15+ Insane Surprises We Didn't Know Nature Had In Store For Us

And images like this serve as a perfect example as to why.

When they're not picking on baby penguins, they're not even giving them a chance to become babies before they swoop down and carry them away.

After all, the fight is already over and the fact that the ant is actually carrying the mantis' body in this photo makes it very clear who won.

Here we see one actually managing to impale another creature with its antler. Even it looks a little surprised at how this situation turned out.

Despite its best efforts, it seems this langur monkey couldn't outrun the leopard, which means both it and its baby now face a grim and probably hopeless situation.

But if the dark aesthetic of the horned caterpillar doesn't inspire that reaction, its array of fearsome-looking spines ought to do the trick.

It's hard to tell from this distance, but we're looking at a hawk drowning a smaller bird in the gutter after some rainfall.

And given that this challenge takes the form of one of the world's fastest predators, it's hard to be enthusiastic for the little one's odds of making it out of this.

Because even if this duckling was able to escape from this red-shouldered hawk's clutches, it would likely be a long way from the ground.

You'd think a relative of the alligator would have an advantage in the water, but that didn't seem to matter to this jaguar.

For instance, it definitely looks like this tiger fish could do some damage if it bit into us, but this crocodile was able to turn it into dinner before it even realized what was happening.

That's because owls eat their prey whole and have a way of only digesting what they actually need from the animal.

Everything else, which includes the bones and fur, gets compressed into this "owl pellet" and regurgitated back up. It's a little gross, but very efficient.

We're used to bluish-white lightning, but with the right location and time of day, this ominous red is also a possibility.

Whether it's because it choked on its prey or whether some other unknown fate befell it, it had already died in this position before the uploader discovered it floating in their pool.

But neutralizing this cicada wasn't the end goal for the bug because we're now seeing it in the process of dragging the cicada home.

Once they arrive, the wasp will lay its eggs on the cicada.

Instead, this is likely the head of a bobcat midway through breaking down into a simple skull.

According to Scientific American, the orange coloration is an indicator that the beaver's teeth are rich in iron. This makes them acid-resistant, but also ensures that they don't get cavities.

After all, beavers kind of need their teeth.

It's hard to tell what has this tiger so irritated, but I certainly don't envy the photographer in this situation.

It's unlikely that this face was drawn on the rock before it became entangled in the roots, but I guess we don't have an answer for why someone would draw it afterwards either.

Again, it's hard to tell how this plant's root ended up pushing through this animal skull, but there's probably a long, unnerving story behind it.

Because unless you somehow covered this wall in grease, the sure-footed mountain-climber will probably fund a way up it.