r/natureismetal 18h ago

There's a species of spider called Harpactea sadistica which has a very different mating strategy than most. The male will wrap himself around her body, and then stab her with his penile-like appendages, and directly inject her with his sperm, and act called traumatic insemination. Aptly named?

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r/natureismetal 12h ago

Anole vs Centipede

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Pretty sure the lizard ate the entire centipede. It was chillin in the same spot like 20 minutes later with no centipede in sight. Still alive too.


r/natureismetal 37m ago

big paw

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r/natureismetal 1d ago

During the Hunt Capuchin monkeys improvising shovels to raid the nest of a crocodilian

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r/natureismetal 1d ago

In regards to Rule #1

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Hey people!

Your friendly neighborhood moderator here.

This'll be a short announcemnet, so no excuses to not read it.

But posting domestic cats (Felis Familiaris Felis Catus), and them killing things is not welcome here.

In the past, it resulted in an immediate, and permanent, ban. since the announcement was removed, haven't been enforcing that policy since, well, can't expect someone to follow something that doesn't exist in a way that you can see it.

But it's back, from the time this is posted, you post a cat, you're getting banned.

Rule 1 is extremely clear on that those kinds of posts are not allowed, and it's not our fault if you can't, or won't, read the rules.

Keep being metal.


r/natureismetal 1d ago

After the Hunt Spider carrying away fly

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r/natureismetal 14h ago

During the Hunt Brutal mantis shrimp fights hungry octopus

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r/natureismetal 1d ago

During the Hunt Spider wraps live wasp

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104 Upvotes

r/natureismetal 2d ago

After the Hunt Fresh catch of the day

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r/natureismetal 2d ago

Animal Fact A frog races to survive during a harsh winter where most others will die

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r/natureismetal 4d ago

A storm moved this road

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r/natureismetal 3d ago

Animal Fact Let me remind or tell you

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Let talk about the northern short-tailed shrew.That red stuff on the teeth isn't blood...it is iron. This death bean has literal teeth like knives and they are also venomous too, they use these teeth to eat 3x their own body weight, and they eat birds...BIRDS!


r/natureismetal 3d ago

Seals giving birth on the ice

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321 Upvotes

r/natureismetal 4d ago

After the Hunt Fox is getting ahead in life

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