#mantispinae

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Unidentified mantisfly, Mantispinae, Neuroptera

Photographed in Indonesia by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook

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Climaciella

“Climaciella brunnea, wasp mantidfly, ID Confidence: 92” - via Wikimedia Commons

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Mantidfly (Mantispa sp.)

Photo by Steve & Alison1

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[rukafais]

mantispinae replied to your post:

underrated text from hunter’s journal: the entry...

im really partial to the galka entry where the hunter tells ghost they should try getting high because its funny

you’re SO RIGHT it’s extremely good

“Its leaves are dry and bland. The bud is unpleasantly sour, but oh! The venom in those balls it spits. Exquisite! If you have the time to spare, try drinking some and enjoy the effects.”

like please do not encourage the child to try drugs, thank you

While I’m here, other favourites:

Younger hunters delight in catching these creatures and rolling them around for sport. I encourage you to indulge yourself if the fancy strikes you.

bully baldurs for fun its fine

Thinks itself fully protected and so is unconcerned by passers by. Attack its face, and teach it that nothing is ever safe.

NOT BEING AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS?  THINKING YOU’RE SAFE? THINK AGAIN, NERD

The spirit of a dead ancestor? The brain of a larger creature, allowed to drift free? An egg searching for a safe place to spawn? I have no idea what this is.

Ghastly, eerie creature made out of a thick liquid. You can peer right through them, and can't see where they keep their thoughts. I don't trust them at all. Keep away.

the hunter hates oomas and uomas so fucking much its great

I don't find this creature particularly notable or interesting. It should learn to fly, or breathe flames, or sing hauntingly. Anything to justify its existence.

hes so mean to shardmites jdshgshg

Are these creatures the mothers of the dirtcarvers? They appear only loosely related. But then how do the dirtcarvers get inside of the hatchers? A confusing situation.

AND A LAST ONE

They have crafted a tiny mask for it! Is such an extravagance practical I wonder?

[wikipediapictures]

Climaciella

“Climaciella brunnea, wasp mantidfly, ID Confidence: 92” - via Wikimedia Commons

[rukafais]

mantispinae replied to your post:

grimm has a high tolerance because he's a god, but...

drunk grimm would be the kind of person to try and do cool tricks by igniting alcohol

you are SO RIGHT

things you never want to hear drunk grimm say, ever: any variation of “i’m about to do something incredible so you should watch”

[rukafais]

mantispinae replied to your post: i really am gonna have to order the wanderer’s...

nothing major about monomon, it basically said something along the lines of the teacher’s archives being solely for the storage and preservation of knowledge- which hints at her likely not being someone who taught it, just maintained it

but that’s

like, you can...archive information and still teach it, those things aren’t mutually exclusive....preserving and archiving knowledge so you have the materials to teach from is important

like, every educational facility in existence has libraries, it has ways to store and catalogue what it already has, that doesn’t mean people don’t also teach from it?