Unboxing RARE Praying Mantises!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2022
- Today we unbox an incredible variety of praying mantises sent to us by Ben from JAX Mantis! While we go through all of the amazing inverts, we share facts about each one! Which species was your favorite to learn about?
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Update: One of the elderly Dead Leaf mantises laid an ootheca and is currently protecting it! Also, the giraffe mantis laid an ootheca! Yay!
Awesome! How long will they protect them?
💐...and the baby boom continues at Snake Discovery! 🤱
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Yay!
@@zwierzchnik i fear for the employees 🤣 gotta wear a gass mask or the air is gonna get you pregnant
@@celestial_kitten0834 😂😂
I love how the giant dead leaf mantis literally posed for them when they said she’s so beautiful 😂
It was perfect 🤣
She was ready 🤣
Beautiful lady
that's cause she absolutely know she's amazing
She not only posed, she did a whole modeling session, with her body turned back and looking at them from behind her shoulder, amazing!
When I was in fourth grade, everyone was trying to step on a mantis that was crawling on the playground floor, and I pushed through everyone and gently picked up the praying mantis. I carried it to a big garden in the school where lots of flys usually hang out, and set her gently into a bush. I’m so glad there are other people in this world with a love for mantis’s, and animals in all
If you find those fourth grade people.
Shove them down the toilet for trying to kill that praying mantis
there was one i saw in a grocery store once. no joke - a grocery store in upstate NY. idk how it got there or why, but it was full sized & i remember being so sad for them bc they were hiding under a shelf petrified. i think eventually employees were told & they called in some conservation efforts but the way everyone just wanted to kill it… it’s not just some dumb housefly!
Once in school a jumping spider crawled up on a table where me and some other kids were sitting. It was pretty close to dismissal so I tried to catch it and take it outside when we were dismissed, but one of the kids said he was trying to 'help' me. He had some scissors and was trying to trap the poor thing a the hand hole, and then he purposefully killed it. It was a harmless fracking jumping spider.
Also I find it sad that some of the most common fears are of bugs and spiders.
@Lonely Pluto No, they were all pretty mad. They felt like it needed to burn in hell, so they didn’t think it deserved to live. At least my friends agreed with my decision though
@@RemoteMusic_CB thats pretty brutal
My grandma has lots of indoor plants. She was rearranging her living room one year and placed a pretty big indoor plant she had outside on her porch for about 12 hours.
She eventually realized after she brought it back in that a mantis had randomly decided to move in the plant and lay her eggs there. So my grandma had tons of baby mantis on her indoor plant. It was quite adorable and my grandma loved it lol.
She eventually ended up putting the plant outside entirely in her garden because she wanted the babies to be able to go outside and she didn't want to risk trying to catch and move them because she was afraid of hurting them. It was pretty awesome, though. I've loved the little bugs ever since.
how tf did you copy another comment so bad
@@ReinRBLX what? I literally have no fuckin idea what you're talking about, dude.
Good thing it got put outside before they all ate each other
Logically I know praying mantises are only insect level of intelligent…but I swear to god they have that look of terrifying alien intelligence. They’re so fascinating.
I absolutely agree with that❤
Yes
It's startling how *aware* mantids are. Their ability to look right at you and track you is really alarming-- but in a good way! They're so amazing!
The only other invertebrate I've come across with that kind of awareness are dragon fly and damsel fly nymphs. Nothing, inside or outside of the aquarium escapes their notice.
@@StormiidaeBlogspot There was once a jumping spider in my house that would watch me whenever I passed it in the hallway.
@@StormiidaeBlogspot Jumping spiders will also turn and look right at you, it's what makes them so easy to take pictures of!
Fr my mantis is so aware when I go to spray his habitat he looks right at me and when I have him out he just looks around my room I love owning mantids and I 100% recommended ^^
@@Marjorine1 Super agree! I just wish they lived a bit longer than they do. :( Short lived frens. Also I'm completely daunted by the requirements for cool bug care.
The Dead Leaf Mantis is absolutely gorgeous. She is so delicate and gentle.
The giant dead leave mantis is so beautiful, I've never loved a mantis this much. She's just gorgeous.
The Dead Leaf mantis from the second box is so precious! I have a soft spot for little old ladies, and she definitely hit it today. 😊
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One of them laid an ootheca if you didn't see!!!
leave the old ladies alone
Please tell me your not single...
Its been amazing to see how Ed and Emily branched out into other such amazing and fascinating animals! I just adore how you both care for all living things, from the tiniest jumping spider to the biggest reptiles native to North America!
Ikr!? I love Praying Mantises, but I honestly never thought about keeping one as a pet! :D
@@emberlyncrow3704 they make great pets, but do have the downside of the short life spans
Haha, yeah, I love all the animals on this channel! I believe there was a video about mantids on this channel before, but this one is exciting
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i find it _so incredibly fascinating_ that animals have the capability to perfectly mimic nature. that peruvian mantis looks like it’s actually wearing dying leaves as a little skirt!
let's not forget the amazing camouflage that some bark mantises have like they can literally disappear into the background
I have a hard time with a fear of bugs, but your videos on these and the isopods rarely trigger that for me! the way you present them helps somehow, and im getting over my fear bit by bit! thank you :)
Same!!
Try exotics lair
Good for you!! Exposure to things that scare you is great therapy
Same
I really appreciate how much knowledge Emily has and is willing to share. I also like the thoroughly thought out questions that Ed poses. It is so helpful and their enthusiasm when discussing the subjects is addicting.
agreed, emily is such a great educator and i love learning all the things we learn watching these videos
I farted too hard and pooped myself
i suggest naming granny leaf mantis, sophie, after the main character from howl's moving castle. because she has a shawl
That's a sweet name!
Yes, use, 10,000 times YES!
THATS SO GOOD!
Yess! I absolutely agree with with this :)
That's cute
I love that Ed's personality comes out more and more with every video.
I love Ed's little vocalisation of the animals in your videos, they always make me laugh. I also love the adoration in Emily's voice when she says "you're such a nerd!" 😂😂
That Moss one was amaaaazing! I also gotta shout out to Ed for being goofy and silly on camera and making Emily laugh! We all need more of that wholesome goofy giggly energy and I'm so glad Ed feels comfortable enough on camera to do that!
That Dead Leaf Mantis is just a phenomenal ambassador! She's gorgeous! This is, by far, the best reptile, amphibian, invertebrate, etc. channel on TH-cam. It was a pleasure meeting you (both times), Emily and Ed! Thank you for teaching this teacher! I love how many students, and adults alike, have benefitted from your knowledge, experience, and passion for these incredible creatures!
@Emma ❤❤🎉😂😢😮😮😊😊
Idk if you noticed but the dead leaf was posing
So great to hear Ed contributing so much to the Mantis education!
I can never get enough content on praying mantises. My favorite insect. Every single species is fascinating to me.
you could collect your zoo's mantis' and then once they pass, get them pinned, if you don't keep to display them(just saying a periodic table of mantis' sounds epic) you could save them for a year and then auction them for Zoo Funds or Chairty or something of the sort. :) I could see that being a cool adventure
WOW. I have NEVER seen a mantis as big as that giant dead leaf mantis girl!! We only had the native and the Chinese mantids around here growing up that we kept as pets and ferried around the house on our fingers to catch flies, and she puts them to SHAME. I'm not sure I'd be able to perch her on my finger for fly swatting purposes, though 😂
😂 thats cool! My mom HATES mantis’s and i cant get one but if i could i would get a giant dead leaf
To be fair those Chinese manties are far more "food aggressive" compared to Most other mantise because I saw a relatively young Chinese mantis devouring a baby toad on a grain storage unit not even kidding
😮cool
I saw a big mantis in the wild
Rex is looking pretty good in the mural background! made me smile everytime my eyes drifted towards it, looks like she's permanently smiling 😊😊
Oh my gosh you did NOT just make a TTGL reference I am going to CRY. Truly one of the most epic things I've ever seen in my life.
I've never considered a mantis as a pet or anything but these guys were facinating! I loved seeing each ones individual chararistics and it's amazing how adaptation evolves over time!
I never thought of any type of bug as a pet. Then we saved a bug from the bathroom. 2mos later, why do people not have more bugs as pets. The Western Conifer Seed Bug is awesome. Now I want a Mantis
@@AuttumnDawn Just saw this comment and I also found a WCSB in my house today :O
Your videos always bring a smile to my face, earlier today I was feeling sad, but then I remember that you'd be posting a video soon :D
Same.
Some
When a praying mantis is in your TH-cam you will be blessed with much happiness in your future ❤️
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I didn't know there was so many types of mantis's. They are so beautiful! Dead leaf mantis is like come here and let me spike you 🤣
This is the most incredible thing I've ever watched. I adore preying Mantises and I've never seen so many amazing Mantises and with someone showing them that's as excited about them as me but also so knowledgeable about them.
Thank you I studied ichlogy as a young girl. Had the biggest collection in 6th grade ever seen. I'm turning 70 soon and this was wonderful!
Its a sweet story. Do u still have any mantises?
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What is “ichlogy?” Is it the study of praying mantids? I googled it, but came up with 🤷🏼♀️
@@Jamie_McElroy spelling wrong, study of insects. I only have a 3rd grade spelling education. But was reading college textbooks in math and science since 7 years old.
thats so cool! do you still work with bugs?
An old lady mantis sticker with a walker and shawl would be adorable!
I love how happy Emily looked while unboxing these! :)
the first dead leaf mantis is really beautiful with that designs and it's eyes look like shiny grapes.
Thank you so much Jax Mantis for sending snake Discovery these Mantis’s! I don’t think I ever would have seen such cool creatures otherwise :)
I once had a pet mantis. I found her outside as an adult. (Yeah I know you shouldn’t keep wild animals, but I thought it was okay, she laid eggs that I put outside, so I gave back what I took from nature) she got really, really used to me. Any time I’d try to hold her she’d try and eat me. She was really freaking strong. I once gave her a pencil and she tried to chew on it. (Gave yo after a minute of not being able to bite it) The world was food for her. She laid 2 oothecas and I put them outside, she was a good mantis.
but those oothecae weren’t fertilized, were they?
@@TianaLuo Who could really know. They found her as an adult, so she could have been found by a male before they took her in
Actually one of the many reasons I want a mantis species is to pin them when they pass away lol
They are just so stunning
I’m literally so happy to see nerd being appreciated for the kind of stuff they do
so pinning is so cool and relaxing actually. With pinning you have a short period of time where you can move the body parts of the insect to a position you want them to be in. The one you guys got is a harder position to get a insect in. Thats such a wonderful piece of art.
It’s only done posthumously, right?
@@Jamie_McElroy old comment but yeah, pinning an insect while it’s alive is probably both cruel and just… unnecessarily difficult! since insects tend to have quite short lifespans, commonly pinned insects are ones that died of natural causes, but I’m not gonna lie and say it’s *infrequent* for hobbyists to kill insects to pin them :( this mantis came from a breeder so I doubt that’s the case! (All of this can be wrong I’ve literally never pinned an insect I just love watching TH-cam videos)
Hands down (without squishing anything) the best video on insects I’ve seen yet! Thanks Ed, Emily, and Jax Mantis’s!
I’ve always loved mantis’s, these guys are incredible! It’s amazing how accurately they portray leaves! 🍂
Loving your enthusiasm - every new creature that you introduce becomes my new favourite creature!
I am amazed that I, a bug avoider, was riveted the whole time! So interesting and intelligent! (Yes, you guys are but the Mantis's!) The runway model poses and the stare downs had me cracking up!
Wow, already an ootheca? That’s amazing!.! My giraffe mantis would lay and my male ended Up passing from a bug. We got her checked but although they don’t live long, it’s now month 8! Miracles!
These are awesome! I haven't looked into different mantis species much, so it's cool to see a selection of them here. The camouflage is amazing.
I want someone to draw the old lady mantis how Emily sees her saying “go get my walker sunny”
I feel like pointing out that the frequency of cannibalism during mating varies by mantis species, and also is generally more common in captivity than in the wild (perhaps due to a combination of stress from being observed and/or a confined space keeping the male mantis from courting properly or leaving in a timely manner).
I think it might be due to the inability to escape. From what I remember, the females eat the males for nutrition, to help them to develop the eggs etc. It's a trade off in nature- the male dies but in the big scheme of things, it's good because it enables the female to have the correct nutrition to pass on to their offspring, therefore increasing the number of offspring that survive. It's known as 'species fitness'. Very interesting, but I don't think that stress is a reason for the increase in cannibalism for this reason!
I'm just blown away by how good these mantids' camouflage is. It's amazing. Wow... Very good camera work, too. Thanks for showinng them off.
This was flooring. I never knew there were so many different types of mantis. I've been thinking of studying into those as possible pets bc every spring I put one of my vine flowering plants out on the patio & a mantis always shows up & hangs out throughout the seasons till fall. It is so neat to watch as I sit at my desk and drift my stare out at my plants.
Ed had me rolling with the “Nobody wants to see my moves!” 🤣😂🤣😂
Wow! These mantises are unbelievable!
I especially can’t get over the moss mantis! It doesn’t even look like it is a creature of any kind!
I have always been fascinated by praying mantises, their bizarre triangle heads and their crazy eyes! However, I have only ever seen bright green ones in person, as they are living in nature!
It’s crazy just how many different types there are.
Your friend, Ben, from Jax Mantis, he is so incredibly kind! He sent you guys so much!
I really like his stickers and shirts. The art work is awesome! I love it!
You guys have THE best contacts now that you have your own zoo!!
They’re so pretty! I’ve always wanted a praying mantis but my family is afraid of bugs XD
When I was little a pray mantis landed on my face. And I’ll never feel safe around mantises again
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@@thecringeslayer4897 I hope he or she runs out of toilet paper while taking a crap in public restroom stall
@@ryujinlove3520 yes
This is much satisfying for learning or just entertaining ... I'm new to you channel but I love it right away !!
Thank you for making amazing content about taking care of creatures!!
I just came across this video and am glad I decided to watch. I'm fascinated with mantises, & love how you guys were able to share the unboxing with us - thanks!! 👍👍
That little leaf mantis was so cute. It just crawled around everywhere. It was such a stark contrast to the elderly mantis right before it hahahah.
I love the passion you guys have for everything. I do like it when Ed breaks down nature’s reasons for certain parts of evolution
Ben's the best ! I've learned so much from him. Im a member on his fb group for 2 years.
It’s adorable how the giant dead leaf mantis kept trying to get to the rainbow on her shirt 😂
Yes it's 10 pm, yes I have school at 7am tomorrow, and yes I'm still going to watch this. I love absolutely all your videos.
Also the giant mantis looked defensive on your hand, the camera looks at her and she's like "oh hello, you like my spikes near my chest"
Lol that’s my schedule, I’m just always tired.
Ditto
I remember when what you're describing was my reality. Now it's "oh it's already 3am... I have Uni tomorrow at 8am... eh, one more video doesn't matter anymore. I'm gonna be tired anyways at this point."
I am very wise :P
I have been SO getting into Mantises lately. I forget the scientific name, but I am absolutely in love with the Devil's Flower Mantis. If anyone doesn't know that species, look them up. So massive and soooo gorgeous!!
They’re called “ Idolomantis diabolica “ absolutely gorgeous xxx
@@clre3013 Ahha! I was sure it had something similar to "diablo" in it's name 😅 Thanks!
Ed narrating for the Mini Peruvian Dead Leaf and "You're such a nerd" at end is one of the best parts of this video
Thank you for sharing these amazing Mantid species. I’m in Australia & have a Giant Rainforest Mantis, which I’ve had for 7 months now, I just love them. We are quite limited with what we can keep here, but I really enjoy keeping Mantids & Arachnids, I would love to keep some of these species though
I love praying mantises so much- I’ve caught many insects including dragon flies but it’s been one of my dreams to catch a praying mantis, I also LOVE the videos you guys have made me want to get a snake/reptile as a pet ever since I got over my fear of them because of you guys!
I’ve seen praying mantises twice- they are absolutely beautiful yes!
@MARSYA💞 bm
When I was young we had an extended school project where we took care of praying mantises. We had to catch them first though, I found mine on one of the outdoor lunch tables and named him Maney. I ended up taking him home because someone had already found a female one that was eating everyone else. I didn't have crickets for him at home though so I released him in my back yard. My mom found me crying about it and told me I did the right thing because now he could go have a mantis family of his own. I blubbered out "No, his wife will eat him!"
@@lynnwise3339 that is hilarious and super adorable
Maybe Emily and Ed should make a playlist of all their invert videos, and call it "Mantiscovery"
Man! This is a great post. I was all kinds of excited seeing these little fellas. Thank you for sharing. And tell jaxmantis we appreciate his sharing them. Great job 👍👍
My mom grew up with Mantises being kept in their indoor plants as my grandmother was quite the green thumb and they were so beneficial for the plants against pests. I would love the stories. I finally found a beautiful green mantis in my garden one day and I was so amazed at how cool they are in person. I’m now researching to get my first pet mantis. Very cool to see so many appreciate such a cool insect.
I love how excited Emily gets! It makes every video for me.
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34 minutes of mantis unboxing? YES PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
Wow they are pretty thank you for sharing you guys are incredible xxx
My favourite clip is probably at 17:55 where if you look real closely you see the mantis just chilling and suddenly 'poink!' its antennae perk up, like it noticed something and is interested.
You should get a rubber boa to help people get over their fear of snakes. They are native to Wyoming.
Ahh! I love mantises! Have a good weekend, their all so beautifulllll!
So far the mini dead leaf seems so curious and friendly!
My daughter has this TH-cam channel and she just started loving your videos. Thank you for safe videos.
Hi guys, I love your channel and have become obsessed with anything reptile (mostly snakes) over the holidays because of this channel. I think it would be really cool if you guys did a “day in the life” video to see what your busy busy days look like. From feeding animals to talking to customers, I think we would all enjoy it 😊 ❤️ love you guys
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That's such a good idea!
@@Lylaris_or_Garuk thank you
@@cactusrouge9391 and thank you!
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A full half hour of snake discovery?!?!?! What a treat!!!!
Yay pray mantises! They’re so cute! 💚
Mantids are some of my favorite insects. They are just so unique, and fun. I used to live in Illinois and the house we lived at had a yard that just seemed to attract the large green praying mantises. And the red young ones, it was amazing! Every summer I could just walk out in the yard and pick them up and scare neighbor boys and girls xD but I loved them!
I was really considering keeping Orchid Mantis since they are my favorite and can live up to 1-2 sometimes 3 years, and they are just my favorite, they are so pretty.
The detail on the second leaf mantis is truly stunning. Nature is so beautiful.
This video came out with perfect timing for me as for the last few weeks there has been a praying mantis living in a pot plant outside my kitchen window. They're so fascinating to watch, especially their swaying motion like a leaf in the breeze.
I know you're Snake Discovery but I love the insect episodes most, especially the jumping spiders! 🕷
I just discovered your channel, and I LOVE it! So informative, yet you make the info so interesting! Thank you!
I love seeing the different kind of species of praying mantis. Cause usually I would only see the green normal ones, but seeing different ones especially rare ones is so amazing. Like the differences of each is so interesting
They are amazing but I can only think of the time one flew straight to my face and traumatized me for life 😂
This is super cool. I didn’t know much about Mantises but they are awesome!
I love how the giant dead leaf tried to intimidate her, then looked at the camera and stopped immediately.
Shoutout to my Kindergarten teacher for teaching us the bug variation of "Head-shoulders-knees-and-toes" during our butterfly unit. Head~Thorax~Abdomen! To this day, I sing that more often than the regular version. Granted, I hang out with ecologists, biologists, and botanists.
That's so awesome! There are so many neat mantis species! I've never seen most of them! Definitely love all the leaves! I'm lucky JAX Mantis is in the state, on rare lucky occasion our local reptile shop gets some stuff from them in.
I once got an ootheca from a shop just to try out mantises, I figured if I could raise jumping spiders I could do mantises. It was fun! Mantises all move and sway in fun ways, and they're so inquisitive! They were Chinese mantises, so I made sure to find home for them (since they're invasive), and the ones I kept have passed from old age. I researched Florida species and have been very curious about bark mantises, they look really cool, like lichen! I've heard they're harder to keep though. It's actually pretty rare to see mantises at exotic expos around here.
I currently have a cat-eye stick mantis, they are a lot of fun- very curious and observant but not very aggressive! I got them from Augury & Alchemy, I recommend their shop! They are in KY and sometimes have jumping spiders as well.
I’ve never seen Emily so nervous to pick something up before 😂
We need a video setting up all the enclosures for all of these. I have always thought they are so interesting.
You guy light up my day every time you post a video. Keep up the amazing work
You guys are my kind of people. I get ALL of your refences! LOL.
And the Ghost Mantis is my favorite mantis, tooooo!!!!!! 😍
I’ve always been terrified of mantis, but watching this really made me appreciate and admire them.
Mantis are such amazing little alien beings. I'm convinced they know and understand way more than we think.
One of these days I will make it to your zoo. I love watching the mantis here, I can't wait to see all the ones you have there
Hello Linda, how are you doing?
Little note! When writing/reading in-stars- it’s actually the other way around! A first in-star tarantula, for example, would be written/read as 1i. Then it goes up according to the molts-2i, 3i, 4i, 5i, etc etc.
Wow, the giant dead leaf mantis is BEAUTIFUL. and she sure knows how to pose for the camera!
Mantids are so cool and actually, rather intelligent creatures. Love them!
Thanks guys, well done.
Loved this video and thanks for the updates. Can't wait gor developments.💛
Such beautiful creatures 💖
These are super cool bugs! (but I cannot tell you how relieved I am to see Emily use a box opener and not givin me heart attacks over blade safety with that machete!)
Aww I was hoping for more mantis eventually! What a wonderful unique selection! I love mantis they are all so individual and interesting. What a cool collection I hope we see more!