Praying Mantis captures hummingbird...

Hi All,

THESE ARE NOT MY PICS...

Saw this in another forum. Never would I of imagined a mantis capturing a hummer but nature is full of surprises.

Here's the link to the story behind the pohots.

Marc

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Yes I seen this story a few weeks ago and was very surprised that a mantis could actually capture and kill a humming bird, I would have thought the bird could have broke free here from the mantis with it's wings flapping as fast as they do or pulled the claspers off the mantis. These are some great photos they took here.

Oh wow, that mantis looks HUGE, almost a foot long from the picture but how could the mantis swallow the bird? Even the whole mantis family couldn't finish that meal.

Well, there's something you don't see everyday...

Ya know, you really shouldn't post someone else's photos unless you have permission. Maybe you do, but there's no indication of that here. Posting a link to the story in the discussion section or even here saying, "check out these shots" is much more appropriate. I applaud you for pointing out up front that they were not yours.

KAC

Boy, I hope there's no mantis' in my garden.

Man, that's sad and very hard to believe even a mantis is that fast. What is the link for the story? I couldn't find anything in the above pics.

That is simply amazing.

i thought the title was a joke, unbelievable !

There is a link he posted in a separate thread, but :

http://www.birdwatcher​sdigest.com …r.aspx?sc=birdw​ireJul2005

KAC

I have never seen it, but I knew that a mantis could take a hummingbird. I think a hummer is mostly fluff and feathers. Amazing pics.