# Praying Mantis Eats Hummingbird **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 12, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-mantis-eats-hummingbird/316771 "2005-08-12T19:55:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-mantis-eats-hummingbird/316771/1 "2005-08-12T19:55:13Z")
[link](http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyardbirds/hummingbirds/mantis-hummer.aspx) (somewhat graphic photo) Mantis Kung Fu is indeed mighty. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-mantis-eats-hummingbird/316771/2 "2005-08-12T20:37:12Z")
Colibri suprise. Man, I am usually not squeamish but that was creepy. The order of the food chain is not supposed to be restacked like that. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-mantis-eats-hummingbird/316771/3 "2005-08-12T20:42:38Z")
You’ll find some additonal remarks on this topic at [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=329114&highlight=hummingbird), which is one I may have killed. Better luck here! ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-mantis-eats-hummingbird/316771/4 "2005-08-12T22:36:10Z")
Dammit. I didn’t see that other thread.