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.
Saihara and Akamatsu ramble for hours about how stoic and quiet and tsun tsun their dates are- really the two have a lot in common upon closer thought. Hoshi and Harukawa talk about how both their dates have idiot hair.
Saihoshi week 2021 Day 5: Hoshi’s Birthday / Double Date! - Link here!
The second ship is inspired by the currently running Kaemaki week by @/kaemakiweek ! Sorry this doesn’t fit any of the prompts haha.... But people should really check it out!!
folks, have you ever considered respecting your elders?
THIS. is the comeback of my Danganronpa V3: Older AU!
Hoshi with a big sunhat on is really cute.... I hope these two get to formally interact in the new game!
ft. A sketch of the borrowed clothes concept- later dropped for the cute sunhat....
Saihoshi week 2021 Day 6: 10th Anniversary / Borrowed Clothes / AU - Link here!
Some Saihoshi based off their love hotel scene
My Super Late™ pic for Hoshi’s birthday! <3
recent body horror oriented limbus company commission
Ryoma Hoshi on the autism spectrum is a headcanon that I’ve thought a bit about, and just decided that I like a fair bit.
Dunno if I’d say it’s tried and true or anything like that, but it’s a fun idea to experiment with from time to time.
Idea that I think would make a hilarious fanfic, but can’t formulate into a fanfic well so I make it into a really quick and ugly shitpost
I’m back on my trusted bullshit once again.
a bugbun fellow hath arriveth at mine doorstep...
Hoshi appreciator and Saihoshi enthusiast. I ramble, complain and draw sometimes. Icon by Poof!
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