Praying Mantises
aren't perfect, but they are cool. "Mantis" means "soothsayer" or "prophet".
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Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 10:52,
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I saw a video of a girl eating a live one.
They do look like little prophets, all bug-eyed and wavy-armed.
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spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 10:55,
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