WHOA: A Murder Hornet Went After A Praying Mantis And The Results Are….. [VIDEO]

If you haven’t heard about murder hornets invading the US, you probably are living an innocent, “insect nightmare”-free existence under lockdown. Some of the rest of us are wondering when murder hornet swarms will attack the minute we decide to go outside to walk our dogs or take the trash out.

For a quick primer, murder hornets (the nickname for Asian giant hornets) were recently spotted in Washington state. They are 2 inches long and can sting through protective beekeeping suits. Their venom is equivalent to that of a venomous snake, and they can sting multiple times.

They also destroy bee colonies in a short amount of time, decapitate the bees and eat their bodies.

But thankfully, a savior has arrived. 

This video of a praying mantis against a murder hornet could help calm people. In fact, the video racked up over 3 million views in less than a day.

In the video clip below, a murder hornet goes head-to-head with a mantis and loses its head … as the greenish-brown beast quickly strikes, kills, and starts chomping away.

The years-old video has resurfaced online on the heels of the alarming news that deadly “murder hornets” have arrived in the U.S. and were first spotted in Washington state this past fall.

It’s gruesome stuff, but many viewers cheered the mantis for taking down the Asian giant hornet notorious for decapitating bees and wiping out entire honeybee hives in a matter of hours. The hornets also produce a potent venom in their long stingers that reportedly feels like a hot nail being driven into one’s flesh when people get stung by them. In fact, there’s a grisly 2018 video showing a murder hornet killing a mouse in seconds.

Praying mantises are known for eating other insects like moths, crickets, and grasshoppers, as well as frogs, lizards, snakes, and even birds. Heck, praying mantises even eat each other after mating.

It’s a relief to know murder hornets are also on their menu. Then again, there’s also video footage floating around of an Asian giant hornet attacking and eating a praying mantis. So don’t throw a victory party yet.

Of course, humans could always help out by eating murder hornets. People living in the central Chubu region of Japan enjoy eating the murder hornets, as well as wasps and bees. They also drown the insects in liquor for an extra buzz.

But if you don’t plan on making murder hornet tacos anytime soon, it’s nice to know praying mantises have our backs.

According to AWM, People shared hundreds of comments about the footage, including the following ones.

“If anyone kills a praying mantis,  it should be considered a felony.”

“The mantis can hunt small birds and frogs, so this isn’t surprising.”

“If you are freaking out right now about the Murder Hornets in the US… Don’t be afraid of the mantis… they are our friends in this situation and don’t have a venomous sting or bite.”

One fan wanted to leave you with a business opportunity: “We need to breed more mantises. They’re our only hope.”

Watch the video below:

Source: AWM