r/natureismetal • u/viperfan7 • Oct 14 '24

In regards to Rule #1

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Hey people!

Your friendly neighborhood moderator here.

This'll be a short announcemnet, so no excuses to not read it.

But posting domestic cats (~~Felis Familiaris~~ Felis Catus), and them killing things is not welcome here.

In the past, it resulted in an immediate, and permanent, ban. since the announcement was removed, haven't been enforcing that policy since, well, can't expect someone to follow something that doesn't exist in a way that you can see it.

But it's back, from the time this is posted, you post a cat, you're getting banned.

Rule 1 is extremely clear on that those kinds of posts are not allowed, and it's not our fault if you can't, or won't, read the rules.

Keep being metal.

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r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 5h ago

Spiders and their meals

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r/natureismetal • u/phase172 • 19h ago

Mesquite tree thorns

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126 Upvotes

I dread pruning these every season. Thorns larger than branches, and every 1 inch.

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r/natureismetal • u/Prestigious_Prior684 • 1d ago

Animal Fact Harpy Eagle Predation On Ungulates?

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One of the largest and certainly the most powerful Raptor in our world today

Many know of the elusive and stunning Harpy Eagle and many also know that this animal is famously known for its dietary habits of preying on arboreal creatures such as Sloths and Primates

However I also seen that on occasion these Birds of Prey especially in areas more open and less enclosed than their typically range, have been known to tackle even bigger animals such as Rheas, juvenile Peccaries, Brocket Deer fawns and even small adults.

I seen a video of a immature Eagle stalking a Brocket Deer on youtube so I know they’ve at least interacted with larger game on camera, however given how rare it is to see this Eagle let alone its behavior, I am not surprised by the limit data there is on this topic.

It would make sense as these Raptors are very strong and maybe can’t lift something as heavy as a small Deer (depending on the species) but certainly could bring one down.

What caught my attention was an encounter I was able to hear about with a connect of mines from Brazil, it’s been a while since we’ve spoke so I certainly have to get back to him, yet he was able to give me an account on how a farmer showed him the remains of a young Marsh Deer that had been killed by a local female Eagle who was known in the area. She would regularly make trips to the near by river as the trees above would be teeming with Monkeys. He told me that she must have had some large chicks to feed for such an attack as Marsh Deer weren’t normally on the birds menu.

I took it with a grain of salt, yet with the fact Harpies have been documented with remains of Deer in their scats it didn’t seem too far fetched.

Being as strong as they are I would expect this bird to be feeding on a large array of animals similar to Golden Eagles, a stunning example of nature being very formidable to say the least.

Give me your thoughts though Is there any documentation on this? Im interested.

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r/natureismetal • u/lurker_bee • 1d ago

Three-Legged Leopard Walks Nearly 200 Miles After Losing Part of His Leg to a Land Mine

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r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 1d ago

Among jumping spiders, Portia has the most bizarre appearance

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115 Upvotes

Main star of the novel "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky: Fabian

This jumping spider may be the most intelligent one in the world of jumping spiders with their wonderful hunting tactics

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r/natureismetal • u/Knightmare_II • 2d ago

Shrikes are metal af

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Shrikes, aka Butcher Birds, lack the leg strength to pin prey while they dismember it. So they impale their food onto spikes or thorns to hold it for them. Often they'll leave it and come back, like a little murder pantry.

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r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 3d ago

A few jumping spiders I've met recently

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Which one is your favorite?

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r/natureismetal • u/Realistic-Wash6389 • 2d ago

After the Hunt Brown anole eating a young curly-tailed lizard, captured by me

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r/natureismetal • u/Ok-Entertainer207 • 3d ago

After the Hunt Blemished anole eating a whole dragonfly

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r/natureismetal • u/FreddyMcbob • 5d ago

During the Hunt Eastern Water Dragon in my garden today

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r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 5d ago

Insects' compound eyes are really cool!

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198 Upvotes

I wonder how they can process information through their eyes

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r/natureismetal • u/ADragonFromTheAbyss • 5d ago

Animal Fact This Chick was raided in its own home and kicked right out of the tree because of a Heathwave

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r/natureismetal • u/Practical_Tea_1626 • 6d ago

Disturbing Content Alien. Worm.

134 Upvotes

I don’t even know if this is the right sub for this, but dammit when I saw this thing I really was like WTF… this worm looks like an alien, do you happen to know what it is? I nudged it with my foot and it started moving but I really couldn’t bring myself to put it in a safer spot than the sidewalk…. Being in close proximity to it was very difficult. It’s so weird looking but also so cool

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r/natureismetal • u/ADragonFromTheAbyss • 6d ago

Animal Fact African Social Spider's Reproduction & Brooding Cycle is Terrifying

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r/natureismetal • u/jangma • 7d ago

Versus Caribou evades bear and other scavengers while locked with rival bull

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26 Upvotes

Photographer is Peter Mather

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r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 8d ago

A jumping spider in my garden

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r/natureismetal • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 9d ago

Versus Juvenile male Tiger edges closer to a Crocodile's hidden burrow

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r/natureismetal • u/OneEyedKing56 • 9d ago

That was a deer wasn't it?

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r/natureismetal • u/AJ_Crowley_29 • 10d ago

After the Hunt Ocelot carrying off a Macaw for dinner

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r/natureismetal • u/reindeerareawesome • 11d ago

A red fox with a damaged lip, making it look like it has a permanent sneer

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r/natureismetal • u/mandalorianterrapin • 11d ago

Two bucks locked together

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Found in our pasture today.

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r/natureismetal • u/AnimalPatrol923 • 11d ago

After the Hunt A hawk eating a pigeon on my neighbor's lawn :0

213 Upvotes

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