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Baby grizzled mantis

https://bsky.app/profile/apsciencebylyn.bsky.social/post/3mfvdjep72s2y

It's a great account for bug/spider photos and vid clips.

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[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My favorite Mantis fact is that they don’t have a different life cycle when they’re little. They just hatch as tiny versions of the big ones.

Technically they are nymphs not just “tiny versions” but they are adorable

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

Something something something something something something “tiny versions” ~~but~~ and they are adorable

Yes!

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

Here is a tiny guy I took last summer.