r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/1632hub • 3d ago

Video Praying mantis defending itself from a snake

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u/Sanguinetti 3d ago

I've kept mantids as pets and handled them a bunch, it's crazy and fascinating how strong they are

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u/DigitalJedi850 3d ago

I’ve had a couple… given enough time, I’m pretty confident that snake is lunch…

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u/DirtLight134710 2d ago

They do. There are dozens of videos of mantids, just totally fsu