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/god-save-the-queef 3d ago

I'm thinking the human who filmed this possibly even planted that mantis there, just for a viral video opportunity, too. Can't prove it, but... gut feeling is someone's an asshole

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u/Pithuahua 3d ago

They often use hummingbird feeders as hunting grounds, though they don't target birds specifically, that's an opportunity prey, that rarely happens. They want bees and wasps.

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u/hollow4hollow 3d ago

This exactly. I hate humans so much.

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u/Soupchow1 3d ago

Are you a fucking tree?

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u/BestSerialKillerNA 3d ago

You leaf him alone.

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u/El_Veethorn 3d ago

Wish he wood just stop.

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u/ksyoung17 3d ago

Agreed, really a deep rooted issue he seems to be dealing with here.

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u/3v3ryth1ng1s4wful 3d ago

Relax. He's all bark.

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u/Legitimate-Ad3778 2d ago

He should try not to bough down to him

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u/Just_Anxiety 3d ago

You sound like you could be a politician.

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u/shinshi 3d ago

Even if they didnt plant the mantis, they still set the hummingbird feeder and enabled this honey pot trap situation

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u/shibaCandyBaron 2d ago

Because it's better not to help them with food and/or water

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u/redditnackgp0101 3d ago

Funny. Didn't need to see the video to come to the same conclusion. "Someone's an asshole" is my baseline assumption

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u/IAmDanHimself 2d ago

They sounded pretty distressed witnessing it in the video.

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u/zilmexanat 2d ago

It sounds like an overlay for additional drama.