There's something people watching these videos forget. What you're watching and enjoying in a video is a life or death situation for the praying mantis (or other critter vs critter vid that you watch). Consider the fact that when another creature is dropped in its environment that could maim or kill it then it becomes kill or be killed...all for your entertainment. Just remember that when you're writing "so kewl" "they're so awesome" "whoAa niCe, subScribEd" on vids like these.
This is not that kind of channel at all. I feed my mantises predominantly harmless flying insects. In the few cases where I feed them things like grasshoppers (they have strong mandibles), I make a point of neutralising them either before, or as soon as I see anything potentially bad about to happen. My feeding videos are just to show off the process of how mantises eat, and only stuff that is part of their natural diet. Please at least look at my content before leaving a comment like this.
@@stuffinabox_ Should've added that you aren't the bad person here, OP. These encounters happen a gazillion times everyday in real life between whichever species anyway. All I'm saying is people need to understand is it's less SO COOL and more fight or flight for the creatures involved.
Fair enough, if that's all you meant then that's fine. Thanks for clarifying. I just don't like the idea of my content being associated with those other types of channels. Not hating on them all, but some take it way too far and put insects in situations that don't even make sense. You're right that people shouldn't be thinking "cool" when seeing another insect getting eaten alive like this. I felt bad for the fly, but there's not much you can do once a mantis has got a grip on another insect.
@@stuffinabox_ You sound okay in my book. Like *very* okay. They have to eat and you're basically just speeding it up :). There's too many channels that are borderline sociopathic and your answers here aren't that! Thanks for responding.
Thanks Claus. Do you notice if they maybe eat the head first only when the prey fights back or moves a lot? I'm not sure if there's any pattern to their behaviour or if it's just random.
Great video again and lovely soundtrack. Well done!
There's something people watching these videos forget. What you're watching and enjoying in a video is a life or death situation for the praying mantis (or other critter vs critter vid that you watch). Consider the fact that when another creature is dropped in its environment that could maim or kill it then it becomes kill or be killed...all for your entertainment. Just remember that when you're writing "so kewl" "they're so awesome" "whoAa niCe, subScribEd" on vids like these.
This is not that kind of channel at all. I feed my mantises predominantly harmless flying insects. In the few cases where I feed them things like grasshoppers (they have strong mandibles), I make a point of neutralising them either before, or as soon as I see anything potentially bad about to happen. My feeding videos are just to show off the process of how mantises eat, and only stuff that is part of their natural diet. Please at least look at my content before leaving a comment like this.
@@stuffinabox_ Should've added that you aren't the bad person here, OP. These encounters happen a gazillion times everyday in real life between whichever species anyway. All I'm saying is people need to understand is it's less SO COOL and more fight or flight for the creatures involved.
Fair enough, if that's all you meant then that's fine. Thanks for clarifying. I just don't like the idea of my content being associated with those other types of channels. Not hating on them all, but some take it way too far and put insects in situations that don't even make sense.
You're right that people shouldn't be thinking "cool" when seeing another insect getting eaten alive like this. I felt bad for the fly, but there's not much you can do once a mantis has got a grip on another insect.
@@stuffinabox_ You sound okay in my book. Like *very* okay. They have to eat and you're basically just speeding it up :). There's too many channels that are borderline sociopathic and your answers here aren't that! Thanks for responding.
Nice vidio
nice video, I noticed that with my mantises too, a lot start not with the head, which is the softest part but from the back too.
Thanks Claus. Do you notice if they maybe eat the head first only when the prey fights back or moves a lot? I'm not sure if there's any pattern to their behaviour or if it's just random.
@@stuffinabox_ No i didn't see a pattern, perhaps it is just random how they catch the prey...