Mantis: I'm a ferocious predator that is able to strategically ambush and catch prey, I'm strong, fast and ruthless. Fear me! Human: Aw, so cute, let me pet you
It's the most human thing to do! Even if you're not friend shaped there still will be humans who will want to be your friend, and I think that's kinda beautiful!
As a child, merely seeing one would scare me. Now? I'd gladly carry them upon my head, they look so cool and adorable at the same time, and they come in quite an assortment of colors varying from different species.
1:08 I love how the mantis on the left is doing a dance, the small one starts climbing it then the big one is like "TF u doin?" and the right one goes 😱
1:04 is a short-statured coach and his protege about to get into the ring. “Alright, Joey, you’ve shown your tenacity long enough, now get out there and show him what you’re made of!”
They are my favorite insects! So much variety, so many shapes, colors, and sizes, obvious intelligence, curious and alert. They are so alien compared to a lot of other insects out there!
One cricket died during the production of this video. The mantises are fearless. I am surprised how indifferent they were to each other. Where I am, there are only a couple of species in the wild but I have observed one kind consuming another. My favourites to watch are the youngsters and how quickly they adopt swaying and posing as they try to work ot the life's dangers.
Yeah I was surprised that he trusts them not to eat each other. They're very opportunistic and will eat just about anything they can overpower even if they just ate, they will literally eat themselves to death if you let them. Housing them together is a pretty much guaranteed way to lose all of them except one except for a few species. And I've had it happen anyways with one of those the one time I tried keeping them communally (p. Paradoxa). With how much work they and how expensive they are for how short their lifespan is I would never risk it but looks cool.
That big one trying so hard to look intimidating only for that much smaller one to sneak over and smack him is great. Big one even turns around to see what was tickling him. Mantids are pretty expressive for insects.
They're not angry creatures - the side to side motion is not about anger... When they have their arms up in display mode it's because they're in alert-mode and are being provoked.. Beautiful gentle creatures. Humans can learn a lot from them 🌿💚🌿
@@JadeD-n5d If they were big enough to eat humans I can tell you right now there would be no humans left! 😆 Mantids are exceptional Hunters... As for females occasionally eating the head of whoever they've mated with, the current thinking is that it is only done if nutrition has been inadequate during the season. It's not "behavioral" in any kind of human emotional sense. They've been living exactly the same way for the past 250 Million years. Getting all offended by it is pointless. Fun Facf: some types of mantids don't require males at all to reproduce... eg. Meomantis Caffra 🌿💚🌿
@@MaliciousGrim05 Just because someone's an exceptional hunter doesnt mean they're "angry" or "vicious". Thats humans projectiing their own emotions onto other creatures.
Noooo 1:03 I damn nearly died 😂 Mantis on the left: Fear me! Smol mantis in middle: Dad is that you? Mantis on the left: * Stares at him and runs away * Smol mantis: Daddy come back! Mantis on the right: What tf just happened 😂
0:00 Dancing 0:09 Staying still challenge 0:37 Fighting for a second 0:52 Pet mantis 1:03 Family 1:15 Pointing to the sky 1:26 Big Family photo 2:09 Darksouls 2:29 Yellow, Green, and green again 2:43 Smol 2:57 Hand Vs Mantid 3:44 👽 4:29 Shields 4:42 Angry leaf 5:05 Watching tv 5:13 Jade and Bronze 5:40 Smol again 5:59 Also smol 6:30 Peacock 6:37 Darksouls 2x 6:58 Titans 7:24 Darksouls bossfight
Pretty awesome video, I love mantises, they can either be really friendly, or have that "piss off I'm autistic" vibe. I've met both. First was on a cool morning, he was happy to just chill on my arm and absorb some warmth for a couple hours. The other was a much larger one, she was in the jam of a door I wanted to close, and flew right at my face when I tried to gently coax her away.
I saw a cute little mantis a week ago on one of my big plants up the side of my front door, moved him over to one of my red plants in the front yard of the house so my aunt didn't freak out.
I love how mantis anger is just them busting a move.
Aggressively busting a move*
Nah they just put their hands up like they're being arrested 🪦🪦
Or flashin their shit like divas
😂
Cute 😂😂😂😂😂.
i just realised that mantis is basically an insect centaur. It has quadrupedal main body and an upper torso with a head and two arms made for grabbing
YES! FINALLY!!!
*I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD THIS REALISATION!*
I had to sit with this though alone for too many years.
That's the revelation I have been searching for; truly, the universe holds so many secrets 😲
- centaur
- biblically accurate
- fashionable
@@Lucifersfursonayou forgot “borderline xenomorph”
@@Ebin_Heart I spat out my drink 🤣
I use the defensive mantis pose when I have to give my boss bad news lol
🤣
So when there mad, they either dance, vogue, do the robot. Ooohhh, scary. Nature is beautiful
Mantis: I'm a ferocious predator that is able to strategically ambush and catch prey, I'm strong, fast and ruthless. Fear me!
Human: Aw, so cute, let me pet you
It's the most human thing to do! Even if you're not friend shaped there still will be humans who will want to be your friend, and I think that's kinda beautiful!
As a child, merely seeing one would scare me. Now? I'd gladly carry them upon my head, they look so cool and adorable at the same time, and they come in quite an assortment of colors varying from different species.
1:08 - the little one going over to his buddy and saying, "Dude, you must CHILL!"
XD IT DOES
Daddy chill
@@noblood6137 STOP
And the third one is just Surprised Miles Morales
"Lemme at em, lemme at em-!!"
Mantis are little aliens. So cool and so different from all the other insects.
Animal defense:
Skunk: sprays stink fluid
Porcupine: raises quills
Bear: intimidate/fight back
Mantis: *busts a move*
they're literaly t-posing for dominance xD
In their case, maybe Y posing :D
They’re so weird I love them so much!!!! 💕💕
1:08 I love how the mantis on the left is doing a dance, the small one starts climbing it then the big one is like "TF u doin?" and the right one goes 😱
_Apex Predator for it's weight class_
_Stumbles all over the place when it walks_
They are like Action Figures, but alive.
“ The hang five all of you are like action figures, but bigger, except for you mantis, you’re about the same size”
1:08 The fact that you breed all these love them support them socialize them care for them as they die is really genius stuff
This video has single handedly made me want to become a mantis collector. They are stunning and majestic, like actual fairies
Did i just watch 8 minutes of a man poking bugs?
Yes, yes you did. And how do I know that you ask? Because I just did the same thing😂😂
1:04 is a short-statured coach and his protege about to get into the ring. “Alright, Joey, you’ve shown your tenacity long enough, now get out there and show him what you’re made of!”
Man, that little guy at the end must have really been hungry! That grasshopper was almost as big as he was!
3:53 that’s one’s face is amazing. It makes me think of the mantid aliens people claim to encounter.
Hard to pick a favorite when I love them all!
There’s just something so different about how they move compared to most other insects. They always look so…animated, it’s difficult to explain.
I didn’t know they came in such varied colors, shapes and sizes. I like the one that looked kind on plaid. And those little ones were just precious!
Such absolute beauty in the Mantis world. Fascinating! 🤗❤️
"come at me, bro!!"
-mantis
Mantis when angy: 🙌
I have never felt more threatened in my life.
Mantis: I AM BIG, I AM MOVING, I AM SCARY!
Humans: aw look he’s dancing 🤭
Love the variation between species, beautiful creatures
Those are the angriest mantises I have ever seen! My computer screen almost cracked due to their sheer ferocity 🧐
I had no idea that mantis came in such a variety. Absolutely beautiful. ❤
I think it will be more close to fear than anger, because they do this against predators, trying to get them away.
They usually do this to predators larger than them...
They are my favorite insects! So much variety, so many shapes, colors, and sizes, obvious intelligence, curious and alert. They are so alien compared to a lot of other insects out there!
They are just the coolest creatures! The light blue/green one looks like a princess to me lol 🩵💚
Je ne connaissais pas autant de variétés superbes et impressionnantes à la fois !!!
It's so cool that they have so many variations of colors and patterns! And they're all so distinct and interesting looking 😮
One cricket died during the production of this video.
The mantises are fearless. I am surprised how indifferent they were to each other. Where I am, there are only a couple of species in the wild but I have observed one kind consuming another. My favourites to watch are the youngsters and how quickly they adopt swaying and posing as they try to work ot the life's dangers.
Yeah I was surprised that he trusts them not to eat each other. They're very opportunistic and will eat just about anything they can overpower even if they just ate, they will literally eat themselves to death if you let them. Housing them together is a pretty much guaranteed way to lose all of them except one except for a few species. And I've had it happen anyways with one of those the one time I tried keeping them communally (p. Paradoxa). With how much work they and how expensive they are for how short their lifespan is I would never risk it but looks cool.
1:29 Photographing your band's album cover.
That big one trying so hard to look intimidating only for that much smaller one to sneak over and smack him is great. Big one even turns around to see what was tickling him. Mantids are pretty expressive for insects.
ok this just made mantis one of my favorite creatures now 😀
I absolutely love Mantids they are so amazing and they always look at you when you look at them
it wouldnt be clickbait to name this video "angry alien compilation" lol
It would be cus they're from this earth
They are so strangely facinating😂😂
I love their “raise the roof!” move.❤
Nature is Fantastic
It's actually a beautiful compilation of the different species of Mantis
It's good to see you back with a new video.. where ya been?? 😉🥰
1:15 My favorite for its transformation . . . reminds me of the Frilled Neck Lizard 🤗
I blame them for the UFO sightings we've been seeing lately lol
I am in love with them !!!
They're so cool and beautiful
They're not angry creatures - the side to side motion is not about anger... When they have their arms up in display mode it's because they're in alert-mode and are being provoked.. Beautiful gentle creatures. Humans can learn a lot from them 🌿💚🌿
Gentle creatures? You wouldn't say that if they were big enough to eat us
Also they go Queen of hearts on their mates.
@@JadeD-n5d If they were big enough to eat humans I can tell you right now there would be no humans left! 😆 Mantids are exceptional Hunters... As for females occasionally eating the head of whoever they've mated with, the current thinking is that it is only done if nutrition has been inadequate during the season. It's not "behavioral" in any kind of human emotional sense. They've been living exactly the same way for the past 250 Million years. Getting all offended by it is pointless. Fun Facf: some types of mantids don't require males at all to reproduce... eg. Meomantis Caffra 🌿💚🌿
“Alert mode and being provoked” relatable
Gentle is not a term most would use to describe such a vicious killer, lol.
@@MaliciousGrim05 Just because someone's an exceptional hunter doesnt mean they're "angry" or "vicious". Thats humans projectiing their own emotions onto other creatures.
Dang, dude. Now you’re making me want one as a pet.
They all look so cool! ❤
Noooo 1:03 I damn nearly died 😂
Mantis on the left: Fear me!
Smol mantis in middle: Dad is that you?
Mantis on the left: * Stares at him and runs away *
Smol mantis: Daddy come back!
Mantis on the right: What tf just happened 😂
DJ : put your hands up in the aiiiiîir
Mantis :
they are all so cool
I love how essentially the entire thing is just: *wiggles at you threateningly *
To see that one eat a grasshopper makes me think of how scary they’d be if they were people sized.
Im surprised the mantis didn't attack each other
Удивительные инопланетные существа 👍
bro casually came back after a whole year
1:14 This pose always cracks me up, like a human having a nervous fit, grabbing his head 😂
1:11 is hilarious
😮
0:00 Dancing
0:09 Staying still challenge
0:37 Fighting for a second
0:52 Pet mantis
1:03 Family
1:15 Pointing to the sky
1:26 Big Family photo
2:09 Darksouls
2:29 Yellow, Green, and green again
2:43 Smol
2:57 Hand Vs Mantid
3:44 👽
4:29 Shields
4:42 Angry leaf
5:05 Watching tv
5:13 Jade and Bronze
5:40 Smol again
5:59 Also smol
6:30 Peacock
6:37 Darksouls 2x
6:58 Titans
7:24 Darksouls bossfight
They have such crazy displays!😊
5:43 damn that tricolore gang looks so cool
The music: 💖🥰😊
The Mantises: 😡🤬👹
So beautiful!
Stay away from my child 😡 2 seconds later: MAMAMMAAMAMA HELPELELLEL 7:00
2:35 Started raisin the roof! He's just here to party!
Its pretty amazing that all of your mantids arent immediately trying to eat each other
7:29 Каждая бабушка мечтает о таком прожорливом внуке
nah man thats stimming
Pretty awesome video, I love mantises, they can either be really friendly, or have that "piss off I'm autistic" vibe. I've met both. First was on a cool morning, he was happy to just chill on my arm and absorb some warmth for a couple hours. The other was a much larger one, she was in the jam of a door I wanted to close, and flew right at my face when I tried to gently coax her away.
Lil’ ninjas. So cute!
😍 absolutely stunning
I just read the only lived 12 to 18 months, that suxs
Where have you been on TH-cam? I Love your videos.
Mantis: fear me, human!
Me: aw, what a cute dance
I saw a cute little mantis a week ago on one of my big plants up the side of my front door, moved him over to one of my red plants in the front yard of the house so my aunt didn't freak out.
Last one sure went to town 😂
they are very cute when they raise their arms up 🙂
1:45 Looking like a mantis version of the Voltron force lmfao
Angy Mantis: *Stickbugs with malicious intent*
My favorite is the one that turns into a 'radar dish' when it raises its 'arms'.
Those are some godly aerobic sessions
Some of them look cool to the point they look painted.
Beautiful creatures.
Beautiful praying mantis, where does it come from?
God is such a wonderful artist! ❤
some of them look like there doing the mmhmm praise the sun pose
That’s hella funny 😂
Thanks for sharing ❤
I love that the little one is the boss of the group. Also I think we should all do interpretive dance when we get mad
Just some buggies praising the sun
Dingue de voir un prédateur manger sa proie toute entière.
2:10 I think that is the most alien looking praying mantis I've ever seen
2:14 wtf type of mantis is that? it looks fucking awesome I want one.
Parablepharis Kuhlii Asiatica
Praise the sun
Well, I feel threatened so they've got this down
Reminds me of Tarantula threat poses, but in their case, they aint bluffing. LOL
Gods, I love them.