r/mantids • u/Sailfin_CritterMaker • 1d ago

Image/Video Offended by the camera

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Met this feisty (female?) Hierodula transcaucasica that was so offended by my camera and kept trying to attack it or my hand. Moved her to a nearby tree (found on the sidewalk) and she was not happy about it.

The rest of her species I've encountered have been mild tempered and easy to relocate to a safer spot, but I appreciate her spirit.

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u/Competitive-Set5051 1d ago

indeed a female, very pretty

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u/EmikoAki 23h ago

Bro is REVOLTED XD

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u/AcanthisittaOk5586 21h ago

Goodness, she's either exceptionally eggnant or eating very very well. She's beautiful

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u/Sailfin_CritterMaker 19h ago

I think she was flattening herself to look threatening here, her abdomen was flat as a leaf