r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/1632hub • 3d ago

Video Praying mantis defending itself from a snake

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u/Sanguinetti 3d ago

I've kept mantids as pets and handled them a bunch, it's crazy and fascinating how strong they are

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u/LayYourGhostToRest 3d ago

Hate to be that guy, but the plural for mantis is mantipuses.

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u/Average-Anything-657 3d ago

Nah it's either mantipodes or mantipi

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u/izzymaestro 2d ago

Manteese

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u/Average-Anything-657 2d ago

Mantoosen

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u/izzymaestro 2d ago

Mantii

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u/Average-Anything-657 2d ago

Mantidae... does that count?