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Interesting article on a new species. I want one of these.Ā šŸ˜€

Excerpt - "Mantises are elite ambush predators, snatching their victims with a lightning-fast strike of their front limbs. But one newly described species doesnā€™t just hold its prey in a prickly embrace: It impales it, using long, barbed tines to expertly polish off the squirming morsel like a chunk of bread skewered on a fondue fork."

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https://gizmodo.com/new-species-of-praying-mantis-impales-its-prey-on-barbe-1840866483

 
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Interesting.

look those spikes:

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I would love to see this new mantis hunt.

 
I think some haania sp. moss mantids also hunt like this, they seem to have the abnormal spine arrangement on their forelegs too

 
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