The vampirish look of the mantis makes this clip even more scary. The Hummingbird did escape this time, but the mantis did kill another bird about a week later.
Because those animals lovers are hypocrites. I can bet they're killing insects left or right but when it comes to mammals and birds they're acting like dumbasses.
@@shaggyrogers7986 Hey genius. I know you think that viewpoint is smart, but in reality, humans have much more in common with birds and mammals than any other type of animal. They're the closest to us in the evolutionary tree and the only ones that socialize like we do, which is why they can be socialized as pets, which they are. Next time, instead of being a cringy cynic, think to yourself "This thing I don't understand probably happens for a reason."
"@@yourresponsedoesntmatter3187 responds and it didn't matter, relating to the summarization put forth by 2 previous commenters, in regards to if a finger-intervention should be noted in the title."
The Mantis is no joke. Years ago, I was working at a factory. I had thick work gloves on when a mantis tried to bite my hand. I could still feel it's pincers. Respect.
@@maggiepaul5911 Humming birds are tiny, and praying mantises are kinda strong for their size. (They need to be strong enough so that their prey doesn't escape.)
The amount of strength required for the mantis to do what it does in the video is actually insane. An insect capable of preying on birds reptiles fish and mammals without even using toxins is absolutely incredible.
stfu loser that bird sucks, it ďont desérvès too livè, just 1 step and mañtis is dead we are the only gods on this planet, super intelligent, super powerful with our nuclear weapons and supee strong, we build things not 1 animal can do
actually the mantis is heavier than the huming bird (those are extremely light) and they can hold preys thanks to a very large amount of small spikes on their front legs that act as a living trap (also their back legs claws have a similar grip effect on surfaces so they don't fall easily when hanging upside down). It's not about muscular strength at all. Insects have almost none, they can lift things heavier than themself because gravity affects very light objects differently.
@@foxmulder7436mantis is lighter of course , it breathes using tracheas , bird use lungs. Insects are couple times stronger than any vretabrate their size. For example , gorilla has isometric force 30 N/cm2 in muscles , and random locust has 50 N/cm2 in muscles.
@Alexis Goodwin Joe Rogan had a podcast with Bill Burr about animals and they talked about a praying mantis eating a lizard. Then they talked about this video
@@Kissingcoppersuwu I got news for you the praying mantis never let go of its prey and they went both to the ground where the praying mantis snapped it's little neck
Damn, what's most chilling about the attack to me is how patient the mantis is. Rewatch that in slowmo, the bird lands on front of it after sussing it out for a bit, but right before getting into the feeder, slowly looks up to meet eyes, the mantis attacking as soon as contact is made
I am probably the only person here who doesn't give a fuck about helping Hummingbird or Mantis. I am suprised that this motherf*ckin insect can catch birds
I wouldn't help The hummingbird because it's The cycle of life and I don't believe in interfering with nature but I love animals and want to be a zoologist but if the hummingbird was stuck in something Man made or being hunted by a invasive species then I would help it.
man is the superior here if man was not around then you are correct but in this case he is here and chose to intervene and save the bird, its a natural act of mother nature
Because a humming bird feeder is part of mother nature right? People that buy bird feeders buy them to feed birds, not bugs. The mantis had an unnatural advantage perched on top of a man made object. It's within his power and jurisdiction to intervene. For all you that say this guy was in the wrong for saving it, if a snake started to coil around your cat or a bear starts mauling your child, you better not fucking interfere, or else you're douche bag hypocrite.
"By far, the most common bird snatched by mantises (70% of reports) were the hummingbirds (114 of 147 reports), and of the hummingbirds, the ruby-throated hummingbird, the only hummingbird that lives east of the Mississippi River, was the most frequent victim. This may be due to a confluence of factors: Ruby-throated hummingbirds the only conveniently tiny target in a landmass teeming with 200 million people growing hummingbird-attracting flowers and loading nectar into convenient mantis snatching podiums around their homes. Many of those same 200 million are now armed with cameras that now easily upload photos and videos to the internet. In the 1900s, gardeners released large, non-native praying mantises across North. These insects have especially flourished in the eastern half of the United States. Non-native mantises were originally released like ladybugs for pest control, but it turns out they may eat as many beneficial insects as pests."
Bruh.. you just robbed him of his meal?? Next time you're about to eat a chicken burger, let's see how you feel when someone flick you and takes your burger away
This is just cruel. Far worse than talking a seeds from a bird or carrots from a rabbit. Those are easily obtained. The praying mantis caught that bird by itself which is far harder than getting any plant. Now its on the ground probably with lots of internal injuries form being flicked and will most likely die. Why should the bird get to live and the praying mantis die when the mantis worked so hard for it? Either the praying mantis eats animals/bugs or it starves, so something is going to die, why should you get to chose which one it is? especaily when predators work far harder for their meals than prey?
My friend's grandmother used to put sugar water and colibris would keep visiting to take a sip. We witnessed the exact same situation with a brown praying mantis. It gripped the colibri and started biting. The badass granny however grabbed her scissors and cut it in half.
From Scientific American (humans are a big influence): "By far, the most common bird snatched by mantises (70% of reports) were the hummingbirds (114 of 147 reports), and of the hummingbirds, the ruby-throated hummingbird, the only hummingbird that lives east of the Mississippi River, was the most frequent victim. This may be due to a confluence of factors: Ruby-throated hummingbirds the only conveniently tiny target in a landmass teeming with 200 million people growing hummingbird-attracting flowers and loading nectar into convenient mantis snatching podiums around their homes. Many of those same 200 million are now armed with cameras that now easily upload photos and videos to the internet. In the 1900s, gardeners released large, non-native praying mantises across North. These insects have especially flourished in the eastern half of the United States. Non-native mantises were originally released like ladybugs for pest control, but it turns out they may eat as many beneficial insects as pests."
For all everyone whining about letting nature be... This guy set up a hummingbird feeder for a reason. He likes them. And he’s made it a safe zone for hummingbirds who are there under his protection This is just him enforcing the safe zone.
@Chris Bruchak "belongs to nature" You're completely moronic if you believe that and need to grow up. What belongs to nature is completely subjective you fool.
Chris Bruchak actually, we do, dipshit See as part of nature we get to interact with our environment and do things like set up bird feeders We can then enforce the safe zone by destroying anything that tries to violate it Have a nice day
@Chris Bruchak The only person crying and being offended is you? lmao, that guy can cut every Mantis that touches his bird feeder in half and I wouldn't bat an eye. You're the tough guy swearing and being offended on the internet because you believe something belongs to nature lmao. It's quite pathetic really.
@iapetus39 things that want to est would like it moving plus a spider is not the best comparison to a mantis pluse mantis like this one are aggressive feeders so they do move around to feed
@iapetus39 welll I did not call anyone a liar so that's your words plus bot all bugs are the same praying mantis if they get injured in a certain way it can effect their hunting
@@kryonight2869 No it didn't. Mantises mimic sticks, and hold very still. They can also hide amongst flowers, and are invisible to it's prey. So stick that in your pipe, and smoke it.
@@standunitedorfall1863 Nah can't agree with ya on that it was a green mantis sitting on a red bird feeder, birds can see in colour better than humans can that hummingbird had no excuse for repeatedly going towards the feeder with the strange green moving creature on it.
Oh sure the hummingbird is fine, they are friends and the claws of the mantis totally didn't penetrate it's neck and it absolutely won't suck it's insides out. If that hits you so hard, imagine a wolf mother tearing her cub to shreds because she has a bad day or just wants to be left alone. Happens. Lions kill every single cub if they become the new alpha to make sure ONLY their genes are put forward. Or monkeys literally ripping limbs off of another monkey to feed on it, smashing it on the ground, trampling on it. It's nature, of course it's cruel but where cruelty is you see the other side too. Where light is you see the dark. Without light, you don't understand what dark is.
@@mikeposner8563 yeah, like that was the mantis’ food I am pretty sure do not flick it because you like the hummingbird more. I do not know if it was the mantis’ food I an not sure what their diet is but still don’t hit the mantis’ if it is keeping up the circle of life. She was stupid to do that.
Wow, the Mantis is so strong he still has the hummer bird in his grasp after being flicked hard twice by a large humanoid. The Mantis holds on all the way down to the grown. So strong.
@Ironside I'd say its less about the weight of the bird and more about the lift it can produce. Got to remember they can flap their wings like 100 times a second. It's bizarre and interesting more than impressive I'd say. Cool nonetheless. I love weird ecosystem niches like this.
They eat the brains most times.. sometimes decapitating it or even scalping the hummingbird. And he starts "feasting" all while the birds still alive. So sad but its the circle of life.
Haha this is obvious facts people. But i paused and i believe the bird flapped him off on the way down. Not sure tho. Its very hard to get those barbed legs off you once its got you tho. I bet the guy saved the bird tho. He has a hummingbird feedee for a reason. He likes them and doesnt want the bird having its head decapitated or face eat off. He already tried flicking the ugly bastard off twice. So either he got it off or prob killed it. Which i think is the right thing to do for a defensless lil innocent birdy
I see this happen often in my backyard. All I do I pick up the mantis and absolutely curbstomp it into smithereens. There is only one reason I bought a hummingbird feeder, and making it a bird trap aint one of em.
That bird's a goner. There's no way a hummingbird would survive after that. All the mantis is going to do is go out and eat another bird. That idiot caused two dead birds instead of one.
They can take on much bigger and more dangerous actually. Mantis is designed for killing. Barbed claws to grab things and hold em steady. Mandibles in mouth to tear flesh. And acid in mouth to eat away at muscle to make thing goey and easy to eat. They even kill huge tarantulas. The hummingbird is easy. Tiny and defenseless.
@@Epicnes1 They're both using something made and put there by man. The birds use it for food and so did the this particular mantis, albeit by other means. Perfectly fair in that sense.
Omg! The whimpering sounds of the hummingbird 😰😰😰 I love praying mantises but if I saw this, mantis would be squashed! Before you say that I’m mean and interrupting nature, I watched a documentary that said it was non native large species of praying mantises that were released into the environment that’s eating the hummingbirds.
@@kyrlics6515 Is it a Carolina Mantis or a Common Praying Mantis If it is the latter one or the Chinese Mantis then they is considered invasive species However, if it was a Carolina Mantis, it is considered an indigenous species and therefore it does not harm the ecosystem
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This is bizarre and I've never heard of a mantis going after a little hummingbird, disgusting!!! It was especially creepy how the mantis was going after its neck. Fucking weird alien-looking insects they are, anyway!!!
That hummingbird sounded so sad in the slow-mo, even more so than regular speed. I'm glad you gave him a hand. Big mantis too. Looked like it had an egg case going.
Why did you intervene?? That mantis deserved that snack! Should have stopped it before it happened if you wanted to get in the way now they’re both probably gonna die.
Fort bend Independent School District if they had laser beams I don’t think we would’ve been able to survive long enough to invent pesticides, but I think it would be worse if they were big enough to prey on us
Why do people give him so much shit for this? Because he had felt bad that that hummingbird was to be eaten alive? He has emotions, he's human. I would have done the same. Mantis' are cool and all but I cant just stand here and watch this happen. It seems like you just cant please an animal activist on RUclips.
So what? The hummingbird was going to suffer a terrible death. They have a hard enough time surviving in a world of pesticides and poisons, insects always bounce back. If I saw it, I'd do the same thing. We interfere by existing. Even in the animal world natural interferences happen.
@@pamorama You're shockingly stupid. So it's better if the mantis starves? I mean, one animal is going to suffer. Why are you valuing a bird over a mantis?? What if the bird grabbed a mantis and tried to kill it? WOULD YOU CHEER?
I will disagree with you. I don't know how many women have referred to their vajayjays or womb as a flower. Have you ever heard a guy say, "she opened up like a flower"... Then guys ejaculated is often referred to as giving her my seed. So the human manufacturing plant is a girl's naughty bits... Can you argue with that?
You're arguing semantics and missing the point. Depriving a predator of it's food could be a death sentence, and we as humans should know better than to apply our biases towards cute and fluffy things to these kinds of interactions.
This just shows how strong praying mantises actually are. They do make great pets and love the company of humans once they get to know you, but in the stage that you are a stranger to them you gotta be careful about those arms! If you approach them threateningly they will not hesitate to grab hold of your finger and they will not let go. You’d be surprised at how firm their grip is. But thankfully, they do give you warning before they attack. You can tell this when they pull up their arms close to their chest defensively-this is when you should step away. They also have spikes on their arms so that when their “hands” close they stab you. However, I highly recommend making acquaintances with one because to see their personality come out is truly spectacular. Just be slow and patient with them.
They are so adorable. I always pick them up when I see one to move it out of harms way. I didn’t know they had an introduction phase. Fortunately, they’re always sweet to me they must sense my kindness lol😃
Why did he flick the mantis?? That mantis needs to eat too! Nature is about survival of the fittest. That mantis was smart enough to hunt near the feeding ground of hummingbirds. That was a well deserved meal. But it was taken away by a HUMAN.
My friend installed a hummingbird feeder in her yard. She called me over a day later to see it...well, we found 3 dead humming bird bodies on the ground. Only a tiny part of the hummers' breasts were eaten. 3 dead hummers, one day. It was a praying mantis - those things only eat a little bit of a hummer, and then goes for the next kill. If they saved their kill and at least ate the majority of hummer, it wouldn't have been so bad.
Because he set up a bird feeder for all the humming birds in the area that he obviously enjoys. The mantis came along to shit on the parade so he flicked it the fuck away.
That mantis gonna starve now. Expended a lot of energy trying to keep that bird down because he knew he had it, and would be good for a while. 🤣 Stupid bugs
Most likely the mantis would have been injurd or died from the fall as they cant survive massive drops and the bird would probably have a little cut so nothing nice
The hummingbird will suffer a similar amount of torture that a human would by getting eaten alive. A praying mantis wouldn't really suffer at all from being eaten alive. The amount of suffering the bird goes through is not necessary to feed this insect. It would be just as happy eating a cricket.
He’s already “interfering” by having a hummingbird feeder. This produces the scenario seen here, so he is essentially the “god” of this domain. He can interfere if he wants to.
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Alexander Supertramp why so mad bro?
Alexander Supertramp that’s pretty cold man...
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A pray mantis jumped on me while I was gardening.. I fed it a baby cricket, was the best thing iv witnessed! Forgot these things existed!!!
Bird attacks an insect and no one bats an eye. Insect attacks a bird and everyone loses their mind.
Dodi Heru Cause fuck Mantises
Because those animals lovers are hypocrites. I can bet they're killing insects left or right but when it comes to mammals and birds they're acting like dumbasses.
Insects suck. Team birds all the way.
@@shaggyrogers7986 Hey genius. I know you think that viewpoint is smart, but in reality, humans have much more in common with birds and mammals than any other type of animal. They're the closest to us in the evolutionary tree and the only ones that socialize like we do, which is why they can be socialized as pets, which they are. Next time, instead of being a cringy cynic, think to yourself "This thing I don't understand probably happens for a reason."
@@shaggyrogers7986 do you eat meat?
Imagine a finger the size of a bus coming out of the clouds and flicking you
And it still didn't let go of the bird.
Mantis brains probably flew out it's head and the bird died
He was LATE ASF tho... they mantis did a HUGE bite at 1:18 ... I'm not sure if they heal like other species
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Video name is inaccurate.
It should be Giant Finger attacks Preying Mantis preying on Hummingbird.
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@@ShinGarugamesh 0 IQ "shen" attacks examined and summarised comment attacking giant finger attacking praying mantis attacking a humming bird.
You're so dumb
"@@yourresponsedoesntmatter3187 responds and it didn't matter, relating to the summarization put forth by 2 previous commenters, in regards to if a finger-intervention should be noted in the title."
Lol
The Mantis is no joke. Years ago, I was working at a factory. I had thick work gloves on when a mantis tried to bite my hand. I could still feel it's pincers. Respect.
I see why the mantis shrimp has the same name then..
That mantis forgot its brain at home
If you had thick work gloves on, I doubt you would feel its "pincers." I call cap
@@joshuawoolfolk7691 - Didn't say it hurt.
@@joshuawoolfolk7691 just cause your parents lie to you doesn't mean every one is a lier.
Had no idea a praying mantis was that strong..
Their hands are their anchor points. You have to remove the arm before they let go
I suspected that getting clenched by that thing would be unnerving. I didn't think it could get a bird tho.
@@maggiepaul5911 Humming birds are tiny, and praying mantises are kinda strong for their size. (They need to be strong enough so that their prey doesn't escape.)
Yeah, like I had one holding onto a stick and it was really hard to get the stick away from it lol
Insects are actually the strongest living things on earth if compared by ratio. By scale the dung beetle is the strongest creation.
The amount of strength required for the mantis to do what it does in the video is actually insane. An insect capable of preying on birds reptiles fish and mammals without even using toxins is absolutely incredible.
I hate them , they are ferocious alien predators
stfu loser that bird sucks, it ďont desérvès too livè, just 1 step and mañtis is dead we are the only gods on this planet, super intelligent, super powerful with our nuclear weapons and supee strong, we build things not 1 animal can do
actually the mantis is heavier than the huming bird (those are extremely light) and they can hold preys thanks to a very large amount of small spikes on their front legs that act as a living trap (also their back legs claws have a similar grip effect on surfaces so they don't fall easily when hanging upside down). It's not about muscular strength at all. Insects have almost none, they can lift things heavier than themself because gravity affects very light objects differently.
and then ive seen videos where one hornet kills the mantis. it actually killed two mantis'
@@foxmulder7436mantis is lighter of course , it breathes using tracheas , bird use lungs.
Insects are couple times stronger than any vretabrate their size.
For example , gorilla has isometric force 30 N/cm2 in muscles , and random locust has 50 N/cm2 in muscles.
"Thank God that lizard thing is over and I can get back to the podca-"
Bill: "Yeah, I saw one eat a hummingbird!"
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Hahahha brilliant
@Alexis Goodwin Joe Rogan had a podcast with Bill Burr about animals and they talked about a praying mantis eating a lizard. Then they talked about this video
most underrated comment evvveerr, ever XD
at least this is real...
I litterally just came from the jre clips w forest talking about a preying mantis vs mice and hummingbirds lol
It is nature but it does bother me deeply in my soul to hear the poor hummer cry - they have always been one of my favorite little birds.
Praying mantis number one
I know right! I’m very glad the recorder flicked the pray mantis, but they’re amazing predators.
@@Kissingcoppersuwu I got news for you the praying mantis never let go of its prey and they went both to the ground where the praying mantis snapped it's little neck
@@El_Goblino_ EH nature is that way some times,
Mantis won fair and square, he deserved that feast.
Had no clue they were that ferocious. There was one next to my front door for weeks, molting and chilling. I pet it everytime I came home.
They always fly on me bro idk why
He is the guardian angel of your home workin' 'round the clock!
It has taken mercy upon you, don’t stop petting it
98%of time Mantis killed humming bird and ate them. Sometimes humming bird's head is on my backyard.
🗣️ HE GOT ROACHES
Damn, what's most chilling about the attack to me is how patient the mantis is. Rewatch that in slowmo, the bird lands on front of it after sussing it out for a bit, but right before getting into the feeder, slowly looks up to meet eyes, the mantis attacking as soon as contact is made
Like a damn Xenomorph...
aww poor baby, didnt even know they made noise like that sounds like an injured pup
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:( i hate "hunters"
pfff people living in cities too much
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lol it’s not our jobs to go out in nature and know every sound.
PilotCrissy so you know every sound of nature, huh? Then please, tell me, what the fox say?
I am probably the only person here who doesn't give a fuck about helping Hummingbird or Mantis. I am suprised that this motherf*ckin insect can catch birds
Krzysiu Rowerzysta me too I never fuckin knew and i always had a mantis for a pet
Your name sounds like a Laundry Detergent Pretty ironic since your probaly unwashed A.Hole.
fr fuck a hummingbird
I wouldn't help The hummingbird because it's The cycle of life and I don't believe in interfering with nature but I love animals and want to be a zoologist but if the hummingbird was stuck in something Man made or being hunted by a invasive species then I would help it.
Seen one catch a snake
The National Geographic cameraman that we always wished for stepped into action
My favorite part is when after the mantis locks onto the bird, all the other hummers are like #fuckthat, "NOPE" and bounce.
One of them smacked the mantis off the bird
@@green6467 that's not what that was it was the guy with the camera he flicked it off with his finger
Worst backup ever
@@green6467 Are you blind
@@Aqua.man045 i commented this a year ago. im pretty sure it wouldnt take me a year
The mantis deserved that bird!
the bird fell with the mantis.
No because if that dude didnt put that bird feeding thingy there the bird wouldnt go there so he basically helped the mantis
man is the superior here if man was not around then you are correct but in this case he is here and chose to intervene and save the bird, its a natural act of mother nature
i do think however he could have used a glove and gently lift the mantis off the bird
@Jacob St.Clair holy shit your grammar on your second comment hurts my head
who else’s here fr that tiktok
Because a humming bird feeder is part of mother nature right? People that buy bird feeders buy them to feed birds, not bugs. The mantis had an unnatural advantage perched on top of a man made object. It's within his power and jurisdiction to intervene. For all you that say this guy was in the wrong for saving it, if a snake started to coil around your cat or a bear starts mauling your child, you better not fucking interfere, or else you're douche bag hypocrite.
the bird had a natural advantage compared to 9 out of 10 species because of the feeder its a two way problem dude
well to be fair the mantis could have just as easily been chilling on top of a flower waiting for a humming bird...
This is actually quite common. The mantis is an opportunist and will take anything small enough for it to grip and digest.
"By far, the most common bird snatched by mantises (70% of reports) were the hummingbirds (114 of 147 reports), and of the hummingbirds, the ruby-throated hummingbird, the only hummingbird that lives east of the Mississippi River, was the most frequent victim. This may be due to a confluence of factors:
Ruby-throated hummingbirds the only conveniently tiny target in a landmass teeming with 200 million people growing hummingbird-attracting flowers and loading nectar into convenient mantis snatching podiums around their homes.
Many of those same 200 million are now armed with cameras that now easily upload photos and videos to the internet.
In the 1900s, gardeners released large, non-native praying mantises across North. These insects have especially flourished in the eastern half of the United States.
Non-native mantises were originally released like ladybugs for pest control, but it turns out they may eat as many beneficial insects as pests."
those preying mantis are horrible. .. i hate them
@ladylight66 Why is that your opinion? It seems like most in the comments are saying they're docile and friendly towards non-prey. Just curious.
@@DA-js7xz What other types of birds did they kill?
Bruh.. you just robbed him of his meal?? Next time you're about to eat a chicken burger, let's see how you feel when someone flick you and takes your burger away
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;-; the sounds that hummingbird was making
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This is just cruel. Far worse than talking a seeds from a bird or carrots from a rabbit. Those are easily obtained.
The praying mantis caught that bird by itself which is far harder than getting any plant.
Now its on the ground probably with lots of internal injuries form being flicked and will most likely die. Why should the bird get to live and the praying mantis die when the mantis worked so hard for it?
Either the praying mantis eats animals/bugs or it starves, so something is going to die, why should you get to chose which one it is? especaily when predators work far harder for their meals than prey?
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it's a bug you stupid fucking idiot, rofl. shut the fuck up.
I wouldve taken the mantis as a pet. But yes it deserves a meal.
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what do you think hunting is
My friend's grandmother used to put sugar water and colibris would keep visiting to take a sip. We witnessed the exact same situation with a brown praying mantis. It gripped the colibri and started biting. The badass granny however grabbed her scissors and cut it in half.
So did the mantus attack the scissors and try to eat the scissors, too
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Bird in the back was like "OH SHIT HE GOT JIMMY"
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Damn that’s one big ass Praying Mantis !!! I had no idea they can attack small birds ! That’s insane
From Scientific American (humans are a big influence):
"By far, the most common bird snatched by mantises (70% of reports) were the hummingbirds (114 of 147 reports), and of the hummingbirds, the ruby-throated hummingbird, the only hummingbird that lives east of the Mississippi River, was the most frequent victim. This may be due to a confluence of factors:
Ruby-throated hummingbirds the only conveniently tiny target in a landmass teeming with 200 million people growing hummingbird-attracting flowers and loading nectar into convenient mantis snatching podiums around their homes.
Many of those same 200 million are now armed with cameras that now easily upload photos and videos to the internet.
In the 1900s, gardeners released large, non-native praying mantises across North. These insects have especially flourished in the eastern half of the United States.
Non-native mantises were originally released like ladybugs for pest control, but it turns out they may eat as many beneficial insects as pests."
For all everyone whining about letting nature be...
This guy set up a hummingbird feeder for a reason. He likes them. And he’s made it a safe zone for hummingbirds who are there under his protection
This is just him enforcing the safe zone.
@Chris Bruchak Last I saw that was a man made bird feeder not nature? You really made yourself look stupid with that one.
@Chris Bruchak "belongs to nature" You're completely moronic if you believe that and need to grow up. What belongs to nature is completely subjective you fool.
Chris Bruchak actually, we do, dipshit
See as part of nature we get to interact with our environment and do things like set up bird feeders
We can then enforce the safe zone by destroying anything that tries to violate it
Have a nice day
@Chris Bruchak The only person crying and being offended is you? lmao, that guy can cut every Mantis that touches his bird feeder in half and I wouldn't bat an eye. You're the tough guy swearing and being offended on the internet because you believe something belongs to nature lmao. It's quite pathetic really.
Chris Bruchak you sound mad stupid , it’s just sad how you’re trynna make a point 😐
Could he really have killed that bird? Whoah
Yeah. She would kill and eat it. About a two day meal.
+legalvid123 idiot
+Patrick Loui you're the one that deifies logic.
+MantisDude101 Says the one that doesn´t know how to write "defies"
+Patrick Loui he's an expert with praying mantids so I'd shut up if I were you
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why tf you interfering with nature. Let the mantis have its well earned meal
Yeah I know right now it it fell its probably Injured
@iapetus39 and they know it's the same one how and not likely most things like it alive
@iapetus39 things that want to est would like it moving plus a spider is not the best comparison to a mantis pluse mantis like this one are aggressive feeders so they do move around to feed
@iapetus39 welll I did not call anyone a liar so that's your words plus bot all bugs are the same praying mantis if they get injured in a certain way it can effect their hunting
0:57 that moment when the bird is like... huh wtf is that.
And its next words were " ah shit here we go again"
Some Guy LMFAO!
You know I see everyone talking about how awful and evil the mantis was but the bird had every chance to go to another feeder or an actual flower.
@@kryonight2869 No it didn't. Mantises mimic sticks, and hold very still. They can also hide amongst flowers, and are invisible to it's prey. So stick that in your pipe, and smoke it.
@@standunitedorfall1863 Nah can't agree with ya on that it was a green mantis sitting on a red bird feeder, birds can see in colour better than humans can that hummingbird had no excuse for repeatedly going towards the feeder with the strange green moving creature on it.
Is the birdy ok tho? I didn't know birds could whine like that and it hit me so hard to find that out just now.
it was not whimpering, it just sounds like that, it is actually how they sound normally, just in slow-mo.
Oh sure the hummingbird is fine, they are friends and the claws of the mantis totally didn't penetrate it's neck and it absolutely won't suck it's insides out.
If that hits you so hard, imagine a wolf mother tearing her cub to shreds because she has a bad day or just wants to be left alone. Happens.
Lions kill every single cub if they become the new alpha to make sure ONLY their genes are put forward.
Or monkeys literally ripping limbs off of another monkey to feed on it, smashing it on the ground, trampling on it.
It's nature, of course it's cruel but where cruelty is you see the other side too. Where light is you see the dark. Without light, you don't understand what dark is.
@@maxmustermann7794 Well those are animals that are meant to Deal with violence so it isn't as bad.
Fuck that bird mantis needs to eat too
nathan christman what is your point?
I mean, the mantis is badass and everything, but listening to the hummingbird cry broke my heart. But, I have a special love IOC birds.
ioc?
Damn human ruined it. I was curious to see how that situation develops.
Thats too bad
There's other videos
@@marcoasturias8520 yeah but Marco she was still just a dumb and stupid woman to just flick the mantis like that
@@mikeposner8563 yeah, like that was the mantis’ food I am pretty sure do not flick it because you like the hummingbird more. I do not know if it was the mantis’ food I an not sure what their diet is but still don’t hit the mantis’ if it is keeping up the circle of life. She was stupid to do that.
@@wolfgangamadeusmozart6057 are you the real Mozart
Wow, the Mantis is so strong he still has the hummer bird in his grasp after being flicked hard twice by a large humanoid. The Mantis holds on all the way down to the grown. So strong.
A hummingbird weighs as much as a piece of paper
A humanoid human
U didn’t have to say “humanoid 🤓” just say human?
@ixYoseph Google says, "one sheet is 0.16 of one ounce,". He was spot on
@Ironside I'd say its less about the weight of the bird and more about the lift it can produce. Got to remember they can flap their wings like 100 times a second. It's bizarre and interesting more than impressive I'd say. Cool nonetheless. I love weird ecosystem niches like this.
DAMN!! Scyther kicked Pidgey's ass!
😂😂😂 good one 🔥
What happened? I don't think the mantis would have let go.
He wouldn’t have. It would have killed it very slowly and then eaten as much as it could, I’m guessing.
They eat the brains most times.. sometimes decapitating it or even scalping the hummingbird. And he starts "feasting" all while the birds still alive. So sad but its the circle of life.
Haha this is obvious facts people. But i paused and i believe the bird flapped him off on the way down. Not sure tho. Its very hard to get those barbed legs off you once its got you tho. I bet the guy saved the bird tho. He has a hummingbird feedee for a reason. He likes them and doesnt want the bird having its head decapitated or face eat off. He already tried flicking the ugly bastard off twice. So either he got it off or prob killed it. Which i think is the right thing to do for a defensless lil innocent birdy
@Lucas Oats if I would have saw that I would have intervened immediately and if he hurt the hummingbird he would die a quick death
@@cameronmoney7084 “ugly bastard” nah you don’t know how much These help crops
I see this happen often in my backyard. All I do I pick up the mantis and absolutely curbstomp it into smithereens. There is only one reason I bought a hummingbird feeder, and making it a bird trap aint one of em.
@Gaming Gator I reserve it only for the big ones, the tiny mantises usually arent a problem and I let em be.
that mantis will die if you dont let him have his food! #cruelhumanity
I'd rather the bird live than the insect
He can find a different meal. :)
@@dc8890 why?
That bird's a goner. There's no way a hummingbird would survive after that. All the mantis is going to do is go out and eat another bird. That idiot caused two dead birds instead of one.
Is anyone else annoyed that the guy didn't let the mantis keep his catch?
So fucking annoyed .who is he to play god
I’m vegan an I would kill that bug. Hummingbirds are cuter
Yeah that was a DICK MOVE
Looked to me like the mantis hung on to it lol
@@visit402 damn Joe Rogan is right about y'all. How do you know someone is vegan? They'll tell you. Every chance they get.
Should've let the big eat it. So what just a bird
hummingbirds are endangered, praying mantis are not
Why did you intervene? That mantis earned his meal! That was messed up.
He earned his kill too.
Starting to think they should be called "preying" mantis instead of praying mantis. Those things do not f*** around.
Damn I had no idea praying mantis could take on something like that
They can take on much bigger and more dangerous actually. Mantis is designed for killing. Barbed claws to grab things and hold em steady. Mandibles in mouth to tear flesh. And acid in mouth to eat away at muscle to make thing goey and easy to eat. They even kill huge tarantulas. The hummingbird is easy. Tiny and defenseless.
A mantis can even kill some kinds of snakes.. Look up mantis eats Snake
There's a video of a mantis killing a bear.
@@greyk610 I can confirm. I was the bear in that video
@@greyk610 People probably think you are joking but i remember that video. Can't find it anymore on youtube tho it seems. Mantis are no joke.
Joe Rogan and Tom Papa brought me here lol
Watching from my sauna. Heat shock proteins
The guy put the mantis there to experiment. This is not appropriate. The hummingbird could easily got blind or something worse with such attack.
Why didn't you get the Mantis off of there before it done that.
NSSCOTTTEAGUE he probably staged it.
He wanted to make a snuff video 😉😉
Because he is an asshole and put a praying mantis on his birdfeeder so that it could kill a bird and get a video
He knew it would make a great video :)
Right at that point he should have just let it eat. What a fucking loser
Aye man, why'd he help him tho? Mantis had it fair and square.
Because the mantis is using something that was made and put there by the man, I don't see it as fair.
@@Epicnes1 They're both using something made and put there by man. The birds use it for food and so did the this particular mantis, albeit by other means. Perfectly fair in that sense.
@@jaezi5982 well life ain't fair bruh
@@greencupofdeath True. Just seemed unnecessary that he chose to interfere.
Why would you interfere with nature?
Omg! The whimpering sounds of the hummingbird 😰😰😰 I love praying mantises but if I saw this, mantis would be squashed! Before you say that I’m mean and interrupting nature, I watched a documentary that said it was non native large species of praying mantises that were released into the environment that’s eating the hummingbirds.
Its not an invasive specie
Shut up. If I ever saw you squash a preying mantis in person I would squash you
@@thespookyvaginosisnut5984 lol
@@kyrlics6515 Is it a Carolina Mantis or a Common Praying Mantis
If it is the latter one or the Chinese Mantis then they is considered invasive species
However, if it was a Carolina Mantis, it is considered an indigenous species and therefore it does not harm the ecosystem
Just anostrich nah fuck mantis they are ugly
Anyone here from that tik tok….
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You should've took the mantis before it got caught smh
wtf dude let nature take its tole mantis gotta eat too
So birds can eat bugs and everyone just shrugs it off, but if a bug eats a bird then all of a sudden everyone turns into a Karen 🤡🤦🏽♂️
Why did the dude flick it?? It's nature man just enjoy it I thought that was another bird that saved it at first
Joe Villa doesn’t mean we gotta interfere in somethings meal.
Echelon a lot of other animals interfere in others meals we’re part of nature
@@onepumpman6209
No we are definitely not. We are literally no longer part of the nature food chain.
One Pump Man
Fine invite me over your house for dinner and while you try and eat imma throw it out the window. Since I’m part of nature I can.
Here cuz Rogan
Who came here after watching Baki
This is bizarre and I've never heard of a mantis going after a little hummingbird, disgusting!!! It was especially creepy how the mantis was going after its neck. Fucking weird alien-looking insects they are, anyway!!!
@Jaqueline K
Same could be said about you.....
'Disgusting'? Praying mantises are animals as well.
That hummingbird sounded so sad in the slow-mo, even more so than regular speed. I'm glad you gave him a hand. Big mantis too. Looked like it had an egg case going.
It is injured, mantis hands could rip skin and scratch the skull :)
Why did you intervene?? That mantis deserved that snack! Should have stopped it before it happened if you wanted to get in the way now they’re both probably gonna die.
What if mantis had laser beams... the world would end and we would all be held captitvity by mantis
LuisCheese or we just use pesticides
Fort bend Independent School District if they had laser beams I don’t think we would’ve been able to survive long enough to invent pesticides, but I think it would be worse if they were big enough to prey on us
Have you ever had a laser pointing at you, it would have to be the size of a car to do any real damage
Now that would be a sight to see. Praying mantis carrying around giant lasers, and that point you can just drop it on you and crush it you with it
@@danieldaugherty8318 Not if thet go for the eyes.
Why do people give him so much shit for this? Because he had felt bad that that hummingbird was to be eaten alive? He has emotions, he's human. I would have done the same. Mantis' are cool and all but I cant just stand here and watch this happen. It seems like you just cant please an animal activist on RUclips.
I would of flicked him off aswell, this is my bird water thingy, not your death trap FLICK!!!
The Hummingbird didn't escape. YOU interfered!
i hate mantis and i hate damn bugs...poor little birdie
So what? The hummingbird was going to suffer a terrible death. They have a hard enough time surviving in a world of pesticides and poisons, insects always bounce back. If I saw it, I'd do the same thing. We interfere by existing. Even in the animal world natural interferences happen.
well hummingbirds are at risk of extinction and mantis' are not.
@@earthwormjim420 *mantises
@@pamorama You're shockingly stupid. So it's better if the mantis starves? I mean, one animal is going to suffer. Why are you valuing a bird over a mantis?? What if the bird grabbed a mantis and tried to kill it? WOULD YOU CHEER?
I like how people don’t think that we’re a part of nature. Show me the human manufacturing plant please.
China
@@HorrorElementFilms it's also in India and Taiwan
I will disagree with you. I don't know how many women have referred to their vajayjays or womb as a flower. Have you ever heard a guy say, "she opened up like a flower"... Then guys ejaculated is often referred to as giving her my seed. So the human manufacturing plant is a girl's naughty bits... Can you argue with that?
my cock
You're arguing semantics and missing the point. Depriving a predator of it's food could be a death sentence, and we as humans should know better than to apply our biases towards cute and fluffy things to these kinds of interactions.
The funny part is once the mantis got the bird, the others was just like "Aight, ima head out" instead of helping.
Worst backup ever, remind me not to take hummingbirds with me to a fistfight
Our species does the same...
@@viperaputakeyteaparyou8237 they can’t really do anything at all
@@DA-js7xz we panic too much lol
They outnumbered him and still ran….😂
The fact that he saved him 😭😭
I couldn’t let a bug eat a pretty little bird like that either, sorry nature!
If it was in normal circumstances then you shouldn’t intervene but this was clearly set up & baited the bird in.
@@wholesome122 What a wuss
You could hear the birb whimpering 😭
Im glad he flicked it. Even though the mantis who was hard core deserved that kill.
That noise was unbearable to hear it cry ida flicked it too.
never heard it? jesus get out the city
@@Lscott-fk2sn sorry i dont hurt birds and listen to the sounds they make while im doing it FAM
Right?
Kenshin dude I’m saying stop living in your room
Anyone else mad that dude stopped that mantis from enjoying a meal?
This just shows how strong praying mantises actually are. They do make great pets and love the company of humans once they get to know you, but in the stage that you are a stranger to them you gotta be careful about those arms! If you approach them threateningly they will not hesitate to grab hold of your finger and they will not let go. You’d be surprised at how firm their grip is. But thankfully, they do give you warning before they attack. You can tell this when they pull up their arms close to their chest defensively-this is when you should step away. They also have spikes on their arms so that when their “hands” close they stab you. However, I highly recommend making acquaintances with one because to see their personality come out is truly spectacular. Just be slow and patient with them.
I'm gonna be real with you chief, I'm not worried about a praying mantis "attack" lol. I'm 200 pounds.
@@Logan_93 He wrote that so people would avoid being grabbed all together so the bug doesn’t get potentially harmed while trying to release its grasp.
@@Logan_93 🤣💪🤭
They are so adorable. I always pick them up when I see one to move it out of harms way. I didn’t know they had an introduction phase. Fortunately, they’re always sweet to me they must sense my kindness lol😃
NOOOO
Why did he flick the mantis?? That mantis needs to eat too! Nature is about survival of the fittest. That mantis was smart enough to hunt near the feeding ground of hummingbirds. That was a well deserved meal. But it was taken away by a HUMAN.
My friend installed a hummingbird feeder in her yard. She called me over a day later to see it...well, we found 3 dead humming bird bodies on the ground. Only a tiny part of the hummers' breasts were eaten. 3 dead hummers, one day. It was a praying mantis - those things only eat a little bit of a hummer, and then goes for the next kill. If they saved their kill and at least ate the majority of hummer, it wouldn't have been so bad.
theres no such thing as the survival of the fittest.. the mantis has no brains, it just eats what it gets and it can eat plenty of other things...
Because he set up a bird feeder for all the humming birds in the area that he obviously enjoys. The mantis came along to shit on the parade so he flicked it the fuck away.
By that logic human was the fittest, so the fittest can do whatever the fuck he wants, nature...
Mantis can eat crickets or other insects. It wouldn't be able to eat entire bird either.
Gets flicked by human 1000x its strength on the back. *tanks it*
Here because Baki
Hahahahah same bro
If the person *really* cared about the hummingbird he would have flicked the praying mantis off instead of making a RUclips video....
Let's thank joe Rogan for a moment for brining us here
he didn’t even help the Hummingbird, lol. the Mantis still had grip when he plucked them BOTH to the ground 🤦🏾♂️
read the description
Joe "The Praying Mantis" Rogan"
Pov you just finished watching baki hanma on netflix
First time I’ve seen someone recording help 😂😂
That mantis gonna starve now. Expended a lot of energy trying to keep that bird down because he knew he had it, and would be good for a while. 🤣 Stupid bugs
@@l3igl3oi73 Mmm idk about starve. He can easily find little bugs to eat in the grass.
We now have a one-eyed hummingbird flying around... :/
Flying that close just for some sugar water, it ought to have died anyway.
@@breadhates Wow, I wrote that 4 years ago and have just realised that I've wasted my life since then.
@@hoppy1970 The lifespan of a humming bird.
@@ghostofakina8747 😆😆
Shouldn’t have stopped it after you let it happen….
I hope one day someone snatches your dinner from you!!!
Look like the mantis fell with the bird. What happened after?
Most likely the mantis would have been injurd or died from the fall as they cant survive massive drops and the bird would probably have a little cut so nothing nice
The bird would have died because of how the mantis attacked it and the mantis died cuz of the finger
The gay guy filming at flick them
@@danieldaugherty8318 how he gay 🙏🏿🍭😩😩
Nasty mantis evil poor little humming bird defiantly carnivore
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I love both creatures and i'm in a state of shock!
You ruined the kill!! And most likely injured the mantis! Cruel person!!!
ignorant. it wasnt going to eat the bird...just kill it
@Nqmano 3xR *facepalm*
“Honey where are you going!?”
“Gaw damn mantis is eating a humming bird again.”
Bruh you would not be allowed on safari. You would be out there trying to save all the zebras from the lions. SMH
JME pull that up
Why did u interfer???
What do i think if a giant mantis interrupt you while hunting for feeding??
The hummingbird will suffer a similar amount of torture that a human would by getting eaten alive. A praying mantis wouldn't really suffer at all from being eaten alive. The amount of suffering the bird goes through is not necessary to feed this insect. It would be just as happy eating a cricket.
I'm watching one right now. Hummingbirds are too smart. That fucking mantis is looking at me. I know he's thinking he can take me.😮
I feel really bad for the huming bird
Why?
Same
Well, it survived so...
@@benw2119 you can hear it crying
@@louiebili17yearsagoedited85 how do you know ?
How would u move a feeder to where a mantis can't get on it? It caught the bird it gets a meal...
Man should have let nature do it's thing. My curiosity is killed.
Wtf how dare you interfere.
it's a human made feeder that is setting the birds up to be attacked i dunno i'd say the human has a part in this if he/she chooses.
He’s already “interfering” by having a hummingbird feeder. This produces the scenario seen here, so he is essentially the “god” of this domain. He can interfere if he wants to.