Praying mantis catches locust

[jameshayes12341]

smoochin

[axelroach]

youtube.com/watch?v=0jPKsndQQT­A

[keeyk118b]

hierodula looks so much like sphodromantis . how are they differientated ? anyone can help? i have 8 wild caught giant asian mantis juvenile( i am from singapore)

[bahamasartits]

lol it didnt catch it u practically gave it to him lol

[TheDARIEN54321]

HELP! i try to take her out of her cage but she doesnt eat when i put her and a bug in the other help!

[Madcow800]

@TheDARIEN54321 when my mantis refused to eat it died 2 hours later 8( i had it for 2 weeks and it died on me

[THEMAREBEARFUL]

crickets r for good luck

[rangeclerk]

When we lived in OC CA we had a Praying Mantis that use to hang just outside our door, on the wall. I got to where I could pet it and it would just sit there and when I would come home, the PM was there and would pet it. It sure like eating all those stupid bugs that would come by.

It got to a point where it would rotate its head when I was there and turn its head when I would pet it. We called ours NORMAN.

[honeymonster147]

Loving the attempt to escape by heel kick

[NoiSyGuitarMaNiaC]

@XxHenrehxX nice one

[urluckyhour]

locust is like you win! you win! i'm tapping out

[SamFisherCell]

lol at its legs

[Nicey90]

cool i also have a female african mantis watch my video type nicey90 or praying mantis eats locust

[RideTheLightning316]

THAT'S FUCKING SCARY

[tougefc]

Bow down to the MANTIS!

[282XVL]

pwned

[bojna1]

you prick!

[PatelsAreTakingOver]

nasty

[Nucler100]

FATALITY

[gromminer]

FLAWLESS VICTORY

[XxHenrehxX]

Where were the Mantis in Gears of War ...

[JnthnFRbn29]

i really love mantis...

my mantis is so small its only about

4 inches and its a male...

hope to find a big one...

[FinalFury2x]

Amazing so graceful and yet so deadly

[Vertman3000]

When Leaves Attack.

[becky8610]

how big do the african ones grow?

[jaik0wn]

Mantis says: munch munch hes feeding me and giving me a shelther what a dork now i only have to kill him when hes a sleep and theres total world abomination whuhwhuwhhahaha.

[wreth2]

Giant Mantises, 5 to 6ft long would make a great horror flick.

[danegilbert]

where can you could locusts?

hear none of i in south florida, here.

[lukemantis]

awesome watching a mantis hunt just "never gets old" its always absolotely fascinating!

[nejatarn]

Talk about your fresh meal...

[nejatarn]

need to add "slow motion" sound effects on the second showing of the manis grabbing the locust, even though there was no sound on the first one, just to make it "slow mo".

[Rodv14]

maybe praying manti are the key to getting rid of locust...word?

[Munchlax1211]

yeah you thought that was cool i had a praying mantis and he got this cricket and he grabbed him so fast then the cricket got free so he was pist and then he grabbed him again and ripped his head off it was crazy we named him gory.

[freezerest]

Nice video i've got a sphodromantis lineola currently at L4. I'm feeding it small locusts at the moment. I can't wait until it's fully grown; then i can feed it some bigger insects.

[frost4200]

hey not fair the locosts was held down!!

[Makrillol]

what the hell is she doing? eating its brain out?!? still.. AWESOME!

[asiandude94]

no praying mantises always aim for the neck for a quick death.

[aznguy11111]

haha...

the praymantis had rhasta with him to bind the locust.. so he could use his swifting speed from sange and yasha with a buraiza to instantly kill the locust...

the pray mantis is god like...

[ryunaki]

and i thought i was addicted to dota. i guess my addiction is that of a one-cigarrate-a-year compared to ur wake-n-bake. sny is not THAT good. i prefer 3 eagles. slap those on a bone fletcher = gg.

[reptilepaul]

females in the insect world are soo cruel haha poor locust man

[dragongod467]

those eyes of theirs always made me nervous. Its like no matter what your doing, they've always got an eye on you... Mantises ftw.

[chaosb0ii]

wow i didnt even know that pray mantis are so fast and strong... but they must be really good to catch a humming bird :O

[viper8red]

the way the locust legs kick in the air cracked me up lol what a N00b

[D3RK3]

ya fuckin noob

[winterxbliss]

man i hate the way they eat =[

[jrambucus]

i used to have one theay live for around 8 months

[firehawk97]

ya mine lived for just over 9 months. Surprised me that it lived for that long!

[tedoymisojos]

Poor thing XD You should have let her hunt though, not just pick up what you gave her.

[lishanglong]

Don't you sorry for that locust

[caitkitty]

yea that wasnt fair..

[XxKbonbonXx]

LOL LOL you helped it catch it u cheater =D

[zniesmaczony]

gonna get myself one of those in a few days :D

[ilovepurpl]

wow it eats u alive o.o

[MaxDude001]

HE CHEATED!!!

[velosiraptor23]

duh the mantis is the fastest animal alive today, plus they get a bonus, live prey, they eat anything, mouse, bird, spider, anything to get into their grasp mayby even a scorpuin

[kyuubi099]

Correction: mantis can and will eat a scorpion. Their not only fast too but also their excellent vision help then...

[terenceheng83]

Wow... Mantis eats their prey ALIVE...!!!!

[ricksterMAR555]

talk about Hi-Def on YouTube...

pretty good quality you got there

what kind of camera is it? lol

[MizzVanessaHudgens]

i agree WuTangMan3699 it didn't need any help. have you seen a praying mantis catch food by itsself

[eli455]

good quality too

[eli455]

my life will not be complete until I hold a praying mantis in my hands

[favioalex]

as long as you dont get in the mantis hands

[Truebeliever12]

dang y u so pissed wutangman?

[WuTangMan3699]

Aw Crap!! Is That How I Came Across!?!? L.O.L Naw, I'm Not Pissed At All, I Just Wanted To See The Matis Pounce On That Locust And Bite The Hell Out Of It, That All. It's All Good Though.

[WuTangMan3699]

Ah Crap. Is That How I Came Across!?? Naw, I Ain't Pissed At All. I Just Wanted To See That Mantis Pounce On That Locust And Bite The Hell Out Of It, That's All. But Naw, I Ain't Pissed, It's All Good.

[WuTangMan3699]

Say Man, What The Hell Was That!!?? What's With The Tweezers?!?? That Mantis Didn't Need Any Help!! You Should Have Let Them Just Put Up Their Dukes And Box It Out!!! Don't Get Me Wrong, It Was Still Pimp To Watch, Just Don't Help Out The Mantis. The Mantis Is A Predator, He Can Hunt For His Own Food, Cool??

[Yarwer]

amen.

[howdouwin]

I once saw a mantis in my back yard feeding on a cricket. These crikets (and grasshoopers, locusts ect.) Still keep kicking even when there whole head is gone.

[Vidhoe225]

That's a gangster ass praying mantis, or just hungry

[clickityclack666]

Mantises are full of win.

[MisterDD78]

I think I'm gonna puke.. I should have not clicked it.. :X

[DragonessLife]

I like Praying Mantis very beautiful green. Great video. thank you.

[achvoy]

I love the way she watches the camera as she's eating.

[nhjo]

tag teamed.

[wrestlerxx]

the locust was givin it some sweet headkicks tho

[george383]

rename this stupid video as: Alligator clip vs grasshopper

[XIPM3]

that mantis did not need your help dude -_-

[moraldemon]

Mantis rule!

[beautyru5h]

mantises are sooo effin cool

[chexed]

I think someone would hate it if one were the size of a GRASSHOPPAH!

[chexed]

I think that's called cheating.

[goatee98]

awesome

[princedoza]

Unfair play, look how the mantis' opponent is tapping out and still he applies his submission hold :\

[molike]

There's no rules on the streets, man.

[ricewookie]

LMAO!!!!!

[Xxplosive59]

lol

[Uploadead]

Lol it's kicking itself up the ass!

[freestylesphynx]

Great Catch !

[Thatotherguy111]

the locust looks funny in 00:20

[chrisandcowy]

where did you get them?

[chrisandcowy]

grasshopper has no chnce LOL

;D

[welcomegohome]

thay can also take out hummingbirds.

[insomnia138]

nature is so unforgiving, cruel, and beautiful at the same time. i am in as much awe as i am filled with sadness for the onde being eaten. hopefully i get to be the mantis in some next life and not the grasshoper. but i've seen the mantis get owned too, thas just how the food chain works. such is life on this god blessed and god forsaken planet...

[XIPM3]

when did the mantis get owned?

[Plisken1986]

Must suck to get eaten by a mantis. He'll be eating halfway through your body and you still won't die.

[xbro0klynsfinest]

LOL the mantis summoned a tweaser

[Amiduffer]

The plants of the world are rooting for the mantis! Eat! Eat! Eat!

[Calus767]

lol he looked like he was starving when he startedeating that thing. I fed a mantis a grass hoper before, he ate it from the eye when it was still living lol

[kingdomking211]

that wasnt lol

that was lmao!

[kernDogj7x]

Huh, that was cool. The mantist found a crevice in the exo-skeleton and started eating there.

Wow, I learned something cool today. Thanks!

[dangfurious]

THAT IS SICK.

[rockinrocko5]

kevin i know a vegetarian that wont care as much as u....

like bezerker sadi its nature

[rollinss1983]

lol @ its kicking little legs

[darian1112]

kevinb2055 you are stupid bugs are ivertabrates and do not feel pain.

[Nktalloth]

Ah! Gentle reader, do not be mislead by him. Bugs can, in fact feel pain. Bugs do, in fact, possess a nervous system what allows them to keep track of their environment, including their general physical well being; invertebrate simply means they lack a spinal column.

But, that being said, who cares? Locusts have been a threat to human well-being on a large scale for centuries. That Mantis is protecting US!

GO PREACHER BUG!

[kevinb2055]

Yikes!!! That's just wrong!!! If you're gonna eat me, at least kill me first. She just ate the poor victim at her leisure with no concern for his/her pain and protest. Just wrong!!!

[EvilBerzerker2]

its a fuckin bug mate, its not the got the brain power to care, and its nature, get over it!

[chevyironhead]

i dont htink he meant it literally.

[GZeromostro]

yeah sure, i say the mantis got H4X

[synbow]

You should let your mantis hunt ... you put it in her mouth ... cmon ;)

[joshuashawn94]

ee...i see blood oozing out frm the suay locust

[likmahchoda]

Very good camera work lasiodora! Nice Mantis too!

[Uploadead]

have you ever had locust escapes? Why doesn't your mantis fly away? My crickets always escape 'cos they can flatten their bodies can locusts do the same?

[Klutzybear]

Being eaten alive...SUCKS!

[dewinmoonl]

Pfffffft U helped it catch the bug. Nub.

[joshuashawn94]

I just got one word: AWESOME!!!

[paulinthailand]

got to my flat this evening put my trousers on as my leg went in one of these fuckers skuttled out, i shit meself

[LokiAmerica]

I fed a grasshopper to a mantis once. Damn thing kept kicking even after its head was chewed off.

[greekmonstervt91]

the locust should of dropped kicked that praying mantis..

[planes3333]

LOL nice comment greek ahahh

[alexfinny]

shit, its illegal for me to eat humans, this should be illegal too!

[EKZzor]

those things are AWESOME

[beckyuk2001]

What a pretty girl

[hassamanassa]

ugh sick but interesting

[Mantids2Rock]

Yoink,munch,crunch sllluuuurrrppp.Good vid by the way

[bratvanavsegda]

ewwwwwww

[bassplaya132435]

u suck

[bratvanavsegda]

u blow so its all good

[MarshmellowFluff]

mantids are good insect hunters. i keep them in my garden

[Starsonedge]

Munch Munch. . . I used to keep grasshoppers when I was a kid, I'd cut their back legs off so they couldn't get away. Lookatme being a mean kid.

[spheenx]

praying mantis's=coolest insect everzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[darth1nv1n]

poor little cricket.. struggling for its last chance of survival..

[bassplaya132435]

ur a loser there are billions of crickets

[niggaplz2]

bah whats the differance,locust..crickets..t­heir both food for the mantis.

[xMajoralinkx]

poor cricket

[nhjo]

the cricket tried to kick him, lol

[PKorion]

great vid man

[JotaSk8Bdr]

A fox against a mantis please. Who would win? ... haha

Answer: Wing Chun against Praying Mantis.

[ORLYOwl]

Looks more like a cricket to me. Aren't locusts much bigger?

[nodlon20]

OOOO That looks like it hurts. Thank goodness we don't have giant size praying mantis!!!

[chuckghe]

sweet..

[Offspring32390]

Locust Owned.

[NKHOI]

lol... yummy...

[halftrak]

Man, that cricket had it rough. key word... "had"

[garyopenshaw2004]

good stuff

[piedwagtailrameau]

Cruel!

[idiotjerk]

he nabbed that shit UP

[w1ngzer0]

the locust kicking the mantis hands haha. I never knew the mantis had a little tongue.... wuzuppppp

[moomoomoo29]

umm.... ow

[ganstabraidy]

he just got pzowned like teri shivoa 0_0

[orangeglorocks]

wow...one thing though that wasnt a locust and i know that because i have them bugs in my basement they are spider crickets but hey that was freakin awesome

[Damian007a1]

Is that "Fast Food"?

[phluxual]

OWNED!

[NightSord]

COOOOOOOOOL!!

[monkeyshuffle]

I wonder how many people would become vegetarians if they had to kill their own meat.. it's nature..! and that's from someone who was a vegi for 15 years..!

[lasdhkfdslhdlshaf]

freak

[moonrice555]

I know--that's the weird part is that it IS nature. If there is a God, he is one twisted freak.

[x1xATREYUx1x]

RAPE!!!

[edmankin]

I never want to be eaten alive.

[jambs04]

Now that's what I call a fixed match... LOL

[dawgymac]

sweet locust cranium

[scottstar71]

that crap. that aint like nature. thats mean

[doofinovi]

lol

[phamphamphampham]

I once found a praying mantis in the schoolyadr! It was awesome!

[DrummingMachine]

that aint nature

[rjthedestroyer]

That's right, nature's CRUEL! She started the struggle for survival, and now the tree-huggers are crying because we're winning!

[jrubin22]

who's 'we' freakshow? if you think destroying our environment can be written off as our 'struggle for survival', you are very very ignorant. Tree huggers are crying b/c people are smart enough to create sustainable economies, but are too easily led by people profiting from immediate and unsustainable growth. Fishermen know if they fish too much, their kids will need to find a different job. Nature and science are immune to our morality and only react to our actions.

[adorableklutz]

CRUEL!

[iceplate]

that was interesting..

[ronron115]

hey no fair that guy held him back!!!

[Nas0816]

praying mantises are the coolest insects!

[kamarionizuka]

2 vs 1!

[Acid4Blood]

eaten alive sweet

[xxitsmyfault]

this makes me really sad... but it's kind of beautiful in a way.

[chazzyMooMoo]

I bet he tastes like chicken!

[satyris]

thats not really "catching" if you hold the damn thing and pull it up to him

[vintage1950]

ha ha;)

[Snoogans101]

yumm

[bored531]

lol wow thats kinda hard to watch without getting chills down ur spine, but i loved it

[cvbncvbncvbn]

must be counterstrike bugs.

[grumpus23]

What a way to go...

[RandyQuaid]

Gentle kisses...sigh...

[Buckwh3atTZA]

yeah cos it would have been fair otherwise, locusts are double hard

[ralucard]

awsome