Why the Victims of a Praying Mantis Don't Have a Prayer 🐛 Into The Wild New Zealand | Smithsonian
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Praying Mantis have the appetite to consume up to 25 flies a day-but first it has to catch them. A task made easier by its legendarily camouflaged body, its raptorial forelegs, and its excellent binocular vision.
From: Into the Wild New Zealand
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"The mantis silently stalks it's prey." *adds a bunch of rustling/scuttling sound effects
@Marks0verhere
5 ай бұрын
Atleast it's not monster bug wars
little did the fly know it could be but a snack within a meal within a meal.
There is always a bigger frog
Here in Brazil we call the insect "fly", "mosca", from the latin word "musca". And the praying mantis we call it "louva deus", god worshiper.
@raintree3383
Жыл бұрын
Okay...so what does mosca and/or Musca mean ???
@Rafael-lr4gn
Жыл бұрын
@@raintree3383 the insect fly.
What great photography to see nature as it works in different places. I have loved nature since a small child and I still do. One may learn quite a lot about onself being human. Thank you.
Thank you for your service!
If preying mantises were the size of bears we would be F’D.
@raintree3383
Жыл бұрын
LOL Very true yikes
@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
5 ай бұрын
Yup. Starship Troopers, basically.
This is insane!
Here in Greece the praying mantis is called "αλογάκι της Παναγίας" which translates to Saint Mary's Steed really cool name
Yes
Living life on a wing and a prayer..
New zealander praying mantises look beautiful than any other praying mantis
Amazing stories you can tell with a few creatures, a camera and a terrarium.
@matthewmcalister2165
4 ай бұрын
It would have been incredible to see the frog eat the mantis and then in turn get eaten by the bigger frog
good the videography
The hunter becomes the prey sometimes
@idkmyhandle
9 ай бұрын
Food Chain
This has more plot twists than any Shyamalan movie.
@_WOR
Жыл бұрын
And better acting.
@E_l_l_i_e
Жыл бұрын
@@_WOR lol. The grasshoppers in Knock at the Cabin did pretty well!
Viciously created thing🌿🦖
Grasshopper sacderfise
So are these ones native to nz? Didn't know that 😮 saved one thst was on my car the other day 😅
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If the mantis was up against a hornet, the situation would be a lot different.
@raintree3383
Жыл бұрын
why ?
@zorkmid1083
Жыл бұрын
@@raintree3383 Hornets tend to be large, strong, have stingers, and can also chew through an insect's armor. Check out videos where large mantises try to go against Asian giant hornets.
@raintree3383
Жыл бұрын
@@zorkmid1083 I will check it out Thank you so much !!! Hello from Canada
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no vegans in this jungle
@MattMcAlister-ky2xc
2 ай бұрын
Well the flies are
Wonderful story-telling... Beautiful photography! 😍 M 🦘🏏😎