Gilded Cage: Chapter 24+25
Ever see a praying mantis?” “why?” “they start eating at the center.” he mimed stabbing at his gut, “he’s going to be _quite_ alive while he’s being devoured.” she hung her head with a weakened chirp, “he still didn’t deserve a death like _that_.”
Between Rainbows and Butterflies
I moved on to the next picture, which showed many long narrow leaves with a green praying mantis walking along them. there seemed to be a small purple flower off to one side of the photo too. "ooh, a mantis. i don't see those too often."
Legends Never Die 1 - Gathering Pages
[/i] [i]"of course,"[/i] the mantis stepped back to his side.
War tails of the white Wolf (Ch 6) Operation Harbinger
The left arm had mutated into a claw of sorts; similar to what a praying mantis has, and the legs were changing as well...becoming more like a wild animals; digigrade rather then plantigrade.
Beyond the League: Chapter 10
He seemed sad; mark could feel it, and so, standing up from his chair, mark crossed the room, slowly approaching scyther from the side to make his presence known to the mantis without startling him.
Chapter 2
Anastasia danced her machine to the side to dodge the claws of a mantis light mech, slamming a concussion cannon baring arm into the machines chest. "rest in pieces stravag!" she nearly screamed out as her instincts took over, triggering the new weapon.
Kaiju ga Gotoku 8.6 - A Brother's Revenge
Taking the stairs carefully to a lower floor, he found a stegosaur with his leg raised in a cast with sling, talking to a silver mantis.
Kaiju ga Gotoku 2.2 - Chasing Red Wings
With cautious eyes they reeled through the footage to find kurasawa, alive in the past with his long familiar coat as the praying mantis hurried towards a phone and started talking.
Concurrence: Chapter 2
The thing looked like a giant, overgrown mantis, the major recoiling in alarm as it gave up trying to pry his helmet off with its arms, going in instead with its jaws.
Extinction 4 - Peace In Our Time
For the first time in years, the winds were calm as somewhere in the forest, two raptors sat in front of an old jade mantis nestling within a tree. [i]"the hairlethh told me that, he will never rot."
Sent Kobold Chapter 13: Solstice's Carnival
As the two approached, it was hard to tell what the mantis was looking at, the large dome-like eyes likely able to see at a variety of angles. "uh, hello there. rhasalis, who is this?"
Angels of Aurum 7 - Dance Under The Stars
The supox smiled a wide mantis grin and shook through her stem as he pulled her closer, but not close enough. her leaves shook with a desperation but she contained herself as he chuckled. "are you cold?"