This video of a praying mantis eating a murder hornet is a reminder that nature is terrifying

As if 2020 couldn’t get any worse, the world has now been put on alert by a new formidable foe: The “murder hornet.”

Last Saturday, the New York Times reported that the Asian giant hornet, better known by its amazing nickname “murder hornet,” has arrived in the United States. The hornet has the capability to devastate bee populations, but also poses a threat to humans. In Japan, the murder hornet is responsible for 50 deaths per year.

You know who isn’t worried about the murder hornet, though? This ruthless praying mantis, which was filmed pouncing on and devouring its prey to earn the title “murder mantis.”

(Warning: This gets a little nasty.)

The murder hornet is dead. Long live the murder mantis!