Praying Mantis Vs Hummingbird

Though we tend to think of hummingbirds as cute dainty little things in reality they make bold and fierce competitors. Most people are surprised to learn that the praying mantis will successfully capture kill and eat a hummingbird.

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The mantis captures the bird with a swift swipe of its forelegs.

Praying mantis vs hummingbird. But compare a hummingbird to a mantis s usual meal and the size difference is quite astounding. One particular video that piqued the interest of popular science writer douglas main was of a praying mantis attacking a hummingbird. They are known predators and carnivores and usually eat insects spiders and even small lizards and mice.

Hummingbirds tend to be about 4 inches long though some species like the giant hummingbird are twice that size while bees and wasps are about half an inch long. Typically the insect will position itself on a plant or a hummingbird feeder to. The vampirish look of the mantis makes this clip even more scary.

Rural ramblings 20 650 views. As it turns out youtube actually has several videos. Given the size of a hummingbird it shouldn t be too surprising that a mantis will kill and eat them.

Hummingbird babies birth to fledging the nest first flight amazing. The hummingbird did escape this time but the mantis did kill another bird about a week later. Hummingbird vs praying mantis part ii duration.

When nature attacks animals gone wild this happens all the time in the wild so its a rare event to get it on camera. They don t let their guard down for a moment while defending their territories from other hummingbirds. Praying mantis praying mantises are insects which look like large grasshoppers.

That makes hummingbirds eight times bigger than what a mantid usually eats. Skip ahead 0 20 pray mantis catches hummingbird at a bird feeder and eats it.

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