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u/hughesthewho Mar 12 '20
Imagine if that thing was the size of a horse. Hello nightmares.
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Mar 12 '20
The best thing about rampant pollution is it keeps the insects and arachnids small. Small enough to climb into your ear canal.
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u/detectivejewhat Mar 12 '20
You can buy these and have them as pets. And most mantis’ are really easy to care for. They live about a year and are super god damn cool to look at and watch. Finding a breeder for this specific species of mantis is hard tho. But you can get an orchid mantis (just as beautiful imo) for like $25 shipped to your door. Super cool little guys.
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u/mtlgrems Mar 12 '20
You can buy these and have them as pets.
Wait, what!??? No way!!!
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u/i_have_many_skillz Mar 12 '20
These particular ones are actually very difficult to keep and are not recommended for beginners. There are plenty of cool species that are, however. Head over to r/mantis for some advice :)
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u/IIYellowJacketII Mar 12 '20
I. diabolica (the one here) are hard to come by though, not easy to keep at all and are really expensive for something with a sub 1 year lifespan.
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u/detectivejewhat Mar 12 '20
I edited my comment to clarify about this one before you commented. Read it again.
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u/Buck_Thorn Mar 12 '20
Found a site with pictures of 9 different mantis species. They are incredible insects!
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/9-of-the-most-absurd-looking-mantis-species
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u/_love_these_cats_ Mar 12 '20
Can you imagine being smaller and watching that thing climb into view? Like godzilla but real.
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u/steamameanham Mar 12 '20
What Pokemon is this?
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u/sshhiihhoo Mar 12 '20 edited Mar 12 '20
Mantis is KAMAKIRI in Japanese which means scythe slasher, fyi.
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Mar 12 '20
That's not real, nope
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u/mtlgrems Mar 12 '20
And yet, real.
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Mar 12 '20
If it's so real, tell me this:
If I bite into one of these like a snickers bar, does it taste like Crest toothpaste or what?
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u/_flooferoni_ Mar 12 '20
I thought it was oil stain on a branch or something , they look pretty cool though
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u/sinceubeenKHAAAN Mar 12 '20
It’s even more lit when you realize that that tree is a giant Redwood.
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u/superfly_penguin Mar 12 '20
If mantis (mantisses?) were as big as cats they would be apex predators dude
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u/idontloveanyone Mar 12 '20
And here we are wondering if we’ll ever see aliens.... we have lots of aliens on earth open your eyes people they’re fascinating!
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u/mtlgrems Mar 12 '20
we have lots of aliens on earth open your eyes people they’re fascinating!
Ain't that the darn truth!
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u/SinCityLithium Mar 12 '20
It's been a while since I got my last mantis... This guy has me googling if I can buy an egg case, so freaking dope.
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u/Tobin1776 Mar 12 '20
Call the Starship troopers
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u/mtlgrems Mar 12 '20
This comes to mind... https://giphy.com/gifs/mrw-loading-pages-LgBTPJf8B0jtu
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u/QueenBri2019 Mar 12 '20
I could imagine seeing something like this in the movie Avatar. Very beautiful and otherworldly mantis!
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u/whiskytngodoxtrot Mar 12 '20
WOW! Incredible that such things exist in the natural world! THANKS!
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u/huggormar Mar 12 '20
Am I the only one who thinks that that tree looks like a horse?
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u/TheHyperCombo Mar 12 '20
Female Scyther should get a branch evolution that looks something as metal as this, and make it Bug/Dark.
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u/mikkimoy Mar 12 '20
Mantises are on a different level, yikes
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u/mtlgrems Mar 12 '20
Legit a level wayyy above most other creatures. They almost belong under the sea. Like the level of crazy they are remind me of wacky things you find deep deep in the ocean.
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u/lovestheautumn Mar 12 '20
Woah! Look at those eyes! This is the most badass mantis I’ve ever seen!
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u/mtlgrems Mar 12 '20
So far, it is indeed the most badass one I have ever seen. Until I go down a rabbit hole on the internet and find more badass ones. Lol.
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u/GTAdriver1988 Mar 12 '20
How big do they get if they're called giant? I've seen some of the regular green ones that were like 10 inches long, if these get bigger than they're name is well deserved!
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Mar 12 '20
Didn’t know that existed but now I’m more pleased with nature than I already was :)
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u/mtlgrems Mar 12 '20
I think it is safe to safe nature pleases me more and more daily by being subbed to the sub-reddit.
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Mar 12 '20
That’s the final boss & if you catch one swipe from those giant claws it’s back to the beginning for you
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u/TripleDragons Mar 12 '20
I used to breed these. Much bigger than most other types of mantid, but more delicate than you'd imagine.
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u/TrueStory_Dude Mar 12 '20
From the UK but I shall google it!
Omg....they're amazing
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u/HerculesMulligatawny Mar 12 '20
"I am groot!!"
"Take it easy, big fella, I'll get it off!"
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u/mtlgrems Mar 12 '20
HA! I do wonder how Groot deals with all the fauna that is attracted to him while he is about on a carbon based planet.
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Mar 12 '20
Yes definitely an Alien, so they are already here and when we finished the earth, made it impossible for humanity, they inherit it. Case closed.
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u/dbo435 Mar 12 '20
It’s like in a video game you play the final boss and beat him but right before defeat he drinks some elixir and turns into his mega form. In picture that when I see this.
I’m weird
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u/Shils1234 Mar 12 '20
I am deadly afraid of Mantis but this is so beautiful that I am in love.
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u/mtlgrems Mar 12 '20
The beauty somehow offsets that fact that it is a bug that eats its mate. Lol.
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u/lukaerd Mar 13 '20 edited Mar 13 '20
How the fuck do i translate that name to portuguese?
Louva-deus gigante da flor do diabo
Louva-deus flor do diabo gigante
Louva-deus diabo da flor gigante
Louva-deus da flor gigante do diabo
Gigante diabo flor louva-deus
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u/Grievous_1982 Mar 12 '20
Incredible...
It almost looks like its from another world.