{"id":937,"date":"2012-05-29T22:48:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T21:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=937"},"modified":"2025-06-19T17:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:33:53","slug":"gruesome-vid-mantis-vs-spider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=937","title":{"rendered":"Gruesome Vid: Mantis vs. Spider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This weekend, I opened the garage when a scurrying something caught my eye.&nbsp; A 1 1\/2 inch praying mantis running for cover but inadvertently volunteering to become the subject for my next video.&nbsp; So here&#8217;s what a praying mantis does when confronted by a spider (warning, it&#8217;s a bit gruesome):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mantis vs. Spider\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kdXKQgnufAc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;After filming, I of course released him in a more suitable environment, which actually resulted in a much &#8220;happier&#8221; video.&nbsp; Not a whole lot happens, but I think it&#8217;s a cool scene and I offer it in case someone wants to use it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mantis2.mpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IsXFPNz9RMA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, a video (much, much better than mine!) that inspired it all. 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