>>5132608 This praying mantis was outside the building entry at work last fall, here she is hanging out with half her boyfriend, mid-coitus with the remainder of her meal. She was pretty fat even before eating him. It might be rare to get a picture like this, but female mantises eating their mates is not rare, it's common.
>>5132608 The idea that skunks have these bizarre super farts that they defend themselves with. I don't know how this weird myth became so universally believed, but it's bullshit and skunks are actually very friendly and like being pet by humans, so everyone in this thread should do so if they see one.
>>5132840 I have never heard of this one. You are being a schizo and making up shit to get mad at. >>5132608 This is a minor thing to obsess over. There are shit tons of animal myths that are extremely detrimental to the ecology that you should be more worried about.
Owls being seen as wise when they are actually extremely dumb by bird standards Lions being noble hunters that need to fight off scavengers, when hyenas are often getting their food stolen by lions instead
>>5132608 A recent one stating that opossums are prolific consumers of ticks. They'll eat a tick or two if they're in their immediate vicinity, but they don't actively seek them out, nor are they able to put a single dent in their populations.
Also, opossums do not consciously play dead. It's an entirely involuntary response. A reflex.