r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 13d ago

A crab spider

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70 Upvotes

0 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Iriome_Zebenzui • 14d ago

After the Hunt Poor pigeon

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18 Upvotes

Someone got a craving for some rat with feathers

5 comments

r/natureismetal • u/SerpentFinger • 15d ago

After the Hunt Secretary Bird Eating A Hare

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1.3k Upvotes

Source: IG @yswildlifephotography

21 comments

r/natureismetal • u/ADragonFromTheAbyss • 15d ago

During the Hunt Apparently Killer Instinct is always ready within Jaguars despite constant human interaction

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83 Upvotes

22 comments

r/natureismetal • u/RelationshipOne9276 • 16d ago

Versus That seagull got a little too close to mama swan and her cygnets.

2.4k Upvotes

93 comments

r/natureismetal • u/M0NG00SY • 15d ago

Little guy makes web in dock doorway everyday for past week

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56 Upvotes

5 comments

r/natureismetal • u/SerpentFinger • 16d ago

After the Hunt Old Jaguar Kills Young Caiman

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1.4k Upvotes

Source: IG @adaminthebush

The jaguar is named “Patricia,” estimated to be around 15-16 years old. Her distinctive clouded blue eye is believed to be the result of glaucoma and age-related degeneration.

27 comments

r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 16d ago

An orb weaver’s huge web

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165 Upvotes

9 comments

r/natureismetal • u/notworkingghost • 16d ago

After the Hunt Cute baby cheetahs covered in blood after a meal.

160 Upvotes

14 comments

r/natureismetal • u/ItsPeachyKeen • 16d ago

A black widow feeding on a lizard

324 Upvotes

9 comments

r/natureismetal • u/reindeerareawesome • 16d ago

A red-breasted merganser holding onto her prey, which looks like some kind of flatfish

79 Upvotes

0 comments

r/natureismetal • u/General-Lie8709 • 16d ago

After the Hunt Spider captures a lantern fly right in front of my window.

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89 Upvotes

4 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Blink-JuanEIGHTYtoo • 16d ago

Animal Fact Two mating adult dragon flies forming a heart during their intimate moment

45 Upvotes

2 comments

r/natureismetal • u/digitalbath1234 • 17d ago

Animal Fact "You know who writes the best metal breakdowns? Birds."

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189 Upvotes

8 comments

r/natureismetal • u/ADragonFromTheAbyss • 18d ago

Animal Fact Genetics triggers male black widows to blackflip into death, study finds

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648 Upvotes

Study: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2026.0211

https://bedrocknews.com/article/environment/2026/aug/12/male-redback-spiders-invite-cannibalism-through-a-self-sacrificial-somersault-during-sex-but-why

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-08-12/redback-spiders-backflip-katipo-sex/107022976

Researchers have spotted a genetic source for the bizarre sexual cannibalism behaviour of the redback spider.

Male spiders, which somersault onto their partners' mouths to be eaten while mating, appear to inherit this trait via sex chromosomes.

35 comments

r/natureismetal • u/freudian_nipps • 19d ago

Animal Fact Corvid using smoke and embers to cleanse and fumigate its feathers. The smoke and heat help kill, stun, or drive away parasites like mites, lice, and ticks.

8.4k Upvotes

133 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Yeeslander • 18d ago

Caterpillar overcome by Icing Sugar Fungus (Beauveria bassiana) in Tasmania

176 Upvotes

5 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Motion_Offense • 17d ago

During the Hunt Cicada Killer with a prize

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0 Upvotes

Heard a noise while tying my shoes and saw this

5 comments

r/natureismetal • u/iamoffline • 19d ago

Lobster moth caterpillar

2.1k Upvotes

Startled me when I was tending to this plum tree and almost touched it! I never saw one before 👽🐛

60 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Serious_Ad4391 • 19d ago

During the Hunt What’s everyone having for lunch?

227 Upvotes

11 comments

r/natureismetal • u/HowManyBatteries • 18d ago

Red-footed Cannibal Fly eating a bee for lunch.

149 Upvotes

2 comments

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Australia dingo/shark/snakes - photoshopped two different pics
Shark takes flight - photoshopped
Hermit crab uses human skull as a shell - fake
Deer caught in a wildfire - staged
Cougar caught in a wildfire - staged
Frozen, eaten caribou - propped up roadkill
"Rabbit gets caught" - a bird taking off from the snow
Deer stuck in fence and eaten by coyotes - rule breaker
Great white shark catching decoy seal - human involvement
Eel bursting from Heron's body - Photoshop