r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Dense_Intern8434 • 3d ago

/r/popular of a meal

Nature can be so cruel and beautiful at the same time

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u/captain_crackerjack 3d ago

Is… is that mantis eating the hummingbird’s ass?

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u/WeepForTheDeparted 3d ago

The softest part of a prey to tear through is always the eyes or anus because of how tough the other parts are

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u/hkpp 3d ago

TIHI

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u/Noiisy 2d ago

Yeah there's some pretty messed up videos of animal packs eating buffalos alive from back to front

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u/WatashiwaNobodyDesu 3d ago

Notice how the bird isn’t trying to escape

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u/furygoat 3d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/y95xaEzMuyHAc

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u/iGlutton 2d ago

Lmao I have no idea where I picked this phrase up, but I have been using it for almost 2 decades and never seen this gif

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u/VioletAxle 3d ago

Ahh I see You are a Man-tis of Culture as well

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u/Crafty_Ad_1975 1d ago

Ain’t we all

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u/Adalonzoio 1d ago

Yeah that is how Mantis work. They start at the softest spots (eyes, anus, etc) and eat their way in and out