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One of the coolest insects around and something I've wanted to see for a while, a mantidfly! These wondrous mash-ups are not mantises, nor flies, but are in the same family as lacewings. Very cool. ππΏπ§ͺ
Four-spotted Mantidfly (Dicromantispa interrupta)
I feel like the mantidfly is what youβd get if evolution drew the word βnerdβ from the Pictionary deck. I love them
Leave them alone!!! They're trying their best!!!! π
The legs are so interesting! And it really does look like a mashup of a mantis and a dragonfly.
What scientists call "convergent evolution," mother nature calls "a remix" if it worked for Taylor Swift it's good enough for me! π
It looks like some one put it together with random parts, lol. What an interesting bug!
They looked at regular mantids and thought, βLove the raptorial forelegs, but how about we put ours on the other way βround.β
Itβs amazing they work at all.
I'm sorry, what? I didn't know they were related to lacewings, but now that you mention it, I see the resemblance.
Resembles one of those shrimp that punches things.
this bug is a living Exquisite Corpse drawing πΉ
The eyes are stunning. And the front... um, feet? look like Venus flytraps. Great shot & glad you shared!
Holy shit that's extremely convincing
This looks like something AI would dream up
It does, like something assembled from spare parts.
Dang⦠and here I thought snakeflies were the cool kids of the family. Neato!!
One of my favorite kinds of insectπ
