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Has anyone been bitten by their mantis?
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<blockquote data-quote="Graceface" data-source="post: 330730" data-attributes="member: 11024"><p>There is really nothing to be scared of, so I wouldn't worry about it. </p><p></p><p>Facts: Mantid mandibles have the capability of breaking skin just as our teeth do. Mantids rarely attempt to harm a human. Large specimens have more of a capacity to cause harm, but, and I cannot stress this point enough, <em>the chances of being physically harmed by your mantis are so low it isn't worth worrying about. </em></p><p></p><p>My cats accidentally hurt me on a weekly basis and that never stops me from sticking my face in their fluffy bellies or dangling a toy in front of them! </p><p></p><p>Insects are different from humans and are looked upon as "gross" or "weird" by many, causing an irrational fear (trust me I know, I have it too lol). Mantids are such fascinating creatures that we are willing to overcome this stigma, but there is still a bit of trepidation in handling them, I notice. Just stay calm and take it slow. Your mantis means you no harm, and the more you get used to handling them, the less you will fear their built in weaponry and the more they will get used to being handled by you, too <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😊" title="Smiling face with smiling eyes :blush:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60a.png" data-shortname=":blush:" /> </p><p></p><p>Just keep it up and don't fear the reaper lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Graceface, post: 330730, member: 11024"] There is really nothing to be scared of, so I wouldn't worry about it. Facts: Mantid mandibles have the capability of breaking skin just as our teeth do. Mantids rarely attempt to harm a human. Large specimens have more of a capacity to cause harm, but, and I cannot stress this point enough, [I]the chances of being physically harmed by your mantis are so low it isn't worth worrying about. [/I] My cats accidentally hurt me on a weekly basis and that never stops me from sticking my face in their fluffy bellies or dangling a toy in front of them! Insects are different from humans and are looked upon as "gross" or "weird" by many, causing an irrational fear (trust me I know, I have it too lol). Mantids are such fascinating creatures that we are willing to overcome this stigma, but there is still a bit of trepidation in handling them, I notice. Just stay calm and take it slow. Your mantis means you no harm, and the more you get used to handling them, the less you will fear their built in weaponry and the more they will get used to being handled by you, too 😊 Just keep it up and don't fear the reaper lol [/QUOTE]
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