[Faline]

This huge praying mantis managed to lift a dead goldfish out of it's bowl - and eat it for lunch.
The extraordinary process was captured on camera by wildlife photographer Scott Cromwell.
Scott, 40, said: "I noticed one of my goldfish had suddenly died and was floating in the bowl.
"My pet mantis hadn't eaten in a couple of days, and I was interested to see how it would react to the fish.
"I put the mantis on the lip of the bowl and waited."

"This is a budwing mantis and they are one of the few mantises that will eat dead prey.
"Since I had a hungry one, I figured he might save me the job of removing the fish - and get me an interesting set of pictures too."
Scott, from Oklahoma, United States, said the mantis crawled inside the glass so it was partially submerged.
He explained: "It was watching the live fish most of the time, and they were really wary - none of them would go near it.
"But it didn't take long for the mantis to grab hold of the dead goldfish, carefully hauling it out while maintaining its grip on the rim of the bowl." Scott allowed his mantis to tuck into the fish but decided to remove the carcass before the ravenous insect had gorged itself on the huge meal.
He added: "I was afraid it would start eating the bones and I wasn't sure if they would hurt it, so I managed to retrieve the remains from it's grasp.'

[BryanXavier]

Praying mantis' are from The lower regions of Hell. I was always fascinated with them. It's the eyes.

[Lee]

[kellyhound]

Third pic the other goldfish is like

[Faline]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

Third pic the other goldfish is like

lol

[Lee]

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[juliemd]

om nom nom

[Sharon]

I love mantis'. I saw a lot of them whilst on holiday in South Africa and held one. Loved the way here eyes seemed to follow me. was a female as she was fatter in the abdomen - a sign of being a girlie, the males are slimmer.