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MANTISES ARE RELATED TO ROACHES??

yes! while they do have differing ecologies—mantises generally are elongate, diurnal predators and cockroaches generally are flattened, nocturnal detritivores—it’s not so surprising if you take a closer look:

they are one another’s closest relatives, being grouped together in the superorder Dictyoptera, which is revealed by their many shared anatomical features.

if you compare the wing structure on these two, you’ll find the veins are very similar. to get a mantis out of a roach, evolutionarily speaking, all you’ve got to do is elongate the pronotum (roach head shield, mantis ‘torso’), elongate the legs, and enlarge the eyes.

mantises and roaches also both produce “oothecae,” tough eggcases in which eggs are protected from the environment. mantis ooths are often made of sturdy, hard foam, while roach ooths are leathery and purse-like.

the raptorial legs of mantises aren’t too greatly modified from a roach forelimb, either. roaches already have spiny legs for digging and defense; with additional spines organized in rows, there’s a powerful grasping foreleg.

additionally, some of the most basal (least changed from the original ancestor) mantises retain a number of very roach-like features, such as flat bodies, a short pronotum, and long cerci (“butt antennae”). Chaeteessa doesn’t even have the long spike at the end of the tibia segment! although I’m not entirely sure if all of these roachy structures are necessary primitive and not secondarily derived, these two do give a good look at how mantises might’ve looked before they evolved the characteristic spindly green forms you recognize today.

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Metallyticus fallax

Metallyticus fallax from 115, Jalan Bukit Idaman 1, Taman Bukit Idaman, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia on April 20, 2019 at 01:25 PM b

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Genus Chaeteessa

Chaeteessa from Limón, Costa Rica on January 27, 2023 at 12:29 PM by Martin Galli

My Super Late™ pic for Hoshi’s birthday! <3

Hello hello everyone!  Sorry for the radio silence recently, I’ve been working hard on a zine! 

That’s right, I’m a part of @danceofdespairzine , as one of the mods! I’ve been working hard as a Discord Mod, Instagram Mod (Check it out!!), as well as a Page Artist and Merch Artist and generally helping around when I can! What a busy plate! 

With a page piece featuring Saihara, Hoshi and a few other kids, as well as Acrylic Standees for all 3 games (standing at nearly 4 inches tall- we’re only 20 orders away from getting ALL 3 added to preorder bundles 3 & 4!), everyone is here and gets to have fun at prom! 

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It’s been such a delight getting to work on this zine, as well as with the many amazing contributors featured here! Please do check out all of the hard work put into this zine, there’s so many wonderful pieces! 

Saihara the Knight of Light and Hoshi the Prince of Blood! 

Saihoshi week 2021 Day 7: Free Day (I picked Classpects!) - Link here!

ISRAEL HAVE STARTED BOMBING RAFAH! THE PLACE THEY INSISTED WAS A SAFE REFUGE FOR THE PEOPLE OF GAZA! ALL EYES ON RAFAH!

Battle Bat Xayah

Two geezers grocery shopping.

Some Saihoshi based off their love hotel scene