Still Waters Posted August 15, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Delays, service changes and humongous bugs, oh my! The MTA had one more pest plaguing the subway system on Tuesday when a massive praying mantis joined commuters for a ride. City Councilman Keith Powers was on the uptown 6 train when another rider warned him he was sitting dangerously close to the long-legged insect. The lawmaker quickly took cover — but not before tweeting a photo showing the enormous bug clinging to the subway car wall and staring back with its cold black eyes. https://nypost.com/2019/08/14/gigantic-praying-mantis-terrorizes-6-train/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7358307/Gigantic-praying-mantis-terrorizes-NYC-subway-riders-hitches-ride-6-train.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted August 15, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) my goodness.. that is HUGE Wait.. what was it feeding on to get THAT big ? They normally eat other insects, but there mus have been an absolutely enormous supply of them in the tube system for it to get THAT big Edited August 15, 2019 by RoofGardener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotDeerie Posted August 15, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, RoofGardener said: my goodness.. that is HUGE Wait.. what was it feeding on to get THAT big ? They normally eat other insects, but there mus have been an absolutely enormous supply of them in the tube system for it to get THAT big In NYC? Bedbugs and cockroaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted August 15, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Actually.. I'm a bit suspicious of this. The 'mantis is TOO big. And none of the people interviewed stated what happened to it. Did they call the conductor at the next stop ? Did it run away ? Did it eat anybody ? Also.. in the pictures.. it doesn't really look like a real praying mantis.. more like a plastic model ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted August 15, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 15, 2019 "frightened" It's harmless, I must say that is the biggest one of this type I've seen, usually the biggest ones are those that are superbly camouflaged, looks more like leaves on branches than a living insect. ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeGorilla Posted August 15, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Looks kinda fake. That's a Chinese Mantis. They're the largest in the states but normally never grow longer than 5" or so. Plus the entire exoskeleton and folded wings lack any detail you'd see on a real animal. Either photoshopped to hell or fake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted August 15, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 15, 2019 To be fair, real mantises most times looks fake as hell... This is Bruce... Quote [00.04:19] ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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