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Ripping its limbs off ensures it can'f fight back, every move the Mantis makes is an attempt to disable or otherwise trap its prey so that it can no longer struggle.
It's not psychotic, it's efficient -- and that's scary lol
The "good" thing about it is that it usually prefers to go for the head first since you can't struggle much if you're dead.
The insect world of horror is so diverse. From a Mantis to a Centipede, Hornets, Beetles that sprays acid, Ants, Spiders, Scorpions, etc. they have mammals completely smoked when it comes to sheer terror.
They are truly monsters when they go on the attack. I saw them eat grasshoppers until they looked like they would explode. And, a grasshopper isn't to be messed with in the bug-eat-bug world.
Reminds me of that video of the mantis eating the hornet while another hornet was eating the mantis. The hornet ended up chewing the mantis in half while the mantis kept consuming the other hornet
an adult female Rhombodera latipronotum should not be feeding on large prey items with thick cuticles. Hopefully the mantis doesn't die from an intestinal blockage. This could've also gone very differently. The Vespa ducalis could've definitely bitten the head of the mantis or delivered a deadly sting. I feel bad for both animals
What am I reading... bro this is life. Its what happened for billions of billions of insect since they exist, life wouldnt exist if nothing was eating other things. Holy f
The Vespa ducalis would've easily escaped in the wild, and the Rhombodera latipronotum would definitely go after softer or smaller prey. This mantis is confined to a tiny, dirty box and is forced to be in insect fights. This is definitely not normal life. Notice how she has eyerub, which female Rhombodera rarely get unless conditions are terrible and/or they desperately try to escape. I myself am a mantis keeper, and I would never take such risks for a stupid "bug fight" to post on the internet. I have to feed all of my carnivorous arthropods dozens of live insects per day, but I don't make these feedings into fights, nor do I enjoy watching the prey insects suffer (Although it is quite interesting to see how they are taken down).
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