BriongloidM to Melbourne · 17 hours agoDaily Discussion Thread: Sunday, 2 February 2025pinmessage-squaremessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareDaily Discussion Thread: Sunday, 2 February 2025pinBriongloidM to Melbourne · 17 hours agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareBottom_racerlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 hours agoSo the praying mantis is still hiding in my studio. I believe it’s a male and I don’t have the heart to tell it its head could be devoured upon sexy time. If it were smart it should get a little mantis helmet. It is doing a wonderful job with flies though.
minus-squaretombruzzolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoI wonder how common the head thing is. Do you think it got observed one time and then mantises got a reputation for it?
So the praying mantis is still hiding in my studio. I believe it’s a male and I don’t have the heart to tell it its head could be devoured upon sexy time. If it were smart it should get a little mantis helmet.
It is doing a wonderful job with flies though.
I wonder how common the head thing is. Do you think it got observed one time and then mantises got a reputation for it?
He’s now your pet. He needs a name.
I’m gonna call him Sir Climbsalot.