For those who wonder: Bugs twitch after they’re dead not because they’re still alive and suffering but because they have a central nervous system called the ganglia which twitches and spasms after death.
@Thomas Vatz dunno what you got to gain from being a dick to someone who kindly took time out of their own day to teach us something, but go off i guess? there are much better things that you can put that energy towards lmao
lol but still, I'm not a praying mantis I do say that tho, nature is not vegan death is natural and so is eating meat (depending on the species) (but I still am simply meaning I don't kill since I don't have to (unless I was absolutely desperate) because I have too much remorse)
I love how picky he is. He doesn’t want to eat the wings or legs, just the juicy bits. Ants would have devoured that hopper. Edit: I don’t know why this comment got so much negative attention, it’s called a joke. Also, why should I care if the mantis is a female?
I think that's somewhat because of instincts or something. I think it would take too long to digest something that's just the exoskeleton, and it wouldn't give any nutrients
@@ShaeoSilentclaw Wrong. Both Mantises can have dark or green colour. It doesn't matter on Sex. Some just tend to have different colours than others. BTW it's a Male. Females are usually larger, they would be like 2x the size of the Locust.
So I'm pretty sure insects brains arnt in their heads.. I think their brain is in the abdomen or something so the insects can live on for quite a while without their heads. They also have different vascular systems to us... I think they have either no heart or like four hearts or something 🤣. Basically they have a totally different anatomy to us... So wouldn't surprise me if it was still alive. And not like, just the nervous system kicking in, like if a bird had its head cut off and still flapped around or something. Don't even know why I'm commenting this 🤣🤣. But yeh look it up. Insect anatomy is very interesting.🤓
@@NoviceNoah its not the brides heads that get eaten. Whenever a male mantis has sex with a female his genitals explode basically and because of this the female deems him useless once she does that she eats his head.
For those of you wondering how it can eat so much: Mantids have one of the most efficient stomachs in the animal kingdom and can literally digest their meals in seconds. You’re welcome. :D
It wasn't alive actually. Resident electrical signals in the nerves cause that twitching, it's the same thing that happens in that video of a fish head still moving even after being dead for a long time.
She's a hungry momma! The Mantis females I've observed are efficient feeders, much like this one. She doesn't waste a bit of the nutritious meal. Growing eggs requires a lot of protein. Quite beautiful.
These fellas are really interesting. Did you know they have one of the most efficient stomachs in the whole animal kingdom? They're able to digest food in seconds (that's why they can eat large prey in one sitting). They also have taste buds, and can pick what they prefer based on taste, not value. That's why this fella chose not to eat the wings, because they taste bad. Also, praying mantises are the only insect that can form bonds with humans. They can recognize which humans are helpful and which are harmful, and will actively seek out the human they know is good. They're kind of like cats, meaning they know that if they do a certain action they'll get attention from the human. There was an experiment where a mantis would be given food if it stood on a red circle. The mantis actually _learned_ that if he stood on the circle the good human would feed him! They are so smart, seriously.
Crazy that it ate the whole thing! The locust was essentially the same size. Could you imagine eating your own body size in food? Nuts! Mantis was so bloated lol.
@@FuckYouWhosNext I'm talking about how it ate the bug. I just shovel food into my mouth, but the mantis ate it bit by bit in such a meticulous manner that is honestly kind of creepy to watch.
Mantids are actually incredibly anal about the cleanliness of their surroundings. That's why this one (and all of Insecthaus' mantids) have the empty tub as a eating area, as opposed to eating in their habitat. They get super stressed out when there are body parts lying around the place (even though they're the ones who left them there).
@@MrBates-le1ql She proceeded to mate with the male mantis I had. She ate his head as expected and she had babies. Unfortunately I couldn't keep the babies in my apartment so I let her and her babies go.
@@mastergoku4321 he problably did to confirm it or just in case somebody dient see it or just put out a point while giving credit to him so people wouldnt think he stole it
@@sabbracadabra_wait, so why do the dots move around like pupils? i've seen photos where two praying mantises were standing side by side but both of them were looking at something different.
@@pokipoki8028Mantises have thousands of small tub like eyes. What we perceive as pupils are just where we're looking straight down a small portion of those tubes.
epic weeb back like tens of millions of years ago there was so much oxygen in the air compared to today that animals and insects were able to grow to much larger sizes than today...you could find alligators the size of school buses and dragonfly’s the size of large birds. It was a crazy time!
Just remember everyone that insects brains aren’t as important in their bodies as humans and as such they can live without a head for several days so this locust was alive and conscious the entire time
@@Drip-Soup373 I've eaten mealworms and crickets but not locusts. People have a hangup about consuming insects, but they will readily eat crabs, lobsters, and shrimp which are also arthropods like insects.
"Meal?" "Aight, starting with the head" "Going from top to bottom" "I'm leaving the wings and the paws. I'm not a trash can" "After that, time to wash hands" "Let's digest all of that. I'm obese now lol"
