The whole process of mantis eating! This is how the prey is swallowed before its eyes. #recordmyrurallife #countrysidelife #mantis #predator Natural World 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔. | Natural World

Raw and savage. - Mantis eating it's prey

Whoa! Conehead Mantis! 😲🩷💚 Mantids stalk their prey and pounce on it, grasping it with their raptorial forelegs. Only living prey is selected and it is consumed directly after the catch. The predator orients itself optically, and therefore only takes notice of moving prey. The maximum size of prey which mantids can overwhelm is species-specific and depends on the prey type. On average mantids eat crickets of 50% their own body weight, while cockroaches can weigh up to AWEsome video by @malbaf