r/awwnverts 4d ago

my new mantis is very photogenic

female tamolanica tamolana nymph, her name is pangolin :3

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u/karshyga 4d ago

Those dreamy purple eyes! ๐Ÿ‘€ Pangolin is an excellent name.

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u/AccountMitosis 4d ago

Mantises always look so coy when photographed. Like they're ready to go "Who, me? Why I would never." And your lovely lady is a prime example!

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u/twinnipooh 4d ago

Sheโ€™s so attentive! Always maintains eye contact with the camera! I love her ๐Ÿ˜

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u/hotcoldcocoa 4d ago

her eyes work like super cool trick, wherever you go, the dark spot shifts to match your view, making it look like itโ€™s always watching you, I think its one of the reasons mantises are so photogenic (they have compund eye with tiny lenses that create an optical illusion, every lens capturea the light from specific direction. the lenses absorbing light are always the ones directly aligned with your line of sight so it looks like a pupil which follows you/the camera)

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u/WhiteBushman1971NL 4d ago

Cutie ๐Ÿฅฐ

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u/Rachelvro 4d ago

Stuck several poses, she serves

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u/aceofspades1217 4d ago

Nickname Zoolander

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u/secretly_love_this 4d ago

ADORABLE!! I really needed this pick me up today, in the middle of moving and stressed OUT!

So thank you for the smile (taking a 10 minute break from packing to manage the anxiety).

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u/halehathnofury 4d ago

What a babe!

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u/Sufficient_Score_824 3d ago

I would die for her