Young mega mantis
Are they really called mega mantises? That’s badass!
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yes this species is. They are big things
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Ok this might be kind of a silly question, but I’m curious- can you hold mantises? Or do they bite/fly away?
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From my little experience with them only the males can fly. I would think you could handle them but it’s probably like tarantulas where they aren’t the best at being handled and it stresses them out.
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How long do these live for?
Can’t find too much on these guys, but most mantises live for around a year. Bugs aren’t usually long lived creatures.
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yea about a year. You can hold them, well they will sit on your hand. These species are rather aggressive tbh
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Does their bite hurt much? I assume nothing to painful.
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YES it bloomin does lol they carry on chewing too!!!
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Last bug that bit me that hurt pretty bad was one of those assassin bug beetle things. It made a loud hiss then said screw it and bit me when I tried to get it out of the house. They are black with orange/reddish markings and are kinda beetle like but skinnier. I wonder exactly what their called 
but I wont be picking one of those up again thats for sure. Mean lil bugger…
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ewww ya know those and the predatory beetles are the only inverts i’m not keen on! Gimme the creeps lol
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Them Assasin bugs are evil…I heard they have parasites in their poop that can cause severe infections in humans.
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even worse
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Ya the “kissing bug” variety. They like to bite around the lips and can transmit a parasite I forgot the name of at the moment.
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no way gross lol
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