It’s real: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31711446
this post was submitted on 18 May 2026
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The fact that someone witnessed that and managed to capture it that well is amazing.
…the fuck?
Damn, AI is making us doubt everything these days.
No way
None of their friends are gonna believe this
Half way there the weasel stings the woodpecker ...
A weasel and a woodpecker meet on the branch of a tree and the weasel asks the woodpecker to carry him to another tree on its back. The woodpecker asks, "How do I know you won't sting me?" The weasel says, "I am a weasel, I have no stinger."
The woodpecker is satisfied, and they set out, but midflight, the weasel stings the woodpecker. The woodpecker feels the onset of paralysis and starts to plummet, knowing they both will crash, but has just enough time to gasp "How?"
Replies the weasel: "Suck it!!!”🖕🖕
Besties! But also, let's never fly together again.
Riding...?
Not quite.
Hunting.
Je Suis Monte!
Et tu, Chimpmonk!?
Hon hon
:(
Hunting for a great place to play together... right? ...right?
Poor pecker ☹️
Wow, this new Pokémon Snap always offers some surprising shots.
How to train your bird
Try spinning. That's a good trick.
This kills the woodpecker
"I think we may have distracted the weasel as when the woodpecker landed it managed to escape and the weasel ran into the grass."
From the BBC article in the other comment
I'm literally ashamed at my own naivete. I wasn't thinking. But I just thought it was a fun fluke photo. :(
Straighten up and fly right
Slow down, papa, don't you blow your top.
Mordecai and Rigby are REAL????
I appreciate the following quote and I'm hoping this image doesn't show an exception to the rule.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.
Wasn't there a photoshopped version of Putin riding the weasel?
We watched that new cartoon yesterday (swapped) with my kid and there's a scene exactly like this.
Yes! I was just about to comment this. 😄
That's Kirikou