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Ten mantis questions drawn from 27. Every answer is explained and sourced.

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Mantises wore tiny 3D glasses for science, stuck on with beeswax. The last time anyone stuck anything on me it was a price label, and it’s still there.

— U. (tap me for another)

Thanks for dropping in. Mind how you go: some of us are dressed as leaves.

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