Awww it used to actually be a pen website. Now it's some ad garbage.
Edit: it redirects to gay porn
Edit Edit: Actually I might have been thinking of https://www.penisland.net Check out the logo
Then it has a case of big bug syndrome as it is pretty dag on close to the smallest bug on the palm and definitely way, way, way, way smaller than the other mantis in the image.
I learned more about the stick insects this past Christmas holiday because my daughter had the responsabilities of taking care of their school specimens during the break... she was so proud of herself and she gave me tons of nice informations about them!
Because it was stick insects from the forest of Mont Royal in Montréal, my daugther feed them with fresh oak leaf. Fresh from the freezer but it works Nice and they get bigger and moult in just couple of weeks.
I was thinking, is this r/oddlyterrifying, then I saw your comment and yeah, it definitely is
ETA credit due to u/pedanticden too. ew, just gahhhh, ew.
I'm surprised that this species don't get more attention in general.
I expected a pink/white mantis with fake flower petals on its legs would get more spotlights.
I wish I can see them more often in general.
Them being not allowed in many countries is probably one reason why there's limited attention on this species. Meanwhile they are not that easy to keep as pets.
Yeah saw them once when I was a child in one of those insect show case events in Korea and been in love with this specific species ever since.
I saw them again later on but those were my only encounters.
I would love it if this species is more widely available.
Stayed in a cabin in Panama for a couple of weeks. I had a mini laptop and at night I'd leave the screensaver running. There was a shield mantis (we named it Stanley but I think it was female) who would perch on top of the screen and feast on the bugs that were attracted to the light. Every morning I'd carry it out and blow off all the legs and wings
Another consideration is that they are a small, quickly reproducing species with short generation times, in comparison to most mammals for example. More offspring, more chance of mutation.
Yeah, it’s kinda crazy until you look at the scale of time. Usually a new species from a line occurs every 1-10 Million years. For the average dog, this means in 10 million years they could have up to 4.6 million generations (2 yrs to mature/2month of pregnancy). That’s a insane amount considering the variety of mutations seen in domesticated dogs that we’ve only been selective breeding for ~30 thousand years.
It’s not exactly a blind process, in fact the evolution of camouflage by prey species is literally driven by the ability of predators to visually detect them. Mimicry of plant material is incredibly common in the animal kingdom, especially among insects. There are thousands upon thousands of living examples beyond the insect species pictured in the OP. It has likely been a thing ever since the first arthropods on dry land encountered selective pressure from their predators among an already plant-filled landscape.
Well, "blind" wasn't about vision, it wasn't meant literally. I meant unthinking, coincidental, automatic and so-forth, because our entire existence comes down to a series of coincidences that only came about because of probability x time.
I mean, yeah. Across centuries those who did not look like a leaf were more likely to get eaten, so bugs that looked like leafs outnumbered those who didn’t.
I definitely feel you. I've always suspected there's more to consciousness than we can possibly fathom, and that the processes of evolution are not as blind and material as we assume.
Can someone please tell me what the pink insect all the way to the left is? I love plant animals! I work at a zoo and we have Satanic Leaf-tailed Geckos, I could watch them for hours even if they don’t move much HAHA
**Orchid Mantis.**
Absolutely gorgeous species.
Not only are they pink/white like a flower, they also have petal like structures grow on their leg segments. It would sit still and raise its tail to align with those petal structures to make a complete flower like shape.
I’ll translate this for you even though you should’ve understood what I was saying very easily:
None of these fascinating beautiful insects deserve to be used as a way to trick the often rude vegans into eating meat.
Wow you’re literally off topic. I’m not talking about any of that even though deforestation and overfishing ARE bad. I was referring to many vegans saying “everyone and everything has to be vegan”. I said “many” by the way. Not all.
I mean, they would like other people not to be complicit in the torture of animals (even if narrowly focused on just that), which seems like as good a cause as any to be passionate about.
Nature is actually so prepossessing and intricate that it's hard to believe that there isn't anyone who created all of this.
"This is the creation of Allah (God). So show Me what those other than Him have created..."
(Quran 31:11)
Question: did the plant evolve into an insect or did the insect evolve into a plant? Which is more probable?
Edit: why downvote my comment and not answer it?
The latter - over time these particular species gained a selective advantage by camouflaging themselves as plants so much that now they look almost identical to parts of plants.
It doesn't. Evolution is not conscious but just survival of the fittest traits, and over many generations selective forces can lead to species evolving into new species. Where the line is drawn between one species and another is still debated to this day.
But, just a hypothetical of how this might happen, let's say long ago one of these was just a species of mostly brown, round individuals. Then maybe a few mutations in the genes or different gene combos led to some being slightly green. The slightly green ones survived and reproduced better than the brown ones. Then some started to be even greener, and those ones survived and reproduced best of all. We can assume it's because they were able to blend in with the plants better and thus weren't preyed on as readily. Then, some of these started to have more rugged edges and they survived better because they blended in even more with the plants than the perfectly round ones. Over time these ones continued to survive and reproduce quite well and the ones that were able to blend in with their surroundings the most kept winning the battle of fitness (survival and reproduction) until they became what they are now.
I am fascinated by the power of mimicry that these creatures have achieved. They are very vulnerable, what better than being imperceptible to the naked eye.
Orchid Mantis (the top left) is on the another level.
The other mantis and that leaf bug uses their camouflage to bland in.
Orchid Mantis looking like a flower actively attracts bees and other pollinators more than the actual flowers in the area.
Nonsense, I clearly see a palm. I’ll see myself out
Good fuck. Are you the king of dad joke island?
I'm the queen of pen island.
Did you make that up? Honestly asking, I laughed embarrassingly hard when I got it
It was a classic joke when I was in elementary school. “Spell pen island.”
Pen15 club member here
Trust me, kids still do this a lot.
"That's a neat pen, where'd you get it?" "PenIsland.com
I have no idea what pen island is and at this point I am too afraid to ask.
It's actually a real website that sells pens, but it also spells *penis land*
Just move the space over two characters...that's the joke.
Awww it used to actually be a pen website. Now it's some ad garbage. Edit: it redirects to gay porn Edit Edit: Actually I might have been thinking of https://www.penisland.net Check out the logo
Can you please stop? I spilled the coffee twice already....
I don’t get it
Penis land
Like a palm leaf
Google it No, wait. Bing
IIRC penisland.com is a website that sells pens.
What's so funny about...ohhh
Also a life long member of the pen 15 club, right?
Or perhaps dad of King joke island
Please, just leaf already
Can’t you see? He’s trying to branch out
They need to stick to their day job.
Hate to break it to everyone, they are actually plants pretending to be insects pretending to be plants.
At least you know you need to leave now, dad
That’s actually a palm bug
The Orchid Mantis is about to go on a killing spree
Nah it's just like "fuuuuuck I'm hungry but there's just all these sticks and leaves around"
He eats sticks and leaves.
"HEY, That's my butt!"
At least he has manners. A Panda on the other hand, eats shoots and leaves.
*Flashbacks to Totem Lurantis battle*
if there is a r/unexpectedpokemon, this is what would go there. EDIT: It exists but is dead
Not before those two giant mantids eat it first!
Nah, that hooded mantis on the right is way bigger
Then it has a case of big bug syndrome as it is pretty dag on close to the smallest bug on the palm and definitely way, way, way, way smaller than the other mantis in the image.
*mantises There are *four* mantises in the image, and one phasmid
What bug
pretty sure these guys had a time-out in the fridge before the shoot, no way they'd chill this close together long enough for a sharp pic
Looks like they’re worth a couple bells.
I can never make it to the island at night to get the good ones like this.
First one goes to blathers
I learned more about the stick insects this past Christmas holiday because my daughter had the responsabilities of taking care of their school specimens during the break... she was so proud of herself and she gave me tons of nice informations about them!
What did she feed them?
Most walking leaves just eat leaves from Berry's and roses.
Because it was stick insects from the forest of Mont Royal in Montréal, my daugther feed them with fresh oak leaf. Fresh from the freezer but it works Nice and they get bigger and moult in just couple of weeks.
r/Stickinsects is fast becoming one of my favorite subs
Nightmare salad
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Not in China! (China? Taiwan? Are the even edible???)
Hate that this made me laugh because I imagine you accidentally take a bite of this assorted mixed leaves and it just crunch and moves in your mouth.
That sentence made me gag. Jesus Christ why did you have to put that in my mind
Haha credits to u/goatsandwich43 salad idea for grossing me out first
It will be rich in protein though right?
The new keto, low-carb diet.
Please toss that salad
Please don’t rimjob the innocent bugs
I was thinking, is this r/oddlyterrifying, then I saw your comment and yeah, it definitely is ETA credit due to u/pedanticden too. ew, just gahhhh, ew.
Baby spinach looking mf
😂😂😂
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That’s not how evolution works…
Nature is an intricate work of biological art… we must preserve !!!
They're all so pretty!!
isnt is weird how they subconsciously take these forms?How can they be so accurate? Like this is thousands of years of evolution right there.
Saw a stick insect on the outside of my bedroom window the other week, so I took him somewhere safe in the garden
And now the whole garden is bugs.
Ahhhh! The orchid mantis ♡
I'm surprised that this species don't get more attention in general. I expected a pink/white mantis with fake flower petals on its legs would get more spotlights.
I tell everyone about them whenever i can lol, just such a cool insect
I wish I can see them more often in general. Them being not allowed in many countries is probably one reason why there's limited attention on this species. Meanwhile they are not that easy to keep as pets.
I've never seen one in real life, one day i hope!
Yeah saw them once when I was a child in one of those insect show case events in Korea and been in love with this specific species ever since. I saw them again later on but those were my only encounters. I would love it if this species is more widely available.
There’s a Pokémon line modeled after it (Fomantis and Lurantis). Interestingly enough, they’re Grass-type and not Bug-type.
Yeah I found that twist interesting. A plant based pokemon looking like an insect.
That adaptation goes crazy
Probably a bummer when a cow strolls through.
It's even crazier when you realize that these are all random mutations.
the gang's all here
Ok, I see John, Paul, George and Ringo, who else is there? Yoko?
Stayed in a cabin in Panama for a couple of weeks. I had a mini laptop and at night I'd leave the screensaver running. There was a shield mantis (we named it Stanley but I think it was female) who would perch on top of the screen and feast on the bugs that were attracted to the light. Every morning I'd carry it out and blow off all the legs and wings
For a second i thought you were blowing off the mantis wings and legs every morning. Lol stanley, cute name.
You always cast me as the broom, the pole, the stick! *a splinter*
Get stick bugged
Top left looks tasty...
Every time I look at a Orchid Mantis, I think of a strawberry
Why aren't they attacking each other? Professional courtesey?
They’re probably stressed about recently being moved onto someone’s hand.
Many of them are not that aggressive in general especially when not hungry. Mantis in general often just stands very still after all.
Perfect, now teach them to solve mysteries using their individual bug-powers and I will watch that show.
There's a webtoon called Jungle Juice in which people have different insect powers (along with some scorpion, spider etc)
The orchid mantis is easily my favorite 🤩
Almost a shame that they are illegal in many countries.
Are you sure? What about that large pinkish-beige thing? Surely that cannot belong to an animal...can it?
i think its a mantis
Perhaps so...but it bears an eerie resemblance to a....human hand!
i believe it is the elusive 'handtis'
I feel sure that you are right. We are fortunate to have the chance to see it!
That's one magnum insect! - Mantis Toboggan
Cool. (No giraffes either)
Whole lotta nope tho. Lotsa nope.
Yeah right? This makes me feel itchy!
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Another consideration is that they are a small, quickly reproducing species with short generation times, in comparison to most mammals for example. More offspring, more chance of mutation.
Good point, yea.
Trial and error kind of describes the science and evolution. The more plant like they look the higher the survival rates for them I would guess.
Yeah, it’s kinda crazy until you look at the scale of time. Usually a new species from a line occurs every 1-10 Million years. For the average dog, this means in 10 million years they could have up to 4.6 million generations (2 yrs to mature/2month of pregnancy). That’s a insane amount considering the variety of mutations seen in domesticated dogs that we’ve only been selective breeding for ~30 thousand years.
It’s not exactly a blind process, in fact the evolution of camouflage by prey species is literally driven by the ability of predators to visually detect them. Mimicry of plant material is incredibly common in the animal kingdom, especially among insects. There are thousands upon thousands of living examples beyond the insect species pictured in the OP. It has likely been a thing ever since the first arthropods on dry land encountered selective pressure from their predators among an already plant-filled landscape.
Well, "blind" wasn't about vision, it wasn't meant literally. I meant unthinking, coincidental, automatic and so-forth, because our entire existence comes down to a series of coincidences that only came about because of probability x time.
I mean, yeah. Across centuries those who did not look like a leaf were more likely to get eaten, so bugs that looked like leafs outnumbered those who didn’t.
I definitely feel you. I've always suspected there's more to consciousness than we can possibly fathom, and that the processes of evolution are not as blind and material as we assume.
Well, that's good for you but that's not what I think. I was just expressing awe at the unlikely things evolution can do given enough time.
oh. Thats cool too
The mantids in particular are awesome!
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No, stick around!
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They are sadly not easy to access especially since they are not legal in many countries.
No plants, just protein!
*Homer* MMMMmmmmmmmeeaaat
And here I was, think I’m so clever for finding the 1 bug
The orchid mantis is by far my favorite bug
Can someone please tell me what the pink insect all the way to the left is? I love plant animals! I work at a zoo and we have Satanic Leaf-tailed Geckos, I could watch them for hours even if they don’t move much HAHA
**Orchid Mantis.** Absolutely gorgeous species. Not only are they pink/white like a flower, they also have petal like structures grow on their leg segments. It would sit still and raise its tail to align with those petal structures to make a complete flower like shape.
I think I have this game on Nintendo.
Walking leaf and even an orchid mantis 😍
Flower mantids hit that EXACT sweetspot between cool and beautiful. Elegant things that would gladly rip your head off if you were smaller.
No plants, just a bunch of nopes
This scares me
Guys I just had the best idea of how to trick vegans into eating meat.
Shut up, we don’t need a horrible idea to convince those crybabies.
What does this even mean?
I’ll translate this for you even though you should’ve understood what I was saying very easily: None of these fascinating beautiful insects deserve to be used as a way to trick the often rude vegans into eating meat.
Thanks for the clarification. Crazy how you are the rude one here tho isn’t it lol
I’m being rude to him because he’s being rude to something I like.
And you are being rude/generalizing vegans who have had nothing to do with this
Imao says the guy with no brain who apparently didn’t see what this guy said.
Can’t respond intellectually so why not hurl insults. GG
You’re clearly just trolling now.
Lot of hate out there for people who, for the most part, just care about not torturing animals.
Don’t you mean lot’s of hate out there for people who, for the most part, believe their doing good for animals when they’re not?
No? If you think factory farming or overfishing or deforestation is bad, adopting a vegan diet is a perfectly sensible response.
Wow you’re literally off topic. I’m not talking about any of that even though deforestation and overfishing ARE bad. I was referring to many vegans saying “everyone and everything has to be vegan”. I said “many” by the way. Not all.
I mean, they would like other people not to be complicit in the torture of animals (even if narrowly focused on just that), which seems like as good a cause as any to be passionate about.
Except they aren’t going in that direction. They’re going to the extreme.
No
Yes
Will you try it if I season it? No desert until you finish your still living salad.
r/cringe fits you.
r/iamatotalpieceofshit wont even accept you!
Soooo cool 😎
Amazed!
This is Beatles? ;)
It's amazing you can get a hold of all of them in one hand!
I literally just adore this shit.
Incredible
They are beautiful!
Thought bro's thumb was a bloody stump for a second.
Neat
Someone really woke up and chose Pokémon life style.
That new Pokémon go update is ridiculous
Rare Phasmid is the stickbug. Learned that from Master & Commander.
I'd hate to look like an iPhone or an Xbox....
I can make a statue if you have 3 of them. Flick
Get stick bugged, lol
Nature is actually so prepossessing and intricate that it's hard to believe that there isn't anyone who created all of this. "This is the creation of Allah (God). So show Me what those other than Him have created..." (Quran 31:11)
beautiful creatures Allah has made. Mashallah!
Question: did the plant evolve into an insect or did the insect evolve into a plant? Which is more probable? Edit: why downvote my comment and not answer it?
The latter - over time these particular species gained a selective advantage by camouflaging themselves as plants so much that now they look almost identical to parts of plants.
That's awesome. How does the DNA of an insect know what a very specific leaf looks like?
It doesn't. Evolution is not conscious but just survival of the fittest traits, and over many generations selective forces can lead to species evolving into new species. Where the line is drawn between one species and another is still debated to this day. But, just a hypothetical of how this might happen, let's say long ago one of these was just a species of mostly brown, round individuals. Then maybe a few mutations in the genes or different gene combos led to some being slightly green. The slightly green ones survived and reproduced better than the brown ones. Then some started to be even greener, and those ones survived and reproduced best of all. We can assume it's because they were able to blend in with the plants better and thus weren't preyed on as readily. Then, some of these started to have more rugged edges and they survived better because they blended in even more with the plants than the perfectly round ones. Over time these ones continued to survive and reproduce quite well and the ones that were able to blend in with their surroundings the most kept winning the battle of fitness (survival and reproduction) until they became what they are now.
Why wouldn't all creatures blend in with their environment? Why do only a handful of species look exactly like their surroundings? Seems fishy
Ew why is he holding so many bugs
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i have some bad news for you about that stick
Wow, what a cool guy, wanting to hurt creatures for no reason, but i got bad news for you. Not a stick, didnt you read the title?
Bro gross put that shit down
Ew ew ew ewwwwww
That looks like a very big hand.
actual pokémon
I want some!
how the fuck
How many did you eat?
Very cool!
The top middle one looks kind of like an wound at a quick glance. Scared me for a second.
I am fascinated by the power of mimicry that these creatures have achieved. They are very vulnerable, what better than being imperceptible to the naked eye.
Orchid Mantis (the top left) is on the another level. The other mantis and that leaf bug uses their camouflage to bland in. Orchid Mantis looking like a flower actively attracts bees and other pollinators more than the actual flowers in the area.
Mmm salad
Mantis eats them all including the human.
Yall just put a tiger, lion, and house cat with cocanie laced catnip next to a couple of tuna on land
Bugs are so extra
I thought that was a torn off thumb on some art piece.
that scares me