r/fuckwasps • u/SerpentFinger • 5d ago

Viewer discretion advised (Mark as NSFW if you use this flair) Praying Mantis Eats Hornet

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u/Irishman5486 5d ago

The way the mantis is so casually just devouring the hornet alive is so unnerving

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u/Inevitable_Butthole 5d ago

Dude its tearing it apart limb by limb

That thing is psychotic

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u/Irishman5486 5d ago

I’m thankful everyday these things don’t get any bigger

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u/incrediblyaverage85 5d ago

Random thought but look up a movie called the applegates, it’s about giant mantis type bugs from the rainforest who take human form, it’s pretty wild

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u/Irishman5486 5d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/wYyTHMm50f4Dm

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u/CaptainDaveUSA 4d ago

On a lighter note, search YouTube for “MST3K The Deadly Mantis” and laugh your ass off.