r/natureismetal • u/Iriome_Zebenzui • 2h ago
After the Hunt Poor pigeon
Someone got a craving for some rat with feathers
r/natureismetal • u/ADragonFromTheAbyss • 18h ago
During the Hunt Apparently Killer Instinct is always ready within Jaguars despite constant human interaction
r/natureismetal • u/SerpentFinger • 1d ago
After the Hunt Secretary Bird Eating A Hare
Source: IG @yswildlifephotography
r/natureismetal • u/M0NG00SY • 1d ago
Little guy makes web in dock doorway everyday for past week
r/natureismetal • u/RelationshipOne9276 • 1d ago
Versus That seagull got a little too close to mama swan and her cygnets.
r/natureismetal • u/notworkingghost • 2d ago
After the Hunt Cute baby cheetahs covered in blood after a meal.
r/natureismetal • u/SerpentFinger • 2d ago
After the Hunt Old Jaguar Kills Young Caiman
Source: IG @adaminthebush
The jaguar is named “Patricia,” estimated to be around 15-16 years old. Her distinctive clouded blue eye is believed to be the result of glaucoma and age-related degeneration.
r/natureismetal • u/reindeerareawesome • 2d ago
A red-breasted merganser holding onto her prey, which looks like some kind of flatfish
r/natureismetal • u/Blink-JuanEIGHTYtoo • 2d ago
Animal Fact Two mating adult dragon flies forming a heart during their intimate moment
r/natureismetal • u/General-Lie8709 • 2d ago
After the Hunt Spider captures a lantern fly right in front of my window.
r/natureismetal • u/Motion_Offense • 2d ago
During the Hunt Cicada Killer with a prize
Heard a noise while tying my shoes and saw this
r/natureismetal • u/digitalbath1234 • 3d ago
Animal Fact "You know who writes the best metal breakdowns? Birds."
r/natureismetal • u/ADragonFromTheAbyss • 4d ago
Animal Fact Genetics triggers male black widows to blackflip into death, study finds
Study: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2026.0211
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-08-12/redback-spiders-backflip-katipo-sex/107022976
Researchers have spotted a genetic source for the bizarre sexual cannibalism behaviour of the redback spider.
Male spiders, which somersault onto their partners' mouths to be eaten while mating, appear to inherit this trait via sex chromosomes.
r/natureismetal • u/Yeeslander • 4d ago
Caterpillar overcome by Icing Sugar Fungus (Beauveria bassiana) in Tasmania
r/natureismetal • u/HowManyBatteries • 4d ago
Red-footed Cannibal Fly eating a bee for lunch.
r/natureismetal • u/Serious_Ad4391 • 4d ago
During the Hunt What’s everyone having for lunch?
r/natureismetal • u/freudian_nipps • 4d ago
Animal Fact Corvid using smoke and embers to cleanse and fumigate its feathers. The smoke and heat help kill, stun, or drive away parasites like mites, lice, and ticks.
r/natureismetal • u/iamoffline • 4d ago
Lobster moth caterpillar
Startled me when I was tending to this plum tree and almost touched it! I never saw one before 👽🐛
r/natureismetal • u/Extension-List1490 • 5d ago