The mantidfly appears to be an odd combination of a praying mantis and a wasp, both of which are mortal enemies to each other. The mantidfly has the head and raptorial legs of a mantis but the thorax, wings and abdomen of a wasp.2yr ⋅ KimCureAll ⋅ r/natureismetal
May 2021. Something bit this squirrel and her arm rotted away over a year. Finally, her lower and then upper arm fell off. She's OK now. Those nubs at the end? Her fingers.1yr ⋅ BiltongUberAlles ⋅ r/natureismetal
Pink Underwing Moth Caterpillar from Currumbin Valley, Gold Coast Australia1yr ⋅ 3rdparty ⋅ r/natureismetal
Giant isopod killing a shark while another shark swims insouciantly by1yr ⋅ SingaporeCrabby ⋅ r/natureismetal
Pitch black, smart as hell and advisor to Odin himself. The most metal bird is, of course, the raven.3yr ⋅ AchtungKarate ⋅ r/natureismetal
This Cape buffalo lost his horn. Most likely from dueling another male for dominance over a female.3yr ⋅ bray-b-boi ⋅ r/natureismetal
Coyote munch’n on a squirrel. (Was removed from NatureIsFuckingLit. Thought I’d try my luck here.)5yr ⋅ Jay-smash ⋅ r/natureismetal
A great white shark swimming in a shallow Massachusetts salt pond at high tide2yr ⋅ KimCureAll ⋅ r/natureismetal
A hippo, crocodile and a wildebeest three way locked in a brawl.2yr ⋅ Peachy-Persimmons ⋅ r/natureismetal
Smile for the camera..Gelada transition from its normal posture to exhibiting rage and anger is extraordinary.3yr ⋅ fajadraws ⋅ r/natureismetal
Alligator got half his jaw bitten off in fight. Yes that's his tongue.4yr ⋅ trichrometripper ⋅ r/natureismetal
A spider disguised in a flower attacking a fly that is masquerading as a wasp.4yr ⋅ GratefulShag ⋅ r/natureismetal
4,500 lb. Great White Shark found Dead with Sea Turtle Stuck in it's Mouth1yr ⋅ tallwarm1 ⋅ r/natureismetal
The Greater Short-Horned Lizard is known for shooting blood out of its eyesockets at high speed as a defense mechanism when threatened.2yr ⋅ teeth_xo ⋅ r/natureismetal
Mummified remains 3600 year old Steppe Bison who was killed by an American lion.8mo ⋅ TheSpeedDasp ⋅ r/natureismetal
The deadliest bird in the world, the cassowary, lays green eggs.3yr ⋅ falconsnakecat786 ⋅ r/natureismetal
Puffer fish skeleton is so metal it looks like the band name logos I can't read.1yr ⋅ ForgoneContusion ⋅ r/natureismetal
This alligator completely crushes a turtle and swallows it whole. That's 300 pounds of pressure per square inch being applied to the poor turt.2yr ⋅ TheCheesecakeOfDoom ⋅ r/natureismetal
Fishing boat New England covered in ice, British Columbia, 1916.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/natureismetal
This critter tore one of my roosters to shreds then passed out in the nest box while cuddling an egg2yr ⋅ Marpajo ⋅ r/natureismetal
A trio of Bald Eagles, 2 Dads and 1 Mom have been living together and successfully raising offspring for multiple years.1yr ⋅ EmptySpaceForAHeart ⋅ r/natureismetal
Massive Anaconda underwater. The heaviest snakes in the world, they partially use the water to support their weight.1yr ⋅ Homunculus_316 ⋅ r/natureismetal
Found a large Cottonmouth in my garage yesterday. She was giving birth. This is baby number one, 15 minutes old and lively as hell.5yr ⋅ HR_Dragonfly ⋅ r/natureismetal
This abandoned seal pup survived on the milk of a dead sheep for a couple days5yr ⋅ AlineV ⋅ r/natureismetal
I woke up this morning to a noise coming from right outside my bedroom window. I pulled the blinds open and found this falcon (I think it’s a falcon) eating a pigeon on my air conditioner.1yr ⋅ imthebartnderwhoareu ⋅ r/natureismetal
I found this intact elk rack along the Continental Divide Trail near Yellowstone last summer. It was way too heavy to pack out.3yr ⋅ TheLostAlaskan ⋅ r/natureismetal
Real example of tail-shedding to escape predation (krait vs skink)3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/natureismetal
Stygian Owl known for red reflection of their eyes that are often associated with the Devil3yr ⋅ okypak ⋅ r/natureismetal
Albatross are so large that in order to take off from land, they need to find long stretches of flat terrain and run into the wind to gain lift for their large wings. Nature’s airplanes...2yr ⋅ Mr_Tominaga ⋅ r/natureismetal
Life on the Serengeti is rough, especially when you don't pay attention.2yr ⋅ UnironicThatcherite ⋅ r/natureismetal
Young bull elk wakes up from a nap and screams, then pops a boner so hard he shits1yr ⋅ BoringOldTyler ⋅ r/natureismetal
The largest predator on planet earth, the Sperm whale. This whale that has washed up on a beach in the UK, has scars on his head from battles against Giant squid. The hunt takes place at such great depths, it has never been filmed or witnessed by Humans.2mo ⋅ SlamMissile ⋅ r/natureismetal
Sperm whale carcass with squid battle scars, on an English beach2yr ⋅ The-BeastMasterZ00 ⋅ r/natureismetal
Thought this group might appreciate this bee-made mummy I pulled out of a honey bee removal. -We're Stoned: Oddities Group5mo ⋅ noodleisacat ⋅ r/natureismetal
A family of cheetah brothers attempting to cross a flooded river infested with crocodiles in the Maasai Mara Nature Reserve in Kenya. They all made it across without being eaten.1yr ⋅ GoldenChinchilla ⋅ r/natureismetal
Elephant Charges and Derails a Train (128 years ago today).1yr ⋅ Themiamitypewriterco ⋅ r/natureismetal
The spotted skunk does a handstand as its final spray warning4yr ⋅ buyingaspaceship ⋅ r/natureismetal
This Humpback Whale survived being cut up by a boat propeller. The Whale is now named Blade Runner.4yr ⋅ Pxlkit ⋅ r/natureismetal
Leopard displays what hate-drinking looks like at a watering hole with a hyena.2yr ⋅ aquilasr ⋅ r/natureismetal
The Mata Mata, a turtle which looks like a mix of an alligator snapping turtle and an eastern long neck turtle3yr ⋅ tgood139 ⋅ r/natureismetal
Female mountain lion and male jaguar that passed by the same camera trap site in the Pantanal of Brazil. Here's a face-to-face comparison.2yr ⋅ OncaAtrox ⋅ r/natureismetal
When sperm whales need a nap, they take a deep breath, dive down about 45 feet and arrange themselves into perfectly-level, vertical patterns. They sleep sound and still for up to two hours at a time between breaths, in pods of 5 or 6 whales, presumably for protection.2yr ⋅ qixle ⋅ r/natureismetal
