Favorite flying insect?

[revoltub]

Beetles are savages man, they're like little Khabibs. Even in comparison to scorpions.

Scorpion has a brutal win vs mantis. Didnt even use its stinger. Just grabbed its tiny head and divided it.

 

[Slick_36]

Scorpion has a brutal win vs mantis. Didnt even use its stinger. Just grabbed its tiny head and divided it.

Yes sir, they're about as sturdy as a flower. I've never been able to look at them the same after watching these. I still love them though.

 

[Woldog]

Lets see youre video if you are more jacked then I am. No effing way.

You'd be surprised pipsqueak.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

My first year treeplanting in Northern Ontario, at the height of blackfly season,I was on the block just getting murdered by a cloud of blackflies.

A few hours into the day I was losing my damn mind, when a flight of dragonflies appeared on the horizon. I swear to God they were flying in formation.

They massacred that swarm of blackflies. It was so beautiful. Since that day I have loved dragonflies.

Dragonflies are the most successful hunter-killers in the animal kingdom. Something along the lines of a 90+% kill rate.

Lots of flying insects are dope:
1. Mantis
2. ladybug
3. bumble bee
4. that giant ass rhino beetle (most beetles are pretty cool tbh)
5. butterflies
6. moths

 

[Anung Un Rama]

Yes sir, they're about as sturdy as a flower. I've never been able to look at them the same after watching these. I still love them though.

Mantis are glass canons. If they can get a proper hold on an animal, even small fish, birds, amphibians, then they're going to chainsaw their way through that animal. But, if they don't get the drop they're getting folded.

 

[whileswimming.idrink]

Mantis are glass canons. If they can get a proper hold on an animal, even small fish, birds, amphibians, then they're going to chainsaw their way through that animal. But, if they don't get the drop they're getting folded.

For some reasons Mantis reminded me of Charles Oliveira, lanky, good submission game, can knock you out!

 

[Cyrano200]

Seriously I remember i ran into a mantis when I was a kid. Thing creeped me out like it was an alien.

When my 17 year old son was still in a child's seat, he and I ran to the Boston Market drive through on a warm night. Window's down, I had just reached the intercom-ordering menu-board thing when he lets out a ululating scream of pure terror! I cut off the worker and pull out to the mostly empty parking lot, I leap out and rip open back door and see a mantis perched on the head rest right next to his toddler face. I scooped it up and flung it as hard as I could into the darkness (I didn't like having that thing in my hand either!) I always try to imagine how scary that thing would be in the dark, inches from my eyeball, when I had never previously known of them. Horrifying!!

 

[5crew]

Scorpion aren't insects though. I love them as well. I like creatures that actively hunts.

 

[5crew]

Mantises are dope and among my favs, but my favorite has to be a Bee. They're cool, but I'm gonna be all hippy and say because they basically help the planet thrive and without them we'd be fucked..

It's not hippy, it's being logical. People that ignore the smallest creature in the food chain fail to realise how important they are to the entire ecosystem. Even the pesky mosquitoes are important despite deadly.

How? By eating the baby worms? Can't imagine air to air insect dog fighting.

I'm not sure if there are videos that managed to capture Dragonflies catching mosquitos, I assume it's extremely difficult, but one of the diet is indeed adult mosquitoes.

 

[Phlog]

The dragon fly has remained roughly the same for millions of years. In part, this is because it has the highest success rate of any predator in the world: 95%!!!!!!

They eat anything that flies not bigger than their head.

 

[scorpipede]

Scorpion aren't insects though. I love them as well. I like creatures that actively hunts.

Wait wait wait...I thought they were arachnids which are a family of insects...

 

[scorpipede]

Scorpion aren't insects though. I love them as well. I like creatures that actively hunts.

But yeah in any case they rock. I used to keep some. Had some emperors and some Arizona hairies which are no joke. Not deadly but they'll give you a good amount of pain and some symptoms if they get you good. I was lucky, once I got hit with the stinger but it didn't pierce well enough.

 

[Fluffernutter]

They creep me out with their hovering and shit

They shit while hovering?

 

[rearnakedchoke]

TS bumbling like a cicada.

 

[Holic]

Dragonflies are the most successful hunter-killers in the animal kingdom. Something along the lines of a 90+% kill rate.

I've always been fascinated by them. They're not like spiders who are supposedly helpful to humans but then bite the shit out of us whenever they get the chance. They actually attack other bugs and leave humans alone.

And how does that shit even work? They don't have webs. They're pure aerial combat. What do they do, fly around and tag their prey in midair like maverick and goose engaging a mig-22? Does Aces High by Iron Maiden play in the background? The very concept of the dragonfly is metal as fuck.

 

[MWB1982]

Preying Mantis. I actually am not afraid to catch these and hold them in my hand. I've caught some big ones too. They are very friendly. Never had one try to attack me in self defense. A lot of times if I see one chilling on a leaf or branch, I can put my hand near them and they will willingly crawl on my hand. I've never had one try to fly away from me either.

They are super friendly for predator insects. If you haven't been around them, then you don't know. I like to pet them with my finger and they will chill there and clean their claw grabber things.

I suspect they are highly intelligent. They know who or what is a threat and whats not.

Everytime I've caught one, I will hold him for a few minutes and pet him, then let him go in a safe place.

We have a lot of these where I live.

I'm not really afraid of animals or insects. The only ones I won't mess with are spiders other than jumping spiders. They are super friendly and smart too..

Snakes, I will catch them and pet them, then let them go. Even poisonous ones. Water moccasons. I've caught them and they have been friendly.

I am 100% confident I can catch rattle snakes and cobras bare handed and not get bitten.

I also feel like I can pet big predator cats like mountain lions and not get attacked. You can win over most if not all animals if you offer them some food. They love food. I feel like I could befriend a bear by offering him food.

 

[scorpipede]

Scorpion aren't insects though. I love them as well. I like creatures that actively hunts.

Dude I don't know how that factoid slipped my brain. I used to collect the damn things for the sake of fuck. <Lmaoo><Lmaoo><Lmaoo>My brain is mush.

Anyway, a cool article I read that showed up in my Google feed. No doubt because they're data mining the shit out of me.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-veno...-fight-between-a-scorpion-and-a-tarantula/amp

 

[Social Warlord]

Robber fly.

Catches its prey in mid air then hangs on a leaf or branch and manipulates it with its powerful legs before injecting it with paralyzing/digestive juices.



Diogmites - Wikipedia

 

[TJ Dillashank]

Mine is the gnat.

What's yours.

I like wasps they are cool

 

[revoltub]

Robber fly.

Catches its prey in mid air then hangs on a leaf or branch and manipulates it with its powerful legs before injecting it with paralyzing/digestive juices.



Diogmites - Wikipedia

They should do that if they ever remake the fly again.