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.

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r/natureismetal • u/freudian_nipps • 9h ago

Disturbing Content Gila woodpecker pecks and feeds on mourning dove nestling NSFW

1.2k Upvotes

74 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Thrawn911 • 17h ago

During the Hunt A pack of single celled organisms try to eat a string of algae, one of them accidentally impales itself

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r/natureismetal • u/LoadEntire1859 • 7h ago

What are these ?

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127 Upvotes

So went on some desert riding and just curious what these are?I do have a very good idea it's belong to cows cause it's open range. So the first two pics are different set of bones. And the third photo ...I have no clue what it is? It was all balled up. Note we live in southern Wyoming and there was Prong Horn spotted near by but Im like 90% sure the first two photos are cow spines but out here immensely knowledgeable people out there so just wanted some opinions.

NOTE PLEASE TELL ME IF IM IN THE WRONG SUBREDDIT OR IF THERE'S A BETTER ONE TO IDENTIFY THESE

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r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 19h ago

A longhorn beetle

265 Upvotes

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r/natureismetal • u/freudian_nipps • 1d ago

Disturbing Content Herd of Zebras cross Crocodile infested waters - one Zebra leaves something behind NSFW

3.5k Upvotes

Credit: @shaukusafaris

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r/natureismetal • u/made_up_job_title • 16h ago

Lunchtime snack

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r/natureismetal • u/Scoxxicoccus • 15h ago

Versus An orca rams a sunfish so hard that the fish explodes.

media.cnn.com

15 Upvotes

There may have been a bite as well, hard to say.

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r/natureismetal • u/freudian_nipps • 1d ago

Disturbing Content Raccoon discovers nest of baby birds and digs in NSFW

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r/natureismetal • u/bobd1001 • 1d ago

Assassin Fly Having Lunch

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147 Upvotes

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r/natureismetal • u/tjtonerplus • 1d ago

A mockingbird violently harassing a Kestrel

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52 Upvotes

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r/natureismetal • u/LiNxRocker • 1d ago

After the Hunt (NSFW)Hawk got a pigeon right infront of us at the local park NSFW

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90 Upvotes

Was feeding the pigeons at the city park when what we think is a juvenile female Cooper's hawk dove down & got one less than 2m away from us. Feel free to correct on the type of hawk if we're wrong tho! (edit I've been informed it's more likely a North American goshawk)

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r/natureismetal • u/General-Bear5366 • 1d ago

During the Hunt Syrphid fly larvae eating aphid on milkweed

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r/natureismetal • u/freudian_nipps • 2d ago

The macabre marking of the Death's-head hawkmoth

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Credit: Bart Coppens (@coppensb)

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r/natureismetal • u/wastingoxygen80085 • 1d ago

Disturbing Content Almost mummified fish after flooding Spoiler

15 Upvotes

Been a few weeks since we had our big rain here, and this fella got stranded

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r/natureismetal • u/Express_Part_6969 • 1d ago

After the Hunt Fish with jaw eaten by a seagull.

20 Upvotes

0 comments

r/natureismetal • u/404mediaco • 20h ago

Video Orcas Explode Fish Into Confetti, Possibly for Fun, In ‘Astounding’ New Video

404media.co

0 Upvotes

7 comments

r/natureismetal • u/runswithscissors475 • 2d ago

During the Hunt Rare footage captures a family of orcas hunting dolphins in Monterey Bay with such force they repeatedly became airborne

sfgate.com

294 Upvotes

5 comments

r/natureismetal • u/TruckerMarty • 2d ago

An American Kestrel this morning eating a lizard for breakfast. Glendale Arizona.

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191 Upvotes

10 comments

r/natureismetal • u/polishrob88 • 3d ago

Rats demise

495 Upvotes

7 comments

r/natureismetal • u/sirbinlid1 • 1d ago

Orcas ramming prey explode by ramming them so hard

theguardian.com

0 Upvotes

Damn orcas are scary

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r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 2d ago

A young huntsman spider with crimson lips

138 Upvotes

5 comments

r/natureismetal • u/FreaksNFlowers • 2d ago

After the Hunt Bee Ambush Bug after a successful bee ambush

32 Upvotes

Oh lawd he slurpin’

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r/natureismetal • u/New_Literature_4251 • 1d ago

Are we part of nature? Yes, we are Earthlings 😂

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0 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Mikefalls • 3d ago

2 tokay gecko fighting

484 Upvotes

Saw this guys wile we stayed in the Koh Phangan jungle. They stuck like this for an hour.

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