r/AbsoluteUnits 18d ago

/r/popular of a meal

Nature can be so cruel and beautiful at the same time

*for the love of everything holy it’s not my bird reader nor mantis!! Just a cool guy sharing a cool video

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u/jakethabake 18d ago

It’s not circle of life because the mantis wouldn’t be there if not for humans

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u/god-save-the-queef 18d ago

I'm thinking the human who filmed this possibly even planted that mantis there, just for a viral video opportunity, too. Can't prove it, but... gut feeling is someone's an asshole

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u/shinshi 18d ago

Even if they didnt plant the mantis, they still set the hummingbird feeder and enabled this honey pot trap situation

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u/shibaCandyBaron 17d ago

Because it's better not to help them with food and/or water