r/natureismetal • u/viperfan7 • Oct 14 '24

In regards to Rule #1

1.2k Upvotes

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/Junior_Insurance7773 • 7h ago

After the Hunt Leoaprd with a Python snake kill NSFW

75 Upvotes

1 comment

r/natureismetal • u/derf_vader • 9h ago

Frog on Frog crime

53 Upvotes

1 comment

r/natureismetal • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 1d ago

Disturbing Content Polar Bears feasting on a seal. Seen from the Arctic coasts of Alaska, United States. NSFW

532 Upvotes

Credit: outdoorskieuncut.

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r/natureismetal • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 1d ago

During the Hunt Male Lion Lorkulup taking down a Buffalo showing the rest how it is done NSFW

125 Upvotes

3 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 1d ago

During the Hunt Puma hunting Guanaco NSFW

158 Upvotes

1 comment

r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 21h ago

Food for the Phidippus regius (A young male)

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30 Upvotes

1 comment

r/natureismetal • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 1d ago

Mother Bear fights another Bear to protect her cubs NSFW

554 Upvotes

41 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 1d ago

During the Hunt Jaguar demolishes a caiman inside water NSFW

229 Upvotes

4 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 2d ago

After the Hunt Grizzly Bear feasting on elk NSFW

820 Upvotes

23 comments

r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 1d ago

A few Spiders I've met recently

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94 Upvotes

Which one is your favorite?

6 comments

r/natureismetal • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 2d ago

After the Hunt Jaguar with some Anteater it had killed NSFW

128 Upvotes

4 comments

r/natureismetal • u/That_1rish_Guy • 2d ago

All hail the squirrel king

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2.0k Upvotes

The Squirrel King has returned!

We had an incredibly rare wildlife phenomenon at our clinic for a second time. A Good Samaritan brought us a group of young squirrels who were discovered to be stuck together by their tails, just like a “Rat King.” A Rat King, a natural phenomenon where young rats’ tails are wrapped in fiber in the nest and then become tangled together, has been noted as far back as medieval times. Discovery of a Rat King was thought to be a very bad omen.

The first time we ever saw a Squirrel King was back in 2010, when Dr. Lennox treated a group of 4 young squirrels with their tails stuck together. This was the year of a very bad blizzard in Indianapolis and the Colt’s losing the Superbowl. Bad Omen? You decide!

ReWilding Indiana and Avian & Exotic Animal Clinic of Indianapolis

Original post below,

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1K2e3kLuHa/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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r/natureismetal • u/EllspethCarthusian • 10h ago

Extra beef for the butcher

0 Upvotes

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r/natureismetal • u/reindeerareawesome • 2d ago

Littorina snails, called beach snails in Norwegian, are having a all you can eat buffet on this fish head

47 Upvotes

6 comments

r/natureismetal • u/06EXTN • 2d ago

After the Hunt Watersnake attempting to eat a fish he caught.

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62 Upvotes

I don’t foresee a way the snake finishes this meal in one piece but I’ve been wrong about things before. I took this photo today next to a pond at my work with a ton of wildlife in it…snakes, fish(including HUGE carp like 3 feet long), turtles, frogs, etc

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r/natureismetal • u/Junior_Insurance7773 • 3d ago

During the Hunt Puma taking down a Mule Deer

577 Upvotes

6 comments

r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 2d ago

The weirdest spider I’ve ever met

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153 Upvotes

A broad-headed bark spider (Caerostris sp)

Have you seen one before?

4 comments

r/natureismetal • u/lovestang • 2d ago

Coyotes play tug-o-war with a squirrel

129 Upvotes

6 comments

r/natureismetal • u/nt_king300 • 3d ago

Versus Herd of Buffalos kill a lioness

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2.6k Upvotes

173 comments

r/natureismetal • u/leifcollectsbugs • 3d ago

During the Hunt Female wolf spider got to this male before he could get to her. Hogna carolinensis

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358 Upvotes

47 comments

r/natureismetal • u/leifcollectsbugs • 3d ago

After the Hunt The cool thing about spiders is they can almost always overpower prey equal or larger than themselves!

81 Upvotes

Shot by me

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r/natureismetal • u/leifcollectsbugs • 3d ago

During the Hunt In the case of this assassin bug, he became the assassinated. Salticidae are just a little more clever....

33 Upvotes

Shot by me

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r/natureismetal • u/nt_king300 • 4d ago

During the Hunt Croc grabs wildebeest

streamable.com

1.5k Upvotes

Sorry about the audio. Would suggest mute if you find it annoying

270 comments

r/natureismetal • u/kietbulll • 4d ago

A grasshopper, a frog, and a ladybug walk onto a leaf

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93 Upvotes

7 comments

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