So yeah I caught that beetle v2, mantis edition

[Mr. AS]

Don't underestimate their brains, m8. Excluding social insects (ants, bees, wasps, etc) The praying-mantis is the 2nd most intelligent insect in the world, beaten by its closest relative, the cockroach.

LOL, a cockroach is one of the last insects i would have expected to be the smartest of all.

Name her Felicia. That's a cute name.

dats a cat name

[MassimoV]

Name her Felicia. That's a cute name.

dats a cat name

u spend 2 much time on the internet

[Mr. AS]

Name her Felicia. That's a cute name.

dats a cat name

u spend 2 much time on the internet

fuk u

[HurricaneAndrew]

Name her Felicia. That's a cute name.

dats a cat name

u spend 2 much time on the internet

fuk u

No, **** you.

[Naryar]

Just had a funny moment.

So I feed her a fly, which landed and put herself next to her forelegs.

Mantis fails to locate fly, then she does. Fly is slightly moving just next to the forelegs - probably not moving to avoid getting caught. Mantis seems '"eh"

Then the mantis extends her head and starts to nibble on the fly. Like that. What the ****. No "praying" pre-capture position, no lightning-fast arm lock., no fixing the fly with death glares.

1/2 second later the fly actually reacts and starts to move, that's when the mantis catches her and starts eating normally.

I mean seriously what the ****.

Also, maybe I should name her with some fearsome eye-themed name. Seriously, the stare of a praying mantis is very unnerving.

It's like they're alien, bloodthirsty, completely incomprehensible monsters. (Which IS pretty awesome, Lovecraft in your grassland)

Even though she's pretty cool, really. She did one of these threatening displays maybe once towards me.

[TeamXtreemer]

you are a sad, sad little man, and you have my pity 


nah man, looks like a cool idea, i've always been interested in breeding animals/bugs

[Naryar]

Take a mantis as a pet.

It just needs living creatures of the right size (which is : can fit in their forearms) for food and oxygen, really.

[Jonzu95]

KILL THE FURRY

[Naryar]

KILL THE FURRY

Not that you would care, Last Man, but... How furry is a mantis, exactly ? It's not even the kind of hairy half-human half-animal you fap to.

[HurricaneAndrew]

It just needs living creatures of the right size (which is : can fit in their forearms) for food

So it can eat your dick?

[Naryar]

It just needs living creatures of the right size (which is : can fit in their forearms) for food

So it can eat your dick?

Hey, YOU'RE the one who willingly puts his dick into anything and everything with a pulse or without.

[Domanating]

That's a very curious behavior. I've seen similar but never with live prey.
Usually a mantis would do that if a limb requires cleaning or if it detects water nearby. Old mantids drink a lot, believe or not. If you put something wet near her mouth, she will probably "lick" it.
A piece of advice, don't hold your mantis at an advanced age when your hands are wet. She will attempt to "lick" you at first but then she notices she's standing on an edible surface. After that she will clamp her claws firmly in your hand and start eating you alive basically.


Just for the record, if lack of food starts to be a problem, honey is a good temporary replacement.

[Naryar]

Well, I did caught that fly with wet hands, so there's that.

I will get her something to drink, toilet paper + water should be good.

Never actually gave her drink or only on rare occasions. I thought she would be sated with the haemolymph of her prey.

don't hold your mantis at an advanced age when your hands are wet. She will attempt to "lick" you at first but then she notices she's standing on an edible surface. After that she will clamp her claws firmly in your hand and start eating you alive basically.

ok now i am officially creeped out

[Domanating]

I thought she would be sated with the haemolymph of her prey.

Me too. I found out it was not the case by chance and later confirmed it in a praying mantis forum.
I later learned that they required a lot of water in both their last days and first days of life.

[Jonzu95]

KILL THE FURRY

Not that you would care, Last Man, but... How furry is a mantis, exactly ? It's not even the kind of hairy half-human half-animal you fap to.

Internet Rule #34. If it exists, there's porn of it.

[Naryar]

KILL THE FURRY

Not that you would care, Last Man, but... How furry is a mantis, exactly ? It's not even the kind of hairy half-human half-animal you fap to.

Internet Rule #34. If it exists, there's porn of it.

...Which doesn't make a mantis furry ?

[Philippa]

It just needs living creatures of the right size (which is : can fit in their forearms) for food

So it can eat your dick?

Hey, YOU'RE the one who willingly puts his dick into anything and everything with a pulse or without.

*Cough* Black Widow *Cough*

[Mr. AS]

KILL THE FURRY

a general rule of thumb is that furries need to have fur. js

[AlexGRFan97]

KILL THE FURRY

Furry checklist:
• Is it a mammal? - No.
• Does it have fur? - No.
• Is it an anthro? - No.
• Can a depraved person fap to it? - No.
• Does it have a TV show or video game? - No.
0/10 try harder

[Jonzu95]

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