Chapter 315: Poison (7)
The mantis is one of the ultimate apex predators among carnivorous insects—a truly perfect and beautiful hunter.
The reason it's considered one of the greatest hunters in the insect world is because it has evolved into a flawless killing machine.
Its strong, spiked forelegs ensure that once it grabs hold of something, it never lets go. Even if the prey senses danger and tries to flee at the last moment, the mantis can still catch it.
That's because, with incredible agility, it can redirect the angle of its strike in the blink of an eye to pursue its target.
Also, professional FPS gamers are said to fire the moment they detect even the tiniest change in a single pixel on screen—well, a mantis’s compound eyes can detect those minute changes just as sharply.
On top of that, mantises can not only detect movement, but also perfectly judge distance with their eyes. Thanks to their large compound eyes and three ocelli, they naturally possess 3D vision.
And if that wasn't enough—
A mantis can even look behind itself.
It can fully turn its head to check what’s going on behind its back.
Quick reflexes, hypersensitive and wide-angle vision, and flawless tools of the hunt—these three qualities make the mantis undeniably the best predator in the insect world.
So even without venom, a mantis is already an incredibly appealing creature. And now this one even has venom?
I couldn’t help thinking it: