I mean they are always watching, they're attentive little fvcks, and very humorously will try to pick a fight with a human given the chance, as has happened to me before.
What did the male Praying Mantis say before leaving the bar? "May as well stay & have another.... Wife's gonna chew my head off when I get home anyway" 😂
Fun fact: They turn their heads to look at things of interest with their three additional eyes in the middle of their head. These three eyes see in better resolution with enhanced depth perception.
@@creeperlamoureux Money, media, government, abortion, Hollywood, celebrities, and/or other worldly creations are gods to many. Others worship themselves and other humans.
@blehh_mae Bugs are definitely cool and definitely interesting as hell, I know because I like to catch, film, and then release them at my job, which is close to a huge field of grass. My comment about being weird was a compliment not an insult. I prefer weird over square, don't you?
That was such a good way of explaining how the pseudo-pupil works. I never really thought about how it follows you around, but the straws made me understand immediately!
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@@DrVeryStrangeno that's comforting because they probably won't want humans after learning we are not worth the risk to eat lol but we'd have backup if giant insects started attacking
That was a fantastic explanation, thank you! Mantises are awesome, and I love the interaction they give by following you with their head, they are so highly visual.
@@greeenjeeens The straw example is perspective-based, the movement of the ”dark straws” is based entirely on your perspective and the straws don’t move. The ”mantis pupil” is completely different as it tracks your movement and moves independently. The black dot you see has nothing to do with your perspective, it’s actively moving on it’s own and tracking you. The two are completely unrelated and the straw example was an awful one.
@@jappish If the mantis moves and I remain still, or the mantis remains stil and I move, we are both moving relative to each other in either case. Am I missing something?
@@jappish so would that mean that we could look at the eye of the mantis from the side but yet the black dot would be facing forward. Or even actively moving and not following us, if something else caught its attention. If so, thanks for teaching me. Another new thing I learned for the day
Personally their lil pupils are part of what makes me like them so much! Imagining their eyes without them would make mantis way scarier in my opinion 😂
I rescued an injured mantis and kept it as a pet. It lived almost a year longer than it should have and loved sitting with my son when it ate. I love them. Beautiful and intelligent creatures.
Imagine if mantis from kung fu panda had eyes like that, and they had a gag where the characters thought he was staring them down, but couldn't agree on who he was staring down because everyone thinks he's staring at them
When I was a kid, I was on the front porch, and I guess a bunch of mantis eggs had just hatched or something, because there were baby mantises all over the place. I went around picking them up, and putting them on my arms, until I was basically covered in baby mantises. They were super chill, and it was a really cool experience.
Nah,it would die crushed by its own weight.If it survived that it would suffocate because it lacks lungs.And even if it somehow survived it would still be a weak bitch because its body lacks muscle mass.
@adamsharp9081 if it's exoskeleton evolved along with it and the geographical area was in their favor I think they would be fine lol bugs dont have muscles are you guys serious?
@@MelonEusk There is genuinely no optical illusion occuring in the video. My statement is an objective fact, not quite sure how that makes me a poor soul who doesn’t know the definition of an optical illusion.
@@jappish It’s also an objective fact that you have no idea what you’re talking about too. Why don’t you graduate school first before proving your stupidity online child.
Exactly!! I've been telling people this for years. A praying mantis is blind but always sees everything. I don't know why that's so hard to understand. Lol
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@@kristenfletcher9827 I've seen how people handle their insects, and this isn't even farfetched or comical. Someone absolutely would have a 3ft preying Mantis named princess wandering around their house lmao
OMG like I had this character that was like a humanoid insect vampire, and I gave him that characteristic of having compound eyes with pseudo pupils that seem to follow you everywhere you go, inspired on mantis, but I didn't know a mantis pseudo pupil actually does that, what a coincidence
I was fascinated by this particular thing and was looking for the reason behind it from a long time. You have helped me quench my curiosity. I appreciate you for making this short nice video!
They do. Pay attention to the video. The eyes moved while the camera stayed still. Don't allow someone else's words and lies cause you to doubt your own eyes. This is called a psyop. Believe them. Not your own eyes...
Nothing looks scarier to me than this. Mantids look terrifying. Sharks have far more life in their eyes. Mantids just catch their prey and whatever part of the body is closest gets eaten. That apparent stare is creepy beyond all else.
@@processingunit5321 I know they are not any real threat other than a quick "ouch" if they bite us but the sheer horror I feel when imagining what their world is like just makes me pray for the kids in "Honey I shrunk the kids".
I love them they provoke zero discomfort to me they are cute at best. Did you see all their coloured variations in their different species ? Such as the orchid mantis and the butterfly one aren't they're cute? But on the other hand. I'm scared as hell by big spiders I made nightmares of them
I absolutely love these animals. Totally fascinating and completely bad@ss! I never knew this about their eyes. Thank you so much for telling me more about some of my favorite insects.
I LOVE PRAYING MANTISES! LOL! I MET A BEAUTIFUL BABY ONE THE OTHER DAY RIGHT UP ON MY PATH, I GAVE HIM A LITTLE BOO BOO AND APOLOGIZED! HE GOT UP, SHOOK IT OFF, AND SAID THANK YOU BEFORE LEAVING TO CONTINUE HIS JOURNEY! MISTAKES GET MADE ALL THE TIME, THATS JUST HOW THINGS GO! JUST SINCERELY APOLOGIZE AND LEARN FROM IT!! EVERY MISTAKE HAS A ROSE BUD WITHIN, JUST WAITING TI BLOSSOM!!! BLESSED BE!
#57) I never knew this about praying mantises This is amazing and I like the straw demonstration that was awesome I love learning new facts about animals❤
Tolle Erklärung, Dankeschön. Mantiden sind wirklich tolle Tiere. In einer Zoohandlung sind sie immer eng eingesperrt aber in freier Wildbahn sind sie noch eindrucksvoller. Auf Sardinien bin ich in den Bergen auf so viele aufmerksame kleine Kerlchen gestoßen, das hat bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen.
I wonder that too. Pseudopupils happen with compound eyes generally though. So animals who routinely hunt compound eyed prey might not be fooled as easily as we are. A lot of critters see more or different wavelengths than we do too, so now I'm wondering if and how different compound eyes reflect, say, ultraviolet light.
@@tazepatates4805 …ok I never said it couldn’t but you’re just automatically jumping to the conclusion that this feature serves no purpose without really inspecting the details that much at all. Also evolution does tend to get rid of traits when they don’t serve a function. Take all the animals who moved to caves and lost their eyes or their ability to see for example. Eyes are resourcefully expensive to upkeep therefore when they weren’t being used evolution got rid of them or downgraded their capacity to work properly.
I love their little dot on their eyes 🤣🥰 my mantises still haven’t hatched 🐣 yet and they’re starting to get me worried because they should be full grown by late august at the latest 😅
bees aren't kinda smart, they're straight up sentient. they communicate visually and with scent, they have a sort of Morse code they perform with bumbling their bodies around. they also live in complex societal communities that rival our own in terms of organization and hierarchy. Hell, they even fire bees who get drunk on fermented honey by chewing their legs off
Bees are so smart that if another bee comes back home drunk from drinking from spoiled flowers they'll either be exiled OR dismembered to death as punishment. Limb from limb. 😰
Imagine a mantis trying to explain that hes not creepy for staring at you. He's just always staring at everything.
Creepyyyyy
@@yazey91 you're creepy
He's not staring at anything. It's just the reflection, or lack there of it.
All mantis’ would be emo af… “I’m so misunderstood.”
“No officer I’m not staring at this person creepily, I just happen to be staring at everyone.” Is an excuse that unfortunately we can never use.
The straw example explained it perfectly 👌
it really did! i got it so quick once i saw that but was a bit lost before lol
Yeah, it helped me understand it too. The light fooled me, I thought they had pupils of some kind 😅
Right!
It didn't make any sense at all
@@MarvelsScreamSimpa bit slow eh?
Love that they recognized someone’s fear, broke it down into science, and then reinforced it again 😂
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.
😂 so on point with that comment😂
I mean they are always watching, they're attentive little fvcks, and very humorously will try to pick a fight with a human given the chance, as has happened to me before.
I’ll be damned if I walk around life being afraid of this dumb ass grasshopper 😤
Lol
What did the male Praying Mantis say before leaving the bar?
"May as well stay & have another....
Wife's gonna chew my head off when I get home anyway" 😂
LOVE THIS😂
@@andreamallery8999 i love it
😂 so funny! Haha
if the females full (full of food)she's way less likely to do that to the male.
How bout a guy told me this tonight after serving him 6 double shots
1. Beautiful intelligent creatures
2. Excellent info on their eye functions
3. OF COURSE! They are watching you! It’s not even a question!!! PERIOD!
If these are beautiful to you I don't know what you consider creepy
They are beautiful and their existence goes beyond insects 👉👽. There are 👽 beings that have this form in real life.
Haha article 207
Labour politicians…..
They stab hummingbirds. I just found that out when setting up my feeder. So it's not close to anything this thing could be on and stab those birds.
The mantis isn't tracking you...
Or is it? *Vsauce music plays*
It's tracking everything in sight. Almost 360° around.
Thank goodness this isn’t cronenberg world
Moon men
I can hear the music
Man, don’t do that! 😂 Now Moon men is playing in my head
That "Doesn't mean it isn't watching" gave me chills.
Then it pauses and turns it's head
"You talkin' to me?"
Fr 😢 I went from slightly freaked out, to relieved, to straight paranoid
Be grateful they aren’t larger than they are
That have me chills duurrrr dur
@@SheilaPattersonthey probably are in... Austria
I’ve seen cicadas with similar “pupils” in their eyes.
The way that they turn their heads to look at you just gives them so much personality compared to most insects.
That's because Mantises are one of the only insects capable of turning their heads 180 degrees!
@@armaldoaster97 neat fact
Fun fact: They turn their heads to look at things of interest with their three additional eyes in the middle of their head. These three eyes see in better resolution with enhanced depth perception.
@@wilcoxway No, those three are actually worse "resolution" but can detect movement from further away.
Are we really saying that the part you might mistake for a nose is actually more eyes? Wicked
The straws explanation is the best example you could've used!
! That was fun
It’s wrong😂
@@jappishyou're wrong
Honestly, the fact that they're watching everything, ALL the time is more terrifying than following me around.
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@@JesusPlsSaveMe there are no gods and there are no satans.
@@creeperlamoureux Money, media, government, abortion, Hollywood, celebrities, and/or other worldly creations are gods to many. Others worship themselves and other humans.
@@JesusPlsSaveMeGuess it must be a booty call.
@@creeperlamoureux ohhhhhhhhhhh ok nice evidences. Gotta believe you bud
Thank God there's no horse sized prayer mantis then...
So if I'm on the left and a friend is on the right, its eyes would appear to be both looking to the left and right directly at each of us. Neat
Yep!
Fursuit moment
Even better when you use a mirror, because it will seem to look at you directly and in the mirror at the same time
@@MrJoeDoneWow that sounds awesome, I really want a preying mantis now 😅
@@smusky4643 FACT!!!
Oh they watch you! Curiously smart little creature. Had a little guy tilt its head as I moved around and spoke to it. It was so darling.
You're weird.
@@presidenttnediserp428 bugs are cool and interesting as hell idk you seem boring rather than them being weird really
@blehh_mae
Bugs are definitely cool and definitely interesting as hell, I know because I like to catch, film, and then release them at my job, which is close to a huge field of grass. My comment about being weird was a compliment not an insult. I prefer weird over square, don't you?
@@presidenttnediserp428good explanation then, so as a compliment.
You're weird.
I got one every year that hangs around.
I get so excited when I see a mantis. What an absurdly beautiful animal
It's an insect not an animal.
@@SIPEROTHinsects are actually a part of the animalia classification
@@SIPEROTH Well, it doesn't look like a fungus to me.
@SIPEROTH really?😂 you really believe that?
Aliens exist. Mantis, octopi, cephalopods, centipedes. Facts! 😂😂😂😂😂
Mantises are eerie? I find them adorable! I love them so much! ❤ They are so smart and can be surprisingly affectionate. ❤
That was such a good way of explaining how the pseudo-pupil works. I never really thought about how it follows you around, but the straws made me understand immediately!
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23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
1 Corinthians 15 KJV
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
@@AlexanderBrown77Mthf we're talking about a long green arthropod with funny eyes.
But it’s not how it works…
There’s no optical illusion occuring
I always loved the fact that praying mantises had "pupils" that looked around at you. It made their faces expressive in a way other bug faces aren't.
I always thought it was kinda cute in a weird way. They're so weird.
@@BeetleOpossumI have always thought the same. It looks like it should make the same noise as the cats from puss in boots.
_Mantes,_ not _mantises._
@brexitgreens "Ummmm, ACTUALLY..." 😂 Both are correct, you pretentious pseudo-intellectual.
@@brexitgreens
Eat poo poo
1. I’ve always thought the praying mantis is one of the coolest creatures on the planet.
2. Terrifying & beautiful at the same time.
Great, now imagine a praying mantis the size of a praying buddha, ie, size of a human. You'll be even more terrified
@@DrVeryStrangeno that's comforting because they probably won't want humans after learning we are not worth the risk to eat lol but we'd have backup if giant insects started attacking
@@alexmoran7886well mosquitoes have bit us for ages but still do
Besides, cockchafer beetle is also a cool bug
Makes reports of cloaked mantis beings or otherwise UFO related ones very interesting accounts
Mantis: "I'm always watching you" 🐢🔥🔥
Its actually creepier withOUT the pupil.
What gets me is when there is none and then suddenly it's there
True, the pupils actually make it one of the less creepy types of bugs
I was looking for this comment! 😭😭
We are evolved to fear the unknown, like living things that do not resemble us, like bees who got no pupils.
Because its eyes are shaped weirdly, even compared to other insects
Ok, the practical explanation with straws was genius move.
“ The praying mantis is so eerie”
The praying mantis: 😗
Awww
Anytime i see one of these i just stop to just watch them. They look like a leaf grew into an animal, amazing creatures.
That was a fantastic explanation, thank you! Mantises are awesome, and I love the interaction they give by following you with their head, they are so highly visual.
It’s a wrong explanation, there is no optical illusion occurring here.
@@jappish What is the correct explanation?
@@greeenjeeens The straw example is perspective-based, the movement of the ”dark straws” is based entirely on your perspective and the straws don’t move. The ”mantis pupil” is completely different as it tracks your movement and moves independently. The black dot you see has nothing to do with your perspective, it’s actively moving on it’s own and tracking you. The two are completely unrelated and the straw example was an awful one.
@@jappish If the mantis moves and I remain still, or the mantis remains stil and I move, we are both moving relative to each other in either case. Am I missing something?
@@jappish so would that mean that we could look at the eye of the mantis from the side but yet the black dot would be facing forward. Or even actively moving and not following us, if something else caught its attention. If so, thanks for teaching me. Another new thing I learned for the day
Personally their lil pupils are part of what makes me like them so much! Imagining their eyes without them would make mantis way scarier in my opinion 😂
Agreed. Now imagine it fighting a bird blind with great precision. Lol
Without those "eyes" the Mantis will truly look alien 👽 😅
they're adorable
You don’t know if the pray mantis is doing it on purpose or not. Did you happen toask the Mr mantis if is he? No
They're not eerie, they're beautiful. 💚💚💚
Love the Praying Mantis!
And cute
they're harmless & cool to watch...
Agreed. What a magnificent creature.
@@AngstG lol \tell that to spiders
I rescued an injured mantis and kept it as a pet. It lived almost a year longer than it should have and loved sitting with my son when it ate. I love them. Beautiful and intelligent creatures.
Wow the straw analogy was perfect
Imagine if mantis from kung fu panda had eyes like that, and they had a gag where the characters thought he was staring them down, but couldn't agree on who he was staring down because everyone thinks he's staring at them
Missed opportunity with that one
i love that you thought of this. now i wanna see that hahaha
That's neat but it would be constantly staring in camera. Which is very cool, but kinda creepy for entire film mood set...
that would’ve been such a good running gag
That straw demonstration was perfect that’s actually so cool
How can it be perfect when it’s utterly wrong
Pov : you're a smaller insect and that face is the last thing you see as it devours you alive
My favorite bug ❤
They're so personable and get tame enough to come to you ❤
They bite hard as fuck . It hurts
I ate this bug in my childhood after watching bear grills & after 2018 i became vegetarian 😅@@LucifersDeathSquad
When I was a kid, I was on the front porch, and I guess a bunch of mantis eggs had just hatched or something, because there were baby mantises all over the place. I went around picking them up, and putting them on my arms, until I was basically covered in baby mantises. They were super chill, and it was a really cool experience.
@@bobbuilder3414💀😭🙏🏻
@@LucifersDeathSquadCheck that vibration. I have them as pets and I've never been bitten.
Their little fake pupils make them look so cute
You're......well you aren't "wrong" but that's a weird way to be cute, even for me
Bombastic side eye
Criminal offensive side eye
Smash or pass the fucking praying mantis
DON’T LIE
Those fake "side looks" while eating suggest me some "you'll be next" thoughts...
That's... Maybe debatable, but I won't outright disagree
Mantis: I'm looking at your past,present, and future I can see before you do it when you do it and after you do it pal 👀👁️😬
Many would be surprised
U can see the future??
U must be a psycho!🙃
سبحان الله ب یگانه خالق و یگانه آفریدگار بخشنده مهربان ❤❤❤❤از این همهخلقت بینظیر ❤❤❤
Where's thatala😂
if the preying mantis was human sized it would be as scary as a Xenomorph
Nah it'd be scarier😂 at least the xenos kill us out right or the chestburster pain only lasts a few seconds, but this thing would eat us alive
@@tristanhunt6375 *Head first 😅
Nah,it would die crushed by its own weight.If it survived that it would suffocate because it lacks lungs.And even if it somehow survived it would still be a weak bitch because its body lacks muscle mass.
@naamadossantossilva4736 exactly nobody applies actual physics to these thoughts things are they the way they survive best already
@adamsharp9081 if it's exoskeleton evolved along with it and the geographical area was in their favor I think they would be fine lol bugs dont have muscles are you guys serious?
Yooooooo I’ve never heard anything so new and so well explained like this! Thanks!
Fantastic analogy with the straws! Brilliant. You’re such a great educator. ❤
Yeah the straws perfectly illustrated it for me
It’s completely wrong😂 There’s no optical illusion occuring here. You’re not the sharpest tool huh
@@jappish Aw, someone doesn’t seem to know the definition of an optical illusion. You poor soul.
@@MelonEusk There is genuinely no optical illusion occuring in the video. My statement is an objective fact, not quite sure how that makes me a poor soul who doesn’t know the definition of an optical illusion.
@@jappish It’s also an objective fact that you have no idea what you’re talking about too. Why don’t you graduate school first before proving your stupidity online child.
Exactly!! I've been telling people this for years. A praying mantis is blind but always sees everything. I don't know why that's so hard to understand. Lol
THE STRAWS!!! see how easy it can be! 😅 Thank you 😂
Each people's perspectives are different.. Lame.. 666..
@@BelenReyes1972 FR💀
Exactly 😅
I used to have praying mantisses. They are such amazing and intelligent creatures. They're like fairies. I could watch them for hours❤
How did you manage to havepraying mantises?
Predatory fairies.
Not really a creature. Each people's perspectives are different.. Lame.. 666..
@@BelenReyes1972It's not a creature? Then what is it?
The Lame 666 part is interesting also. I wonder what that means.
@@dangrimes5078 it likely means they worship Satan
Praying Mantis's Are One Of The Cutest Insects In The World! Shalom And Amen!❤❤❤😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉‼️
Only the Jewish mantises say that (while they're🙏Praying of course).
:D
NO! They look like SPACE ALIENS!!!!
@@PigeonsPie1......it's all in the Eye of the beholder. Yes , looks Alien but still kind of cute 😊✌🏻
God never Created " ugly".....but
mankind has......😢. ✌🏻💚✝️
They are Beautiful. 😊
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE US THIS INFORMATION, MANY OF US LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORLD AND YOU ARE TEACHING US JUST THAT, AGAIN THANK YOU!!!!!
So…it may not be watching, but it may be watching still!😅
Thank you for explaining such complex optics with simple words ❤
Don't worry. It's clearly made out of plant
Pp
@@marioluigi9599 😂
Omg I love praying mantises so much they’re so cute😭
Praying _mantes,_ not _mantises._
So yes, even while eating Mantis is watching you.
if mantids were 3ft humans would be on the menu
Or maybe we'd have these things domesticated like wolves. 😂 Little house mantis running around with a collar and tag that says "Princess"
@@kristenfletcher9827 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@kristenfletcher9827 I've seen how people handle their insects, and this isn't even farfetched or comical. Someone absolutely would have a 3ft preying Mantis named princess wandering around their house lmao
Guns exist
@@sexilatinoboi69 they would still hunt
I love mantids, they're such neat bugs! Always excited when I get to see one in the wild
It's extremely hard for Mantis to reproduce because the female always eats the male at every opportunity.
Also they get taken over by worms. I can't. I just can't like them.
I love them too.
❤ the little baby ones r very cute.. I like how they always look like they r trying to fight u..
Great video. No nonsense, straight to the point and even with an on point example for the explanation. All the best for this channel.
OMG like I had this character that was like a humanoid insect vampire, and I gave him that characteristic of having compound eyes with pseudo pupils that seem to follow you everywhere you go, inspired on mantis, but I didn't know a mantis pseudo pupil actually does that, what a coincidence
If you get close enough to a Mantis....
LADY STOP LOOKING THROUGH MY BEDROOM WINDOW
nice one😂
wtf does this mean
I think they're beautiful & cute!❤😊
Já pensou essa fofura dessa do tamanho família daria pra como mascote?
You are just signaling subservience to SPACE ALIENS from another GALAXY
One of my favorite creatures. Beautiful.
Agreed!! They're so cute to me. Idk why people hate them though :(
@@thecakeisrotting I think they get a vad rep for the post-coital murder and cannibalism lol
It’s actually looking at the entire universe all at once not just one spot
I don't find them eerie so much as adorable.
Their goofy eyes is what makes me love em!
They freak me out 😭
@@muhammied that's OK! 👍
Honestly the only bugs who’s eyes aren’t complete nightmare fuel
@@hazakurasuyama9016I think dragonfly eyes have a similar effect
Everything with an exoskeleton, except for bees can get out of my face
You heard it bees. All bees get in their face right now.
Of all the thousands of species of exoskeleton animals, including tortoises and ladybugs and butterflies, you chose one for your face that has *venom*
I was fascinated by this particular thing and was looking for the reason behind it from a long time. You have helped me quench my curiosity. I appreciate you for making this short nice video!
One of mu favorite creatures!! Thank you for sharing this about this fascinating critter.
I thought they watched you and I felt it made them look more intelligent, like they were maintaining eye contact. Still my favorite insect.
They do. Pay attention to the video. The eyes moved while the camera stayed still. Don't allow someone else's words and lies cause you to doubt your own eyes. This is called a psyop. Believe them. Not your own eyes...
they're not eerie, they're beautiful 🥺
No they're not eerie, you're right.
They're *fucking paralyzing*
@@diegobrando2750
>sees cute kitten
>i can't move
What a great description of what’s going on there! Thank you ❤
Nothing looks scarier to me than this. Mantids look terrifying. Sharks have far more life in their eyes. Mantids just catch their prey and whatever part of the body is closest gets eaten. That apparent stare is creepy beyond all else.
I love them but mantises are indeed terrifying
They are kinda scary but for giant apes like us they pose zero threat. So use your size responsibility and respect these little dudes
@@processingunit5321 I know they are not any real threat other than a quick "ouch" if they bite us but the sheer horror I feel when imagining what their world is like just makes me pray for the kids in "Honey I shrunk the kids".
I love them they provoke zero discomfort to me they are cute at best. Did you see all their coloured variations in their different species ? Such as the orchid mantis and the butterfly one aren't they're cute?
But on the other hand. I'm scared as hell by big spiders I made nightmares of them
@@sat232o orchids are beautiful mantids!
Preying Mantis to his girl: Baby i swear i didnt wanna look at her, i cant control it.
*Proceeds to get eaten*
Mantis' girl: Damn, that's hot.
*Bites his head off*
*>his* 🤦
It's "she"! _Mantis religiosa,_ not _religiosus._ Even though μάντις is masculine.
I absolutely love these animals. Totally fascinating and completely bad@ss! I never knew this about their eyes. Thank you so much for telling me more about some of my favorite insects.
Just imagine..an alien being, insectoid, human size. 👽🐜 reputed to be mantis like.
It's always funny to stand behind a mantis. It's bulbus eye clusters can still see you 👀
No matter where we stand, the painting's eyes always seem to be looking right at us. It's like magic!
Not all paintings boss,not before DaVinci...
I love insects. Creeped me out a little when I was a kid. Now at 63 I am fascinated by how the survive. Thank you! ❤❤
I'll be 63 in a couple months. Love insects- they are fascinating and amazing creatures.
I LOVE PRAYING MANTISES! LOL! I MET A BEAUTIFUL BABY ONE THE OTHER DAY RIGHT UP ON MY PATH, I GAVE HIM A LITTLE BOO BOO AND APOLOGIZED! HE GOT UP, SHOOK IT OFF, AND SAID THANK YOU BEFORE LEAVING TO CONTINUE HIS JOURNEY! MISTAKES GET MADE ALL THE TIME, THATS JUST HOW THINGS GO! JUST SINCERELY APOLOGIZE AND LEARN FROM IT!! EVERY MISTAKE HAS A ROSE BUD WITHIN, JUST WAITING TI BLOSSOM!!! BLESSED BE!
It's never creeped me out, I have, do and always will be adorable 🥰
You always will be adorable? Good for you :)
For real, it's just such a cute bug
"I don't understand..."
Straws: "Allow me to introduce myself." 😂😂
#57) I never knew this about praying mantises This is amazing and I like the straw demonstration that was awesome I love learning new facts about animals❤
I find praying mantis very fascinating, I've had plenty of pet ones. 😊
Tolle Erklärung, Dankeschön. Mantiden sind wirklich tolle Tiere. In einer Zoohandlung sind sie immer eng eingesperrt aber in freier Wildbahn sind sie noch eindrucksvoller. Auf Sardinien bin ich in den Bergen auf so viele aufmerksame kleine Kerlchen gestoßen, das hat bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen.
I've always wondered why, I thought I was going crazy! 😅
Thank you so much! ❤
Mantis: Ha, believe that if you want to. I'm watching your ass"
I fucking love Praying Mantises
Always noticed this on my pet mantises... I think it adds a kind of charm.
I wonder if this evolved because it meant that all animals around it thought it was looking at them
I wonder that too. Pseudopupils happen with compound eyes generally though. So animals who routinely hunt compound eyed prey might not be fooled as easily as we are. A lot of critters see more or different wavelengths than we do too, so now I'm wondering if and how different compound eyes reflect, say, ultraviolet light.
It's just a side effect of compund eyes. Not everything has a purpose
@@Teuwufel…how do you know for sure it serves no evolutionary advantage?
@@tazepatates4805 …ok I never said it couldn’t but you’re just automatically jumping to the conclusion that this feature serves no purpose without really inspecting the details that much at all. Also evolution does tend to get rid of traits when they don’t serve a function. Take all the animals who moved to caves and lost their eyes or their ability to see for example. Eyes are resourcefully expensive to upkeep therefore when they weren’t being used evolution got rid of them or downgraded their capacity to work properly.
@@tazepatates4805 …lol ok bro based on what evidence?
The example with the straws was well done
Them straws making my trypophobia go off the charts.
Omg thank you for explaining it like that!! It makes so much sense!!!
💚 Thank you for your efforts. I really appreciate it. You are great!
"Why aren't you in class?"
"Because, I'm a pseudo pupil."
That straw explanation was probably the best analogy I have ever heard
Never has a creature looked so terrifying yet so adorable.
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Nice defense strategy for preventing seek attacks. Predators would think they've already been spotted.
"You can run but you can't hide, Jimmy."
I love their little dot on their eyes 🤣🥰 my mantises still haven’t hatched 🐣 yet and they’re starting to get me worried because they should be full grown by late august at the latest 😅
Are you sure the ootheca was fertilized? They lay them regardless.
Imagine huge aliens looking like that as some people say... LOL
Really cute footage of mantises. They look chill. 😊
They are cute, interesting and amazing. I enjoy watching them in my yard.
I agree
Mantis are cool and smart. Same with dragon flys. Even bees seem kinda smart.
I love the mantis it’s my favorite insect!
bees aren't kinda smart, they're straight up sentient.
they communicate visually and with scent, they have a sort of Morse code they perform with bumbling their bodies around.
they also live in complex societal communities that rival our own in terms of organization and hierarchy. Hell, they even fire bees who get drunk on fermented honey by chewing their legs off
Bees are so smart that if another bee comes back home drunk from drinking from spoiled flowers they'll either be exiled OR dismembered to death as punishment. Limb from limb. 😰
Really good analogy!
Awful analogy
@@jappish no, it's quite good. Do you have a better one?
mantis rn 🍷🗿
New fear unlocked:
Praying mantis staring
Fascinating.