#pennata

[inatungulates]

Guanaco Lama guanicoe

With lesser rhea Rhea pennata

Observed by dmitrydubikovskiy, CC BY-NC

[viejospellejos]

Echa un vistazo a estas brutales imágenes de una mantis empusa rosa (Empusa pennata):

Reconocida por su vívido tono rosado, que también puede presentarse en tonos verdes o marrones, esta mantis posee un cuerpo delgado y alargado, junto con una cabeza triangular.

Actúa como un depredador de emboscada, permaneciendo al acecho y capturando a sus presas con sus patas delanteras espinosas, mientras se camufla eficazmente entre las plantas y el follaje.

[fullfrontalbirds]

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)

© Felipe Sepulveda muñoz

[otus-scops]

Melanargia galathea / Le Demi-Deuil, sur Stipa pennata / Cheveux d'Anges.

Causse Méjean, France.

Le 07 juillet 2023.

[vrgssmncht]

MEDITERRANEAN CONEHEAD MANTIS OR EMPUSA PENNATA FOR DAY TWO LETS GOOOO

[critter-captures]

Darwin's rhea (Rhea pennata), family Rheidae

Also known as the lesser rhea, it is the smaller of the two species of rhea. Together they are the only extant species within their family.

Avifauna, taken July 2024

[straight-up-raining-it]

I have a new home screen and I really like it so I’m posting it here

Look at her she’s so beautiful

[noodle-necks]

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)

© Steven Hopp

[pulsethebabyoctopus]

[mutant-distraction]

Conehead praying mantis (Empusa pennata), photo taken by Marta Albareda.

[tenth-sentence]

It was cooked and eaten before my memory returned.

"Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World, 1832-36" - Charles Darwin

[onenicebugperday]

Mediterranean conehead mantis, Empusa pennata, Empusidae

Photographed in France by Bernard DuPont

[herpsandbirds]

Any praying mantis, perhaps?

I have a few mantises for you...

Giant Devil’s Flower Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica), family Empusidae, found in Eastern Africa

photograph by Igor Siwanowic

Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus), family Hymenopodidae, found in SE Asia

photograph by @sipinkara

Conehead Mantis (Empusa pennata), family Empusidae, Spain

photograph by Marta Albareda (@malbafont_macrophotography)

Chinese Shield Mantis (Asiadodis yunnanensis), family Mantidae, from Yunnan, China, above a Tropical Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhomboidea), family Mantidae, from Perú

photograph via: mantisparadise

Red-and-yellow Slender Flower Mantis (Toxodera integrifolia), female, family Toxoderidae, Malaysia

Photograph by Chien C Lee

Asian Ant Mantis (Odontomantis planiceps), family Hymenopodidae, Malaysia

Ant mimic.

Max. length of up to 2 cm.

photograph by Juliette Lee

[razehider]

shortly after meeting an adult Empusa pennata like i've always wanted to, i came across this baby one. it was roughly in the same area as the adult, so she could be its mom for all i know. either way this bodes well for my odds of seeing more in a few months

predictably it despised me and kept leaping away with impressive speed, but it was also pathetically easy to get it back on my hand repeatedly. this was another one of those that are hard to walk away from because i never got tired of looking at it (September 18th, 2024)

[noseysilverfox]

Neckera pennata (lat. Neckera pennata). This rare moss grows on the trunks of deciduous trees, the roots of fallen spruces, and in the shadowy crevices of rocks. Its flat, curved shape and wavy leaves distinguish it from other mosses.

If you come across this moss, it is very likely that you are in an ancient, untouched forest—an essential habitat for rare and endangered species of plants, animals, and fungi. 🌱

Неккера перистая (лат. Neckera pennata). Редкий мох, произрастающий на стволах лиственных деревьев, корнях поваленных елей, в тенистых расщелинах скал. Отличается от других мхов плоской изогнутой формой и волнистыми листьями.

Если вам встретился данный мох, вполне вероятно, вы находитесь в старом девственном лесу, который является важной средой обитания для редких и исчезающих видов растений, животных и грибов🌱

[humansbgone]

At long last, the final mantis model is DONE! That makes all three! This guy also required a special eye rig, but luckily that turned out to be much simpler than Bicoris's. Unfortunately, he also required a lot of bespoke modeling edits on top of that, especially on his head. It was a pain to get his color scheme right, too! Not to mention all the work on his antennae.

This is Empusa, a conehead mantis (species Empusa pennata)! Finally, we see a male mantis. He takes on a lot of jobs in Mantis Swarm, with "beleaguered schoolteacher" among them. If he doesn't, who will? Mother Sophodra has enough on her plate, that's for sure.

Now that Empusa's done, I've been taking a bit of a break from modeling to get some other things done, both HBG and otherwise. For instance, I've done my most thorough outline of future episodes yet! At this rate, finishing the series will only take me...twelve more years. Hoo boy.

You might have also seen that I put out a second episode compilation last Saturday! First compilation I left out Gregorsa's Notes because I thought it would be too big a chunk of notes at once, and I figured people would go and check out notes in the individual episodes if Gregorsa gave them a nudge. Now, I know better.

Only a little modeling remains for now, on a minor character model and on a minor background asset. I might try to finish those over the weekend. Otherwise, I might just take a break from modeling for now and finish them when the staging calls for it.

Because yes, next week we finally begin on STAGING! Hopefully I can get this done in two weeks. After that, I'll take a week and aim to get what backgrounds done that Claire and I can manage. Then, all of November will be devoted to animation! A week or two of December to finish up the rest, and then it should be ready for a release that month. Festive! Until next time!