#mantide religiosa

[chereptyl]

wanna repost something from my old accs lol

[marsuro]

Wordtober day 13: Жылдыз 🇰🇬

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[vulturevalentines]

european mantis (m. religiosa) for day 20 of invertober

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Backlit shot of a European mantis (Mantis religiosa) next to a mushroom. The widely spaced eyes allow three-dimensional vision required for accurate prey capture. Mantids are cannibalistic and well known for females devouring males before, during or after mating.

Photograph: Panagiotis Dalagiorgos/Royal Entomological Society

Insect Week Photography Awards

[kettlechip-krispy-kreme]

i will know peace when ppl stop releasing nonnative insects in their gardens as "pest control"

[celestialmacros]

Initially I thought these were the same species. They were photographed in a meadow where I have often photographed our native mantids. But it turns out the bottom photo is of a species I'd never found before, though I knew we had them in the area. The wing length should have tipped me off.

Top: Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) photographed September 21, 2023

Below: European Mantis (Mantis religiosa) photographed October 2, 2023

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Tinicum, Pennsylvania

[mutant-distraction]

The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed in animals in repose. It resembles a praying attitude. Both males and females have elongated bodies with two pairs of wings. The most striking features that all Mantodea share are a very mobile, triangular head with large compound eyes and their first pair of legs (the 'raptorial legs'), which is highly modified for the efficient capture and restraint of fast-moving or flying prey. - Wikipedia

📷: Eric Lucy

[kon-igi]

Io ADORO quando fanno i thumbnail di youtube con l'AI...

Io ESIGO di conoscere con esattezza la descrizione fatta per ogni attrezzo.

'Rappresenta un attrezzo per tagliare la legna pensando a una mantide religiosa che voglia decapitarsi da sola' 'Mostra una pistola termica sbolla-vernice che possa essere usata per rimuovere il rivestimento dell'ISS ma anche come Rail Gun Instagib in un deathmatch di Unreal 1999' 'Metti assieme tutte le Nail Gun di ogni sparatutto in prima persona da Doom in poi, rendendo impossibile capire come si carica, da dove escono i chiodi e se serve per spararti da solo nella pancia' 'Smonta una motosega e incollaci con l'attack la testa di un'ascia di alluminio e l'alettone di un TIE Fighter di Guerre Stellari'

Questo è il futuro che voglio ❤

[creepy-crawly-connoisseur]

Praying Mantis

Mantis religiosae

The Praying Mantis can be identified by its typically bright green coloring and long, skinny body. It is commonly found in environments around moist and vegetation-rich areas such as forests and gardens.

Like most mantids, the Praying Mantis is a solitary insect and prefers to hunt alone.

The Praying Mantis is an carnivore and typically feeds on small insects, including flies, moths, spiders and crickets, but has been know to fight (and eat) small animals like, lizards, birds, frogs etc.

Some of its predators are birds, spiders, hornets, and lizards.

Fun fact: Praying mantises have exceptional eyesight and can rotate their heads 180 degrees.

Contrary to popular belief, The Praying Mantis is (currently) not listed as endangered, and is generally beneficial to the environment as it helps control the population of pests.

The Praying Mantis can be known to have parasitic relationships with horsehair worms (praying mantis-host, horsehair worm-parasite)

The stealth movements of the praying mantis have made it a symbol of meditation and contemplation. In China, the insect has long been honored for its mindful movements; It never makes a move unless it is certain that is the right thing to do.

it is not advisable to handle a Praying Mantis without proper training as they have a strong bite and can cause pain to humans if mishandled. However, they are generally not aggressive towards humans and will only defend themselves when provoked.

My person rating: 5/5 ★★★★★

I love mantids, they are extremely unique creatures and are one of my favorite bugs to keep and observe!

(Keep in mind this rating is just my personal opinion, you can feel differently about the praying mantis, There is no correct answer for how to feel about bugs!)

Thanks for reading and happy bug spotting! if you've got any questions or just want to chat bug stuff feel free to comment or dm me!

If i missed something or messed up a fact please comment and correct me!

Credits:

I believe both Dividers are from @strangergraphics-archive

[taediumvitaewe]

vorrei potermi trasformare in una mantide religiosa mentre sono a lavoro e staccare la testa con un morso alla mia collega. poi visto che ci sono la stacco anche a quelli che dicono "dai ti faccio tirare fuori le cose così almeno fai qualcosa" andate a fare dentro al culo

[francesca-fra-70]

"La mantide religiosa dopo essersi accoppiata, divora il maschio partendo dalla testa." #Focus

Vedi tu che cosa si deve inventare una donna per farli zittire.🙄🙄

[simonarinaldi]

Mantide #farfalla

[coldprusak]

#riflessionincercadautore

“La Mantide Religiosa”

[kettlechip-krispy-kreme]

in no way did a mantis kill a kitten

[vainaspaver]

Mantide Religiosa by Antologia Analogica