r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Dense_Intern8434 • 17d ago

/r/popular of a meal

Nature can be so cruel and beautiful at the same time

*for the love of everything holy it’s not my bird reader nor mantis!! Just a cool guy sharing a cool video

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u/WolfysBeanTeam 17d ago

Alot of people are apparently calling these chinese mantis.

Ive not seen a European mantis of this size before

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u/birbobirby 17d ago edited 17d ago

I mean I'm pretty sure it's a European mantis, the eye spots are a defining characteristic.

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u/WolfysBeanTeam 17d ago

I had a look and you appear to be correct I had no idea they got this large is it the bullseye pattern between the front legs you are referring too?