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PICTURE: The Happiest Bug You'll Ever See
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- sepultura, on 10/12/2007, -0/+138Sorry for not linking to the larger image, it's late and i'm tired : http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=278635073&context=photostream&size=o
- AKBryant54, on 10/12/2007, -6/+89"Praise Him!"
- guytoronto, on 10/12/2007, -43/+38And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.
- str3ama, on 10/12/2007, -76/+4lol that's awesome...now to just photoshop ...ah..crap looks like it was already photoshopped http://www.flickr.com/photos/showmeeuphoria/278638218/in/photostream/ (he removed the bicycle I guess)
- hamandcheese, on 10/12/2007, -4/+31I can't understand why anyone would eat one of those.
- plague, on 10/12/2007, -1/+82@str3ama
The bike wasn't photoshopped out, it was a completely different angle. - woojoo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+70It's a male. Just look REALLY closely.
- tonich03, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29Oh, that kind of bug.
- HunterTV, on 10/12/2007, -13/+3That's one pissed off buggy.
- dawgma, on 10/12/2007, -2/+33Want bigger! Wallpaper!
- KafirGuy, on 10/12/2007, -10/+5it tastes good too -
http://www.break.com/index/bugchick.html - portis, on 10/12/2007, -4/+134FYI, that "bug" wasn't "happy". It was getting ready to ATTACK!
- diabolicdiablo, on 10/12/2007, -8/+30Man, I love Praying Mantises ... That little bug's the *****.
- openyoureyes17, on 10/12/2007, -9/+70omg next time put praying mantis in the description. I opened that thing and about had a heart attack, I have a phobia of them.
- 3DVigilante, on 10/12/2007, -29/+5That's not a Praying Mantis. It's Chuck Norris. And he's about to land a roundhouse kick to your head.
- themonkman, on 10/12/2007, -15/+6Caption:
"I'm SUPER, thanks for asking!"
/gay lisp - marshall007, on 10/12/2007, -3/+86It's fun to stay at the YMCA
- jfujita, on 10/12/2007, -35/+7Hard Gay Hoooooooo!
http://img.gkblogger.com/blog/imgdb/000/000/029/332_2.jpg - im2emo4myshrt, on 10/12/2007, -2/+33-M-C-A
- po43292, on 10/12/2007, -8/+5I, for one, welcome our new, happy praying mantis overlords.
- macmcrae, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"if done right - no can defense."
- Morphinity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11\o/
- Clelland, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@ woojoo
Judging by the size of the brown stripes on the side of the abdomen, it's a female. I used to keep these as pets when I was a kid. - joeatuml, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/4077/hbk1os.png
- toad22, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1piclimirror
http://www.picli.com/The-Happiest-Bug-Youll-Ever-See-by-toad22/
- g2g079, on 10/12/2007, -4/+23It'll make a great wallpaper
- elcidcannon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+68Ta Da!
- NeoCortex, on 10/12/2007, -1/+43I didn't realize that the Crane Kick was part of the Praying Mantis Style.
- Sanitarium, on 10/12/2007, -3/+23http://www.blandstreetbloom.com/hosted/Bug%20copy.jpg
- alllie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16What he is most likely saying is "***** me, I'm beautiful!"
Or "Leave me alone or I'll hurt you!"
- CCmmBB, on 10/12/2007, -11/+3for a minute there i thought it was a photo of Ralph Macchio...
- waxoff, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2Nice reference.
- robotsongs, on 10/12/2007, -8/+10I have a transformer in that very same pose right now.
- nathangl, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13Hallelujiah!!! Praise god for warm tarmac!
- kaijunexus, on 10/12/2007, -5/+67That dude just got laid
- gnarfel, on 10/12/2007, -3/+215wouldn't he be missing a head in that case?
- syko21, on 10/12/2007, -24/+5@kaijunexus
praying mantis males get their heads bitten off after sex by the female
sweet pic looks a little CGI-ish to me though - vapblack, on 10/12/2007, -5/+43since he's got his head attached, I'd say no
- wafflez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+46lol but I've heard that about 5% of the males manage to escape alive.
- calvmari, on 10/12/2007, -1/+149Maybe he's so happy because he got laid AND survived.
- cash, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Here are some that don't make it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYp_Xi4AtAQ - yahoofrom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The only way that is possible is that it is female.
- MrSlumberjack, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20This photograph made my day.
- Ridikul, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3I was just going to say that. It made my day a lot better.
- NerveBand, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20Thats an awesome picture. Props the the photographer.
- JaYBrooks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20Good macro on that one.
- tidu, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3/dance
- pintomp3, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1vroom vroom...
- Torx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+31It probably got ran over right after that shot
- brivapor, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3get that bug to holliwood
hes a star!!! - hagbard72, on 10/12/2007, -2/+55I've seen happier.
- tonylieu, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4Very...flamboyant.
- quebequoi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+90Caption
- I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance!- stfunoobs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1ftw!
- curveo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Amazing catch. Wish i had a higher res version of it for a desktop background
- piemaster1, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2invisible low-rider?
- IpsoPhatso87, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2What a picture.
- Isoptera4, on 10/12/2007, -50/+7Mantises are NOT bugs! Only insects within the order Hemiptera are bugs. Mantises are in the order Mantodae. Get your facts straight!
- jsdratm, on 10/12/2007, -2/+61Everyone uses bugs as a synonym for insects. Don't be so anal Mr. Entomologist
- tgunner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+43To all those saying this is a male, you are wrong. Only female mantis' have wings. Also, the you can see the abdomen is very enlarged, this means she is carrying eggs.
- Phyltre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+34Yes, the "man-dangle" in question is actually a bifurcated leg.
- CCmmBB, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0could be wind though !!
- jessestorm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0@tgunner: That's not true. All mantids have wings, and you don't know the scale, so this one might not have an especially large abdomen at all compared to others in its environment.
- BigErn847, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Well then, I guess she did just get laid, thus proving why she's so damn happy.
- superpotential, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2i think the "man-dangle" you think you see is a female ovipositor, but i don't know for sure.
- Pilot85, on 10/12/2007, -2/+74I ran into one of these when I was little, scared the crap outta me. I swear I hit it dead on with a rock half the size of my head, and it just stood back up and started hissing. Then some guy came by, picked it up, and tossed it in some bushes, made me feel like a bastard for trying to kill it. :(
They are impervious to rocks...- shinynew, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20should have hit the weak point for maximum damage.
- da_bradler, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17did a small caption appear that said "miss" come times it can look like a direct hit, but if it says "miss" it'll cause no damage
- jdaniel284, on 10/12/2007, -18/+3I'm surprised noone has accused this of being a CG render. It obviously is. Nice CG artwork though, to say the least.
- saladinzero, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2That mantis says "w00t!".
- Neenja, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3The Mantis Show! Tickets are available at the door. Have a nice day.
- dawgma, on 10/12/2007, -6/+7What a proud little bug!
http://i11.tinypic.com/4dxqo9s.png- pifko87, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4ARGH, 2 days 'till episode 19!!!
- MobbyG, on 10/12/2007, -5/+24YATTA!
/Hiro Reference - GlueSniffer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1check on the unit on that thing?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/showmeeuphoria/278635073/in/photostream#comment72157600102581110- turrican, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1...know how I know you're gay?
(sorry, obligatory 40-Year-Old Virgin reference.. Couldn't resist)
- turrican, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1...know how I know you're gay?
- turrican, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1Hah, I got digg #666 - oddly enough, just before digging, I forwarded this to a friend, commenting "I didn't know praying mantises listened to Iron Maiden!"
- jessestorm, on 10/12/2007, -2/+34This guy probably isn't happy at all! He's scared *****. Praying mantids stand tall with their arms and wings splayed out to seem larger and scare predators. Awesome shot. We don't have those where I live, but I'd love to see one.
- Electric_Sheep, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Don't dig Jessestorm down. It's true.
From Wikipedia: Defense mechanisms
Praying mantids, when threatened, stand tall and spread their forelegs with their wings fanning out wide. The fanning of the wings is used to make the mantis seem larger and to scare the opponent. - mrsmalkav, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5buried as inaccurate! that bug is NOT happy!
- Electric_Sheep, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Don't dig Jessestorm down. It's true.
- uceboyx, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4I was thinking of a computer bug.
What a geek. - krakkinem, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3He just got laid (and didn't get eaten afterwards).
- rdwingguy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0yea...happy until he got ran over by a CAR! for being in the middle of the street.
- aelias, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19This is a caption contest waiting to happen.
- penpen13, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Bug: "HIIIIIIYYYYYYYYYAAAAAA!." ...positioning himself for JUDOOO CHOP!
- Maverick0420, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3looks fake
- bryan986, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It does to me too, looks like cg
- DaveTheBrave, on 10/12/2007, -1/+42GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!
- darkedict, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4FATALITY!
- mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4"Huzzah!"
- damn0s347, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0lol. that's probably palm springs or las vegas. reminds me of showgirls.
- usercc, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5It looks like somebuggy is holding a gun on our little friend.
- aroundtown, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11I expected a picture of a bug on a naked supermodel or something.
- HoldenMcCrank, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0> I expected a picture of a bug on a naked supermodel or something.
I pictured a fly reguritating upon Evangeline Lilli's moist labia minora.
- HoldenMcCrank, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0> I expected a picture of a bug on a naked supermodel or something.
- grumpy1377, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0keK its buG freedom day!
- ryetarded, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Hopefully a CAR Doesnt run it over ....is that a steam roller coming !!!!!! lol
- griffeycom, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13No longer a "Praying Mantis" now a "Praising Mantis"
- bumblefoot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9thats not a happy bug, thats a bug poised to strike!
run!!
*runs* - tiners, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Game on!
- inspire187, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1What a fantastic picture! It looks unreal.
- 5plic3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I think an apt caption would be "Mantis FTW!!"
- Narwaffle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g204/narwaffle/Mantis.jpg
- tiners, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Free the little guys!" (eh hem... the Fisher King)
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