they clash, or positions where they get a "cool" shot, not everybody does this but it definitely has been done by people for shows to get it done quickly and for views.

[@DillaWorld]

@@DotDotDotDashDashDashDotDotDot sounds familiar... sounds like... social media in general.

[@BikeLife609]

After I seen the grass hopper kill the mantis I quickly told myself that video with the lizard wasn’t valid

[@brigidtheirish]

Went through that bit frame by frame. Nothing is holding the lizard down. The green is from leaves in the background.

[@BiGsImY]

Man: the Mantis is very deadly Grasshopper: hold my beer

[@darknessinme5903]

BiGsImY you mean hold my veggies

[@darknessinme5903]

BiGsImY 🤣

[@magnificentmuttley154]

@@darknessinme5903 😆😆 Good one! When a professed vegetarian MUST yield to the carnivore deep within 👹

[@orphanmeat4sale24]

That grasshopper is no longer a vegan.

[@therealgermanythebest1214]

That not a Grasshopper that a Cricket

[@ahmetakgun7709]

28:45 that lizard was tied from behind or clamped by its tail. Whoever set that up, I hope next time you go to wilderness, you fall from a high edge and break your arms and legs. So, the predators there can devour you slowly and painfully.

[@bukandilan6141]

*I thought documentaries about nature were purely natural, but it turns out that there was evil human intervention. That's really bad. He held the lizard's tail so it couldn't move and was bitten by a praying mantis*

[@noktrum2794]

Totally true. This 'documentary' was not only made by a sadist - it also tryis to smuggle some untrue 'facts' about mantis

[@splorpme]

Fr that was was cruel and unnatural

[@alexandercandicedad1355]

@@noktrum2794 such as?...

[@One_Black_Panther]

Exactly...it cheapens the documentary because it now becomes unrealistic. I lizard that size when moving freely...the mantis wouldn't really stand a chance. U can tell by the movement of the lizard it was limited. Lizards are very quick, and they made the lizard move at a snail pace

[@ouchiegiverjr]

I do not believe for a minute that lizard stood there and just let that thing eat it. Outside interference.

[@thexenomorph5363]

You're 100% on point, if you look at the bottom half of the lizard at 29:04 you can clearly see someone with a glove holding it in place.

[@roguerayquaza2547]

Scummy people.

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

@@thexenomorph5363 - Times like these I wish Sherlock Holmes existed. He would get to the bottom of this mystery in no time

[@nalusafalaya2201]

You can definitely tell!

[@roguerayquaza2547]

@@nalusafalaya2201 Yeah, they didn't even bother hiding it...

[@HD-uo7px]

Held lizard down for it to be eaten, shameful, they might've even gave the grasshopper a little help in that fight too as much as I wanna believe grasshopper wanted to change the game

[@lubu4u312]

make sure you report it for animal abuse. Shouldnt allow channels to kill animals for clicks. All for a nat geo knock off. Poor lizzy.

[@Hinzey98]

@@lubu4u312 vegan?

[@sudoo6987]

@@Hinzey98 he's clearly joking

[@King_Of_Curses_09]

So if you use things called eyes and other shots for reference you can see that it's a leaf 💀

[@menokabhattacharjee8807]

I saw a hand holding the lizard down.

[@32f32f]

Shocking at 29:05 someone's obviously holding the lizard's lower body if you take a closer look, seemingly, human had grabbed it on to interfere. What a disappointment.

[@ratpads]

At least that scene exist

[@jasonbasin333]

I agree. Really poor taste

[@sectorforall1760]

Wow, thats horrible

[@SydTheGray]

That’s fckedup, people shouldn’t interfere with nature

[@Will324]

Can't see anything

[@amorag59]

If anything one of the most important things to get out of this is the importance of forearm cleaning 😂

[@keech5348]

Now that you mentioned it, so true tho!! 😂

[@funkyguy99]

Always important as a praying mantis to shed its fore skin.

[@moguldamongrel3054]

Hey even murderous face nommers have to stay hygienic.

[@megadeddslavicinvader]

Yup, but still not mentioned y dey do this so google gonna help me here

[@amberlytheharpyqueen]

I learned that if your a male mantis you need to make sure your girlfriend has a snack while mating so you don't get eaten.

[@JohnLeon203]

Why is it that whenever we see the lizard (while alive) on screen it only shows the first half of the lizard? I get that zooming in on the action makes for better cinematography of the "fight" but not once do see the whole of the lizard...Also why would a wild lizard just let a praying Mantis hold onto its face like that? Lizards are EXTREMEMLY skittish and would no doubt of ran instead of literally staying in one place. Also note @ 28:44 how when the lizard struggled, pay attention on how it pivots, its almost as if it was being held down by its tail or hind legs. I have no doubts that this video was in fact staged so that they can get footage of a Mantis "catching" a Lizard.

[@Lecor_ow]

Lol you answered your own questions

[@JohnLeon203]

@@Lecor_ow It's a rhetorical question. My statement is meant to draw attention to the obvious staging of the fight.

[@Lecor_ow]

@@JohnLeon203 I get that, damn , chill.

[@sudoo6987]

@@JohnLeon203 you sound really smart!

[@ferry6700]

@@sudoo6987 you sounds really salty

[@jonathanreyes7453]

What’s sad is that most people don’t know the lizard is being held down at the end :(

[@reina4969]

What do you mean?

[@michaelsong5555]

@@reina4969 He means that the lizard at the end was held down by humans at the rear so that it couldn't move forward or back. It was specifically set up by humans so that the lizard would lose. You can see it struggling. Many people noticed this too -- see numerous comments.

[@Billy-oi3lb]

Why is that sad

[@crazyman7504]

@@Billy-oi3lb its not "natural"

[@jakecooper5855]

What's sad is that every 2nd comment is about the lizard being held, but you think you saw something others missed.

[@WarNoMoreMan]

Great photographers! I can't imagine the work involved to follow a bug around the planet! Thanks for showing us this beautiful world!

[@truthhurts2879]

Much of the footage is filmed under strict control in a studio.

[@Kapcerballs]

@@truthhurts2879 yeah, they usually just make an environment unless they actually find something, like for example monster bug wars, they obviously have an enclosure and set up these animals to find eachother.

[@oneyedthing]

@@truthhurts2879 100% true. What's more cruel is, much like the lizard and mantis in the video. They purposely immobilize the prey to get the predator successfully eat it.

[@LexyLovesYew]

For a mantis documentary you sure did include a lot of other animals most of the time I felt

[@Bigger-Than-Jesus]

yeah the narrator got a bit off track! Talkings about mantids in a grape orchard then they cut to some birds

[@changsterville]

Good job on staging all those mantis attacks. You are an awesome human being.

[@palkbarragouhtti2254]

I doubt those are staged

[@changsterville]

@@palkbarragouhtti2254 your ability to read between the line and see what’s not there is very poor.

[@palkbarragouhtti2254]

@@changsterville y'know, people like you literally can not enjoy anything without trying to figure out some type of problem with it.

[@laszlodajka5946]

@@palkbarragouhtti2254 the lizzard strangely did not move away from the mantis attacks.

[@Nosirrah2112]

I laughed at the star trek style grasshopper fight scene. That zoom in on the praying mantis face killed me.

[@jvillain9946]

Mantises the deadliest killer in the insect kingdom. (Gets killed and eaten by its first prey)

[@THE-NC2]

Grasshopper isn’t afraid

[@lanunbelitung5246]

@@THE-NC2 that's a carnivorous katydid/locust

[@-fenrisulfr-690]

Centipede sAys hi

[@talleywa5772]

Mantis: "aight I gotta be sneaky to get some." Green bush cricket: " *I GOTCHU HOMIE* "

[@ChrisColmenter]

Underrated.

[@andrewlones8251]

Everyone who cares about this lizard, copy and paste this in the abuse report: at 28:47, after the mantis releases its grip, the lizard does not attempt to run away which is highly atypical behavior. Additionally, at 29:05, one can see what is possible a green glove holding the lizard in place. These 2 observations strongly suggest that the lizard is being held in place by someone out of view. Due to the cruel and unnatural circumstance of the lizard's death, I find this video unjustifiable, highly disturbing, and believe it should be removed for animal abuse

[@breakerrythangallday]

It tried to run, looked like its back legs were totally immobilized.

[@p5eudo883]

Thank you for saying this. Having suspected something was amiss there, and having seen other comments, I made a report as well. Steps to report: Click on the "..." menu button at the lower right side of the video. Click from: Report -> Violent or repulsive content -> animal abuse. Specify details in the subsequent text box.

[@rodrigocisneros7019]

lol keep being disturbed cus this aint ever gonna get removed

[@TheArifJordan]

How about no. Lmao

[@cardheon6091]

Narrator: the praying mantis is the most feared in the insect kingdom Ants: is this a joke?

[@cardheon6091]

@@thelunchking4069 get some help

[@jaimehucena13]

@@cardheon6091 yeh

[@jaimehucena13]

@@thelunchking4069 ur mom is a joke

[@infectedinfantry1887]

@@thelunchking4069 you think you are tough and badass for doing that ?

[@treeherder7712]

@@infectedinfantry1887 I'm pretty sure he thinks you are an idiot for biting his hook.

[@tothetop2498]

See... That male mantis knew what is up. You have to feed these females before you try to mate. Make sure dinner is ready first! It's not his fault the meal decided to eat her :D.

[@joshw9037]

“Wolves in sheep’s clothing” You kidding me?! They even look terrifying!

[@tungyeeso3637]

This is indeed an eye-opening documentary as far as I'm concerned. Never have I imagined such a variety of mantises in terms of size, colour and camouflage capability. It's a predator most underrated thanks to its bizarre behavior.

[@ericastier1646]

I think they forgot to mention the main reason it has always captivated people's attention. The way it turns its head to look at things and the fact that it has eyes it can roll like we do, something other insects do not have, makes it looks strikingly human in a scary way.

[@jaredpatterson1701]

Or the stage acting xD

[@Chrisfragger1]

Cannot think of a much worse way to leave this world than in the loving embrace of a Praying Mantis.

[@crystallinesheen]

Thank you so much for making this! I am a huge mantis fan and seeing all these lovely bugs made my night.

[@elieysimrivera4646]

Good show about nature's different types of animals insects 👍👍👍

[@gunnarskoog5628]

The locust at 4:06 did a real life “Call an ambulance! But not for me!”

[@tnsk4019]

Wonderful Nature. Beautifully shot great video. Deserve lots of accolades. 👏👏👏👏👏🙋‍♂️👍🤝⚘️

[@RockingLife-ll5il]

5:16 , LOL , I thought the Mantis will defeat the grasshopper, but very surprise to see the grasshopper killed the Mantis very easily and had the lunch. So, don't underestimate.....

[@Sableonix]

It has come full circle. I watched about 2 clips about Praying Mantises and KZbin blessed me with this whole documentary. Snap!

[@brendonohagan1946]

I live in Philadelphia and I once had a mantis that would visit my front step every morning,chill for a bit then disappear. But then re-emerge the next day. This went on for about 4 months. I chronicled the whole thing and was very amazing and intriguing.

[@christopherweber9464]

If you have a sharp eye you can spot them all over the Wissahickon Creek.

[@privateaccount5400]

where are your chronicles uploaded

[@suki9317]

They are your guides. 👽

[@brendonohagan1946]

@@privateaccount5400 on my phone

[@tylerm0089]

I SWEAR ON MY LIFE that Chameleon was planted there by the TV producer. I promise you, a healthy, non sedated chameleon has the bite force that can snap praying mantis in half. one bite, you know the rules.

[@sprazz8668]

I love this because it makes mantises look like hilariously ineffective hunters

[@thatyoudliketoknow1628]

Idk ...ain't that a bit racialist?

[@squeegie]

13:20 watching 2 lion cubs play fighting with slightly intense music... Me: These are some weird looking praying mantises...

[@IbeonFire]

Fr tho. This documentary got so off topic so often.

[@LiveLifeBeHappy100]

I literally watched 2 of these things get beasted by 1 hornet

[@ShapeStoned]

I love hornets. The wasp is my animal totem....my spirit creature. Fearsome creatures! Are you drawn to hornets?

[@ShapeStoned]

@Astro Bastro I've seen lots. Do you watch "Monster Bug Wars"? I like the one where it shows a vinagaroon taking down a giant centipede. I was born in Roswell, New Mexico (UFO place) and loved catching the vinagaroons. They are such interesting creatures and look terrifying

[@mangjose5446]

hornets are tougher than mantis, armour, bite force and manouverability.

[@eemil.saapasmalmi9840]

@@mangjose5446 yes they are, but a big mantis will often defeat the big hornet when it has the element of surprise

[@tubbytockley]

But they were small ones

[@maureensurdez7841]

Mr. T is doing some award worthy nature docs.

[@ForwardNewsToday]

9:00 the praying mantis is not only cleaning his weapons, but he’s chewing on the edges of each point in order to sharper their arms and make their slashers more deadly and accurate while hunting prey

[@aguilacalva2625]

Excellent image quality 👍👏👏

[@jijakyu]

That male mantis got out of there quick time when that grass hopper started to fight back. 😂😂

[@NatureWildDocumentarys]

Very good and beautiful video! Thanks!

[@Destro7000]

If a Mantis was the size of a sheep, it'd eat a human in the same way as it ate that lizard. Would probably blend in camouflaged with the local Bus Stop and then hollow out your face from the inside-out.

[@magnificentmuttley154]

😆🤣😋 Shhh! ! ! Don't give God (or Mother Nature) any psychotic ideas. Geez- - we've already got orcas, bears, sharks, & the big cats

[@T0YCHEST]

The lizard was held down

[@michaelsong5555]

No, it won't. Mantis are weak sauce. The lizard at the end? That lizard was specifically held down by a human clamp (or something similar) so that it can't move. It was a sitting duck -- couldn't move forward or away. You can even see the lizard struggling to get out of the clamp at its rear.

[@fourthhorsemendeath218]

Any bigger than that they could probably kill elephants

[@valacarno]

Yes, please. It would be so lovely to watch from the bus stop across the street. 😅

[@tedh7543]

Praying mantises are fascinating creatures. We have quite a few of them on our farm in southwest Iowa. We see them frequently in my wife's butterfly garden and in our vegetable garden.

[@kissit012]

Probably eating the butterflies

[@GelatinSpacecraft]

this should be titled "forcing a lizard to be eaten by a praying mantis"

[@SirGoofyparrotfish]

Bruh

[@toxicperson8936]

I saw a decent sized green praying mantis on my car this morning, which made me what to learn more about them. I was sitting in my car & it was on the other side of the front window. I just watched it for like 10 minutes. I live in a very urban area (northern New Jersey, like 20 mins outside of NYC) so i don’t see this often. I was outside of a store when I saw it, so afterwards I used my debit card to pick it up & place it underneath a few bushes. I don’t know if that’s the best place for it, but I didn’t want to risk driving with it because it probably would’ve been blown off. But Atleast it’s around plants & soil.

[@djohnson504x3]

Wasn't that a katydid that ate the mantis in the beginning? I don't think that was a locust

[@scottthompson-ez1hz]

If it was a katydid its not like the ones here in the states.all the ones ive seen are green but i could be wrong.

[@motorcycleartist]

Yes it was...def wasnt a locust

[@SirGoofyparrotfish]

@@CatMomForever nope

[@Rocio1988]

The religuous mantis is the most poweful predator from its genre of insects. They use efficients strategies to catch their preys. Really, our nature is fascinanting. Thanks for sharing this documentary. 🦗🦗🦗

[@Alberta1stPodcast]

The lizard vs mantis was staged some one is holding the lizard so the mantis can eat it alive

[@purpleaki2984]

I think the grasshopper / mantis / mantis male mating scene is staged too. There's a certain unwillingness to pull the cameras back.

[@musasilas5848]

Lol you funny

[@Reynnard]

I get bothered when a fly lands on my lunch, can you imagine a fly the size of your head land on your face? 😱

[@brandon9689]

The orchid mantises are my favorite. That color!

[@tretreh4456]

I got in mycar one day and I was riding down the street getting ready to get on the highway and I kept feeling this prickly thing touching my leg so I kept brushing it off like it was a fly or something and then it kept doing it again so I look down and it was a praying mantis I nearly wrecked my car I started stomping and going crazy in the car but I managed to pull the car over safe and got out. He was huge dont know how he got in I kept my Window up. It was a terrifying experience

[@hemana3859]

Are u serious?

[@TLEEonDaBEAT]

@@hemana3859homeboy never replied. may he rest in peace 😂😂😂

[@arkady714]

Brilliant documentary. But we have them here in North America as well.

[@theweilee17600]

It's the kungfu master and founder of mantis style...very impressive!

[@garypippenger202]

One hardly needs much of an imagination for writing movies such as Alien, Aliens, etc., with horrific monsters such as these! The footage of mantises hunting, mating and being predated themselves is extraordinary--well done. I remember being amazed by the site of a hummingbird's husk of a body after a mantis attack on another program. The female's death upon laying her fertilized eggs reminds me of the end of the octopus, once her eggs hatch, having starved herself to tend carefully to her developing offspring. Some advanced predators don't live long, and their lives are sacrificed as soon as the next generation has been secured--perhaps even sooner for males!

[@NJTDover]

This vid is a gem! Unlike the rubbish that overfloods KZbin today posted by bums begging for likes and subscriptions. It brought back fond memories of the glorious days of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. Kudos for uploading this vid. 😊

[@munchingasian2698]

I thought I clicked on a praying mantis video but so far I seem to have stumbled upon a insect and bird pornography on KZbin lm. Lmao

[@ncao]

Best video. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheDragonsRose]

Disliked for forced and misleading, staged killings. Someone was holding the lizard in place at 29:05, preventing it from properly fleeing or fighting. Not really respectful of nature when you forcibly pit animals for sport.

[@dimathperera5047]

good video I like this 😍

[@rildain76]

“The most feared predator in the insect world.” That’s a pretty tall statement considering the existence of things like giant centipedes and army ants. “He doesn’t want to become her lunch before he’s mated with her.” Ummm, I bet he doesn’t want to become her lunch after he’s mated with her either. This narration though.

[@stevenstygles255]

Centipedes aren't insects

[@hateliberals2299]

As much as iam so enjoying watching this i just simply cannot keep my eyes open any longer😴😴so dam tired😴😴sleep now👍👍😴😴😴😴

[@Mr.G_717]

Wake up. Movies over

[@hateliberals2299]

@@Mr.G_717 lol🤣😂

[@Mr.G_717]

@@hateliberals2299 lol

[@RumbleRoses3]

I respect all Praying Mantises on this planet.

[@TheRevMantis]

Blessed be

[@robertabrams8562]

I had no idea that a Mantis was so formidable 😮 Great docu video 👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼

[@douglaswallace7680]

26:35 Interesting to add an appropriate sound effect to a scene that would normally be silent . well done !

[@prathameshpashte4269]

Hey guys thanks for this 💙

[@Insectworld-bx3yn]

The video is very interesting, I really like watching insects, especially mantises. Thank 😊

[@fourthhorsemendeath218]

4:52 when you see someone reaching for the last slice of pizza

[@JoePippin.]

Ok so this is supposed to be filmed in the wild right? So why does that pray mantis vs the locust fight look like it was filmed through a glass tank? You can even see the little white specs on the glass and the camera man reflection as he moves the camera.

[@positivevibes6861]

22:19 Speaker ::- ... this articulated neck and the large stereoscopic eyes afforded all round vision that misses nothing ..... '' Mantis ::- "Darn it! :(

[@mikelivingston4876]

Very enjoyable. One of those gems you stumble upon while surfing the net.

[@xaverbishop6506]

Not sure super gluing a lizard to a tree counts as natures

[@garyslavinsky4201]

As a child in the 1950s, I regularly saw preying mantis's in Maryland, USA - a temperate climate where, then, it snowed 5 or 6 times per year and the rivers and lakes froze over for months in winter. I don't buy the idea that they only live in very warm places .

[@Queen.AnneBoleyn]

These gorgeous things are so beautiful. I watch them forever when I find one...and IT WATCHES ME TOO 👀 😆

[@magnificentmuttley154]

😳😖 Yeah, & as soon as it realizes your FRIENDLY, it wants to examine every millimeter of your face. Aghhh! ! (I'm sure your affectionate boyfriend or husband feels the very same way)

[@unnamedvisitor1649]

I started taking photos of a few I found in my garden and they started posing! Praying Mantis are awesome little hunters.

[@zenec_]

Beatifull documentary, well done

[@nathan8750]

16:18 That's breathtakingly beautiful. I mistook it for a painting at first edit: spelling

[@cyirvine6300]

Superb video! Ew. The chomping sounds and the victims moving legs freak me out!

[@ghorstbusters6238]

29:12 not a leaf but a green glove. Lizard could easily have backtracked when mantis initially struck but didn’t get hold of it. Instead it moved its body around like its back legs were paralysed and just stayed put so that the mantis had a second chance to strike. Disliked.

[@ansoriaan6641]

ITS so beautiful... I like it😍😍😍😍👍

[@emanuelcortez7832]

7:16 even birds like getting their hair pulled. 🤣

[@ojitosrodriguez114]

07:08 😂😂

[@darcher7199]

So beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ I'm in love with mantises

[@shelbyspapabear]

Them holding that lizard down to be eaten by that praying mantis was pretty low of them

[@danielvideos575]

I know right

[@shelbyspapabear]

@@danielvideos575 the first time I watched it I didn't know that someone was holding the lizard and it was still kind of gruesome but I was like "that's the way it goes in the wild". Now that I know it was being held by some sick individual it's horrible to watch. Of course youtube finds torturing animals fine but right leaning opinions are a big "no no".

[@joshuagross3151]

@@shelbyspapabear Looking closer, it's a leaf.

[@shelbyspapabear]

@@joshuagross3151 it is absolutely a hand. What are you even talking about

[@joshuagross3151]

@@shelbyspapabear The part where it's a leaf, not a hand.

[@seanconnery1277]

8.4.2022.First class and excellentThanks for sharing.

[@_Bren__]

That grasshopper had an uno reverse card in his back pocket

[@n3gi_]

"But they originated from Africa". Aren't we all!

[@tubbytockley]

True

[@tubbytockley]

But we don’t all currently live there

[@magnificentmuttley154]

True. Unless you're an evolutionist/ athiest, of course 📖 💥🔫 Explains how the Garden of Eden would be such a lush & prolific source of food. With a strong enough population of mantises protecting it, no parasitic insects!

[@WSLENTHUSIAST]

Ha ha I'm from great Britain

[@dashawnbonnett5847]

@Dragoslav De La Vega dude that’s a continent

[@music-mw3qt]

Salute a man who has recorded all these videos amazing ☺️☺️☺️.

[@Fez8745]

29:06 Literally holding the lizard with tongs alive to let the mantis eat it. 'nature'

[@geckosound]

Nice video 👍

[@yazdan3158]

26:05 those are not fire ants... AT ALL, those are Weaver ants of the genus Oecophylla

[@prototropo]

I’m impressed! But I did suspect they weren’t fire ants-too docile n their attack.

[@darcyplett168]

Insects are amazing....they can do so many things ...they are truly amazing creatures ...

[@LuisMunoz-jz2zs]

This all started cus of joe n bill

[@AFormerClarity1]

I was expecting a comment like that

[@restlessmind8921]

I just paused the podcast playing on my laptop and grabbed my phone to look this up, i typed "pra" and KZbin took care of the rest

[@nissan_skyline]

The walking flower mantises are my favorite. So pretty.

[@ronalddrozdick4105]

As a kid I used to catch these guys. I do remember one in my hand trying without success to eat my finger.

[@swaygfx]

so happy to finally see something eating those mantis, way to go hopper

[@JayTheRed8]

I remember going to Florida as a young boy and we rented a villa. The villa had a net surrounding the pool and on the outside was what can only be described as the biggest Spider I have ever seen and a simple Preying Mantis. I am from the UK so I had never seen anything like this before, but I was fascinated to see what would happen. The Mantis smoked the Spider in seconds and didn't even eat it, just walked off.

[@tomrobertson6747]

Spiders often win. I had a mantis catch and kill a spider, but not before the spider bit the mantis, which also died.

[@Nusman50]

It needs lots of resources and traveling to create such a beautiful documentary. We hardly know about such things.

[@john.guangzhaoli2053]

mantis: a predator with good reflexes and is very fearsome giant cricket: eats mantis* eh? what was that again?

[@garbo8962]

Live in a big city and go years without seeing one but yesterday a small one was hanging upside down on my storm door window for over 15 minutes. Amazing how well they blend in on grass & bushes. Our parents told us to never kill or even bother these great bug eaters.

[@paul9156c]

I had one draw a drop of blood from my finger once, using it's powerful front legs, and sharp tibial spines. It had such a powerful grip, that I now have a whole new respect for these amazing beneficial insects.

[@prototropo]

One of the many reasons I can’t stand holding insects. Yuck!

[@kirbyculp3449]

Consider the Mantis Shrimp!

[@tomrobertson6747]

I saw a video of one eating a woman's nipple, which was bleeding.

[@vasilemarcoros443]

Insects world = Alien world. Amazing! ❤