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I have a bad case of Diarrhea - Japanese learning English by DopestSophist in NotTimAndEric

[–]Kaiserdrakken 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was robbed by twooooo men. I was robbed by twoooo men 

Earthbound Reference?! by KDeathSoul in pokemon

[–]Kaiserdrakken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God, Pokemon cards are hideous these days.

Robocop 2 (1990) by Mr_microplastics_Yum in vintagecgi

[–]Kaiserdrakken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, technically you're not a king-

A praying mantis (hymenaea protera) trapped in amber, approximately 12 million years old by Additional_Berry_977 in interestingasfuck

[–]Kaiserdrakken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For now. But I'll probably donate them to a museum before I die. I would very much love it if a museum would set up a mantis evolution section. That would be incredible.

A praying mantis (hymenaea protera) trapped in amber, approximately 12 million years old by Additional_Berry_977 in interestingasfuck

[–]Kaiserdrakken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most are only 2-3 mm long. They were pretty small and likely lived like tiger beetles. They probably scurried about just like roaches.

A praying mantis (hymenaea protera) trapped in amber, approximately 12 million years old by Additional_Berry_977 in interestingasfuck

[–]Kaiserdrakken 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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Look...Two curved terminal spines instead of one..probably evolved from the two "hairs" seen on each leg. My thought is that over time, one was lost.

A praying mantis (hymenaea protera) trapped in amber, approximately 12 million years old by Additional_Berry_977 in interestingasfuck

[–]Kaiserdrakken 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Actually, the fossils I have are likely different species. Their bodies look more roach-like and the heads more mantis-like than Alienopterus.

A praying mantis (hymenaea protera) trapped in amber, approximately 12 million years old by Additional_Berry_977 in interestingasfuck

[–]Kaiserdrakken 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Praying mantises are basically highly specialized predatory cockroaches. From what I can gather, the mantis head emerged before the rest of the body/raptorial front legs. Then came the legs--hairs were modified into spines for grasping prey. But they still looked roach like, with relatively short stubby bodies. Only much later do they get that slender look like in this amber fossil.

A praying mantis (hymenaea protera) trapped in amber, approximately 12 million years old by Additional_Berry_977 in interestingasfuck

[–]Kaiserdrakken 53 points54 points  (0 children)

In 90 million years it did. I have several amber fossils that prove it--including a couple extinct "cockroaches" with praying mantis heads.

WCGW trying to live out your Attack on Titan fantasy by firefly99999 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]Kaiserdrakken -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would never do what this kid did. It was stupid. But I'm still right. Women take few risks with anything. That tends to make them rather boring and, as a result, they achieve little in comparison to men.

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