コカマキリを食べるオオカマキリ♀ Chinese Mantis Feeding On Pygmy Mantis

[halfdude]

Haha I love it how he brings up the mantis' top half, chews on it, then causally drops it like its saying "get down there bitch."

[MrMasa3515]

すがすがしくていいね食べちゃうってのが

やっぱり

正に

道弁ってか

[MrMasa3515]

子育て失敗（笑）悲しいねぇ

ゴミの子はゴミってかぁ？（爆笑）

[kumasan102]

弱肉強食。



[hwtrrra]

なんというか、アップでじーっと見るもんじゃないなと。

[xinic5]

lol, "hold me now".....I think the prey might be thinking "let me go"

[brianli1999]

shes eating his Umm yea Nvm

[aoisorao]

もぐもぐもぐもぐ

丁寧に食べるんだなあ。

[yakimentaiko0852]

恐ろしくグロイ

[MrCris1305]

poor guy...tsk3....

[x6h0ztx]

Y u skip the fight sceen ?>

[sigma1920]

yeah, i failed to record the moment of hunt.

thx 4 watching.

[superbadkneegrow]

@sigma1920 whyd u feed a little cute baby to an adult u relize antises hav 2 brains one in the head and one in th lowr abdomn so they ive and feel pain untilbth brains are consumed so thats torture ut u dont seem like a ad person, just a mantis lover...well sort of i hhad about 60 so far so i know alot but seriouly thats kinda screwed up

[x6h0ztx]

1:35  Mantis Tossing Salad !

[kyupid15mikey]

hahaha she dropped the head off like, "you watch my while i eat your body here ok?"

lolz

[take1978]

でも、「狂牛病」ならぬ「狂カマキリ病」に罹ったカマキリはいな­いんですねぇ・・・(^^;

[badass147]

thats gross, niggah is still alive and watching his body being eaten...

[ScullGothic]

なんてショッキングな映像（汗）

[turdetano]

Impressive.Very good.

Nunca vi el proceso completo al natural.

Fron Seville,Spain

[kumakumabaka]

うわぁきめぇｗｗｗ

[foo3rdstrike]

lol she lets go of the other half at 0:32 nice video!

5/5

[MustNotRead]

hehe, yeh. she's like: "bah, don't need that shit...this is the good stuff right here" :D

[stellaamyshim]

anyone knows who sings this song

[sigma1920]

just read the vid info, plz.

[jazzjitsu]

When I was in the 3rd grade the xmas tree in my classroom had a mantid egg sack on it. I took it home though I had no idea what was. I put it on the kitchen window sill. Some weeks later I found out what that thing was when I heard my mom scream. They were all over the curtains (dozens). Within a few hours they had eaten each other and only a few remained. I caught and released as many as I could find. Very cool...

[tonnpusonnm1a1]

体きりはなして

上半身すてるとかこわい・・・

[kagurasoryu]

捨てられた頭部の触覚が動いてるって事は･･･

ｺﾞｸﾘ････

[insectfan123]

what is it eating a cricket

[sigma1920]

just read the vid description, plz.

english text is available after some japanese.

[brianli1999]

@insectfan123 Its eating its own kind but its not cannibalism

[yahkoh]

Music in this video honestly sucks

[watai333]

上半身は少し食べて捨てる所がかっこいい！

[kokpigcan]

its painful being eaten alive...

[homero115]

fucking gril mantes fuck you mantes

[MaximumCat]

We have several native species of mantis, most of them medium to small size. The Carolina Mantis and Bordered Mantis are both natives. We also have smaller mantids which I have not studied personally.

Then there are the major imported species, Mantis Religiosa, and Tenodera Aridifolia Sinensis. They are large and powerful, but the native species seem to hang on just fine even when those are in the area. In fact, the only displacement I have seen is Carolinas being supplanted by Bordereds.

[sigma1920]

i see. thx!

i was wondering cuz some kids from US asked me where to find/get a mantis.

[MaximumCat]

In the USA, at least, you can purchase Chinese Mantis oothecae from some Pest-Control websites. The availability may vary from state to state, but I have been able to purchase and hatch some out in the past. 200-300 nymphs per ootheca. Be careful... they will eat each other, and must be fed very small prey, like fruit flies, until they are big enough to take crickets and other food.

[sigma1920]

thx for the info again!

to tell u the truth, i have never succeeded in bringing up mantid babies....

i had to set up stable supply of fruitflies first.

lately i keep a female pygmy mantis (btw, i wonder if the name is politically correct...) as a new pet.

[rluix]

the most easy mantis you can hatch its the chinese, i got mine under a 40 watt bulb ( not too close ) and it hatched in 4 weeks with no other needs.

[MaximumCat]

Tenodera Aridifolia is commonly known as the 'Chinese Mantis', and less often as the 'Giant Japanese Mantis'.

I kept one as a pet years ago, and she was an absolute machine. This mantis would eat anything she could overpower... and was strong and aggressive enough to scare cats away with relative ease. I actually found her because I heard a cat make the familiar and comedic cat scream. I ran out back to find the neighbors' cat hissing at the mantis.

She liked to eat small adult mice.

[sigma1920]

hello.

i appreciate ur feedback very much.

i will edit the vid description.

this species is the biggest mantis in jpn.

and "giant mantis" was my literal translation from the japanese common name, "oo-kamakiri".

[MaximumCat]

You are very welcome! It is the largest mantis in the world, and capable of eating a large variety of prey. Anything from fruit flies (when the mantis is young) to small mice, lizards and even small snakes will be caught, restrained, and eaten alive by the large females.

One insect this mantis has a very tough time with is the Japanese Giant Hornet. Those large, powerful hornets will usually win a fight with even the largest female mantis.

[sigma1920]

yeah, i have seen that vid clip of the epic battle (chinese mantis vs. giant hornet) originally made by natgeo.

nice to meet a mantis-lover!

i heard that chinese mantes were introduced in north america as biocontrol.

no other kinds of mantids over there?

[sigma1920]

feel free to point out my english mistakes in other footages as well.

for example, i am still looking for the authentic english common name for Statilia maculata (shown here as "pygmy praying mantis", i personally translated from the japanese name "ko-kamakiri").

my dictionaries are not useful at all to know entomological words and species' common names....

[bekamaro]

Oh! omusubi-atama! pain! Never! jis never apolost are jaks.

[zake9803]

where can i find a ant queen or a preying mantis

[sigma1920]

hi, there.

u can find praying mantises in ur backyard, a park or along a creek.

as far as i know, they live in the grass vegetation rather than the forest.

good luck!

and i ain't savvy about ant queens.

ask other experts, plz.

thx for watching!

[mutterschied]

Here's the usual end for a real X-trem sex. Male comes... to dinner.

[sigma1920]

no, no.

they could not mate cuz they were different species.

she caught him just to eat.

in my other footage, a conspecific male managed to finish mating safe and sound with this female.

thanx for watching!

[mutterschied]

Thanks, fella!

(But ya hafta recognice that I said as usual, aintcha?)

[sigma1920]

ok, take it easy. :)

recently i have found some blogs in which many japanese viewers misinterpreted this very footage as a notorious cannibalism during mantid copulation (seemingly without reading my vid info).

so i just could not let it go.

[mutterschied]

Thanks again.

[hivecluster5]

its head less omg

[thewrongbananas]

Hahaha, why is Creed playing in the background?

For some reason, that only makes it creepier.

[RAHJMASON]

No hot sauce ma?

[reubsboyd]

SOGOI!!!

[Tristaths]

Geez... the head still movin'.

[shawnthor]

yea, it's eating... ;)

[sigma1920]

decapitated head was just biting on the floor in his last breath.

although the smaller male tried to defend himself, the hungry female swiftly disarmed him by chewing off his thorax and forelegs.

[regoConker]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn why this music??????

[sigma1920]

Thanks for watching.

The song is "One Last Breath" by Creed.

I know my choice was a little bad taste. Maybe I will swap the soundtrack later. Any suggestions?

[linkinparkteen]

plz never change it!!!!

[sigma1920]

all righty

[abortbort]

is the vanquished one eating itself???

[sigma1920]

decapitated head was just biting the floor in his last breath.

although the smaller male tried to defend himself, the hungry female swiftly disarmed him by chewing off his thorax and forelegs.

[abortbort]

how long did both sides keep moving?

[sigma1920]

for some time.

sorry, i do not remember details any more.

it was recorded in 2006.

thx for watching.

[fmontesn]

cool

[palindrome74]

Cheezdip in a crockpot! That is super creepy. Especially the bit where it's nibbling on the one part, then switches over to the head/thorax in the other claw. Like it can't decide which it likes best.

[underfallow]

ewwww