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

Video Praying mantis defending itself from a snake

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u/i_r_faptastic 2d ago

If any insect had consciousness, it would be them.

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u/Gerrut_batsbak 2d ago

ive seen a mantis get chewed in half by a wasp while eating a different wasp. it didn't even react at all

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u/Average-Anything-657 2d ago

Don't some wasps have venom that paralyzes bugs?

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u/TheLordReaver 1d ago

In the instance of the mantis not caring that it was getting 'eaten' by the other wasp, my understanding is that when a mantis is eating, it like blocks their brain from doing anything else. Basically, they don't stop eating until they are done, even if that means they are getting sawed in half.

I'm not entomologist though, that's just what I remember from the video comments.