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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Apparently it's a dead leaf mantis (Deroplatys sp.) doing a deimatic display which is a startle tactic.

[–] citrussy_capybara@hexbear.net 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

thought it was a plant before reading this, now can see the s-tier bug
good post

[–] Aryuproudomenowdaddy@hexbear.net 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That would also be a wild looking plant.

[–] citrussy_capybara@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

exactly! was wondering what this alien planet goth shrubbery was, only to find out it’s an avant-garde bug

[–] D61@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

hears this in Ze Frank voiceover

Apparently it's a dead leaf mantis (Deroplatys sp.) doing a deimatic display which is a startle tactic.

No Jerry, startle tactic and sexy pose are not the same thing. No Jerry... well... I mean... if I were to walk into a room and you were naked doing a sexy pose I guess it **would ** startle me.

[–] alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This would get me startled if I was a bug ngl

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

Imagine if he was seven feet tall. He'd look at you like a bug.