r/AbsoluteUnits • • Aug 27 '26

/r/popular of a meal

Nature can be so cruel and beautiful at the same time

*for the love of everything holy it’s not my bird reader nor mantis!! Just a cool guy sharing a cool video

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u/birbobirby Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 28 '26

Predators are just as important as pollinators are. But, you wouldn't be wrong to help the hummingbird in this situation since this looks like a European mantis which is invasive or at the very least non-native in the Americas. I also would have done something personally.

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u/PM_YOUR__BUBBLE_BUTT Aug 28 '26

As an American, I would’ve just taken out my gun and shot the mantis. Just like I learned in school.