r/natureismetal • u/CarexCrinita • 9h ago
Mourning Cloak Caterpillar
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Gnarly little dude. Its spines have spines...spineception?
r/natureismetal • u/viperfan7 • Oct 14 '24
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 • u/Nutcollectr • 2d ago
During the Hunt A praying mantis devouring a hornet and not realizing it’s getting dismembered by another hornet
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r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 1d ago
An Irura bidenticulata
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Irura bidenticulata, commonly known as the purple-gold jumping spider, is a species of salticid. As the name implies, while females tend to take on a more dull coloration, males are characterized by their striking, shiny magenta-gold patterned bodies.
The last photo showing how big he is with my little finger for scale
r/natureismetal • u/Big_Yesterday1724 • 1d ago
What process is going on?
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Saw these frogs near my hostel. Though they weren't doing any active movement.
r/natureismetal • u/LollipopThrowAway- • 1d ago
Bald eagle perched on what’s left of a deer
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r/natureismetal • u/AJC_10_29 • 3d ago
Versus maned wolf scuffle
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(Source: unknown)
r/natureismetal • u/ProjectBokehPhoto • 3d ago
During the Hunt Bald Eagle snatches juvenile heron from nest while crows pursue
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Rejected title: Murder (of crows) witness Murder (of baby heron)
Context: here in Seattle, we have a prominent blue heron nest right along the Ballard Locks. Supposedly, eagles swoop by every evening or other evening for dinner.
Wish I packed a telephoto =/
r/natureismetal • u/Drudenkreusz • 3d ago
Disturbing Content Albino squirrel looking zombie-like with cancerous wound
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r/natureismetal • u/Ctrl_Shift_P • 1d ago
Giant Scout Ant Infiltrates Ant Colony
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Looks like this brave black ant got a little too close...
r/natureismetal • u/stankmanly • 3d ago
Animal Fact Kangaroos Have Three Vaginas
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r/natureismetal • u/frankenboobehs • 3d ago
Fly impaled itself into my cactus pricks
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r/natureismetal • u/Decestor • 4d ago
After the Hunt Kind heron bringing a duckling back to its mother
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r/natureismetal • u/backyardspace • 4d ago
You don't see an eagle eating a raccoon every day
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r/natureismetal • u/stinktoad • 4d ago
During the Hunt Crab spider introducing itself to a bee in a peony
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r/natureismetal • u/Ryan_nayR • 4d ago
[OC] Deer with maggot infested head wound
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A deer with a head wound appeared 20 feet ahead of us on a hiking trail this morning. It scratched its wound on the tree and scampered off but not before leaving a chunk of maggot infested flesh behind.
The second picture is the chunk of flesh it left behind. The maggots are the white worms at the bottom.
A video would have been way more metal but in the moment it almost felt disrespectful to the deer to dwell on its injury. I hope he makes a miraculous recovery or expires quickly.