Is it odd that I find the praying mantis adorable? :3
noup in fact i think is a very cute and funny animal.
/r/ the picture of the Mantis with it's arms in the air going HAI GUIZE!
>>222033Not at all. I find them ridiculously cute too.
>>222097?
too bad they make awful pets since they die after ~3 months :(
>>222122That's the one, thanks Anonymous!
I'm very interested to see one, but they scare me to death when they fly near me. Plus I can't walk near one if it's just chilling for the fear of it eating my face.
>>222159Jesus bug?
Oh, I love praying mantis's! :D>>222102Oh wow, how intersting! I've never seen one in thos colors.
They really dont call it a praying mantis because it looks like its praying, it's because of the way it stalks its prey.
>>222357If that's true, wouldn't it be called a Preying Mantis? I don't get it.
>>222357facepalm.jpg
>>222176In before OM NOM NOM NOM
>>222127Why do all the really cool creatures have such dickassed lifespans? Then you get something like a turtle that lives longer than a human. FUUUUCK.
>>222357Not true, in others languages they're called with their "praying" equivalent. Like "mantis rezadora" in spanish; "rezadora" means "someone who prays".
>>222198One of my favourite pics.I once saw a Mantis take on my chicken.
>>222449We call it "Mantis Religiosa" ("Religious Mantis").
I used to keep orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) and they are among the most beautiful insects in the world.When they feel threatened by a predator they spread out their limbs and look like an orchid.
>>222357Over here "Louva a Deus" ; "One who worships God"
FUCKING MOON-FISH TIME!´These motherfuckers are huge and retarted!
>>222460Ah sí, me confundí :P
Mantis are awsome! they look so damn cute and some of the flower mantis can get really pretty, see pic
>>222447moe mantis is moe
>>222544SUN fish is sun fish.
...? Cute, huh.I'd say more awesome than cute.
I once read that praying mantises do not in fact eat the male during mating naturally; they do it because they're being watched and it makes them anxious. Hidden cameras have revealed a completely normal mating cycle.
>>223174she's well fed too
Mantises are quite charming. the way they look at you, it's like a natural defence saying "Don't touch me, i'm Awesome"
Yeah I tend to consume the male, too due to anxiety while being watched during mating.It happens. lolz