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Anonymous
/an/, why did my chinese mantis eat his own antennae? He just ate a bunch of crickets yesterday.
>> Anonymous
Because it's a stupid fucking bug.
>> Anonymous
C'mon faggots, why is my bug eating itself? He's got a nice terrarium, humidity is right, temp is right, etc, but now one of his little "hand" things is missing too. This is like extreme nailbiting.
>> Anonymous
That's how mantises masturbate.
>> Anonymous
malnourishment?
Maybe he's missing something that crickets can't provide.
Try something else to feed.
>> Anonymous
look at their heads and note how closely related they are to cockroaches, how regal NOW, DMT alien robot roach mantid ?
>> Anonymous
>>184070

epic
>> Anonymous
>>184106
Get out from thread, schoolboy.
>> Anonymous
GODDAMNIT /an/ HE'S EATING HIMSELF AGAIN. :( WHAT THE HELL.
>> Anonymous
Can a mantid regenerate from that?
>> Anonymous
>>184248
I hope so, because he looks pretty lame without antennae.
>> Anonymous
Sounds like he's contracted a serious disease.
Your mantis is not long for this world.
>> Anonymous
HE JUST ATE A FUCKING LEG

WHY DOES HE DO THIS
>> Anonymous
He's committing suicide obviously
>> Anonymous
>>183728

parasite from the crickets, most likely. Watch for a weird worm after it eats up the rest of its body and dies.
>> Anonymous
Maybe the parts are infected with a fungus and it aputates them to keep it from spreading over the entire body.
>> Anonymous
>>184290
pics or it didn't happen.
>> Anonymous
>>184298
OH, OH, I KNOW THIS. It's one of those worms that infects the central nervous system. Your mantis is under a case of mind worm control and it's pretty much making the mantis kill itself. The worm should shortly burrow out of the body, I don't know how the life cycle exactly functions tho'.
>> Anonymous
This is awesome. If only you could post pics.
>> Anonymous
next time choose a pet that isn't prone to suicide parasites.
>> Anonymous
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Insect mind control ftw. Pic related.
>> Anonymous
poor op :<
>> Anonymous
Pics or you're lying.
>> Anonymous
Isn't the pic with the ant a fungus that makes them climb upwards and when it dies, the fungus sprouts and releases spores into the air?
>> Anonymous
Maybe he is a nihilist
>> Anonymous
>>184290
YOU LIE
He has not eaten his leg, just his "hand" and antennae. They're both very small parts, so it's nothing too awesome to see.
>> Anonymous
>>184377
Yes.
>> Anonymous
OP here. I think it's some kind of parasite. He keeps rubbing his arms over his face like he's scratching it and squirming around a lot. Maybe he got so itchy he started eating his body parts.

So, new question. How the hell does one get rid of parasites on a bug?
>> Anonymous
>>184551
Give him a bath, duh.
>> Anonymous
>>184551
raid
>> Anonymous
>>184070

When I got that, I shat bricks.
>> Anonymous
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematomorpha
>> Anonymous
Put the poor bastard out it's misery.
>> Anonymous
Pics
also
you should kill it, sounds like it's suffering alot.
Also if you're in CT, just let it go cause you can get a fine for killing it
>> Anonymous
>>184960
Do insects have pain sensors?
>> Anonymous
>>184992
Does a bug react when you pull on it?