Mantis - Blog Posts
THE BOY
This concept art of my OC Mantis should be posted way back in April, but I got busy for all of the school works as the semester ends.
Now I can finally show this yippee!
(All work in progress, because I haven't done his fur coloring yet)
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Same. Itās interesting to see how sheās progressed and become more of her own person. Her being able to laugh and snapping back at Drax āI wasnāt done talking!ā makes it so nice to see.
I feel like we aren't talking about Mantis enough.
The fact that she is Ego's daughter makes it all the more fucked up when you realise she used to call him "master" Ego, literally only let Mantis live, just to make her his slave.
When we see her in Vol 2, she's always nervous and anxious, let's people degrade her because that's probably all she ever know, again calling back to how she refers to herself as a "flea with a purpose"
She's a victim of abuse.
I seen a lot of people say that she's just as bad as Ego, because she was complacent in his scheme ā but let me tell you as someone who as has been in an abusive relationship before... IT IS NOT THAT EASY!
It is very difficult to break out of an abusive situation, the abuser has a way to break you down to your very core. The fact that Mantis was finally able to find the courage to break out of that is admirable enough.
Mantis in Vol 2 and Mantis in the holiday special are two competely different people, she's confident, ready to take charge of the situation and in an better headspace altogether. She's thriving under Guardians and finally living up her potential, because she's surrounded by people who love her.
I'm so happy and proud of her ā¤
ITāS OUT! ITāS OUT! THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 3 TRAILER WAS JUST RELEASED! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH YāALL I AM SO FUCKING EXCITED!
Yāall, Rockets backstory, Adam Warlock, MORE GAMORA, Nebula being happy, Mantis having a family. Like, this is gonna be amazing.
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doodled my lovely OC Mantis :)
their pronouns are he/she/they
Also I added some of these prints to my Etsy this morning āŗļø the top two are 5"x7" and the bottom one is 8"x10" (printed on 8.5x11 paper with white border)
Moments of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (MAY HAVE SPOILERS)
-Drax's infectious laughter through the whole movie. -Additionally Drax's continuous ineptitude for social interaction, especially with Mantis. -Gamora truly becoming Space Mum and suffering the whole time. -The entire family dynamics within the team and the fact romance was vaguely alluded to, but wasn't more important over family unlike most other hero movies. -Kraglin being the Best Boy!!! The purest character in the movie who deserves only good. -Groot being brilliant comedic relief, but ultimately also being a 3D character who pulls through in the end. -More trAGIC BACKSTORY FOR ALL!! -Nebula having the best redemption arc and the saddest reasoning behind it all. -#Let Gamora and Nebula hug more 2k17. -Also someone give Rocket more hugs because he suffers too much. Real revelation of his character and his scene with Yondu fuCK!! -Yondu = true dad and hero of the movie. -FUCK EGO AND HIS STUPID FUCKING ASS HE CAN BURN IN HELL FOR WHAT HE DID TO PETER!! -Movie should be renamed "The Incredibly Shitty and Horrendous Time in Peter Quill's Life". Let him rest. -The unabashed hints and references dropped. Every five seconds they references someone and it was amazing. -The soundtrack once more! -The reference they did to the first movie where Groot freezes while dancing when Drax sees him. -Groot. That's it. He was amazing. -Mantis and Drax's incredibly weird but endearing platonic relationship that I hope stays platonic forever because it's too good. -Someone must tell Mantis she's beautiful every day this girl needs it. -Teach Mantis to smile and love herself !!! -Big Sister Gamora must take Mantis under her wing and teach her not to take shit from anyone. -Dad Peter at the end with Groot. Takes after his dad Yondu. Next he'll threaten to eat Groot. -The inappropriately times jokes. There's so much more good parts to this movie but I've rambled on too long already. It must be watched!!
somethin somethin groot's winning at uno
final part of the stupid quillock beach day. randomly got brainworms of groot getting a polaroid camera as a gift from rocket and now anytime the guardians go out together he takes pics and puts them on the fridge.. yes he tried to take a picture of gamora no she didnt let him keep it bonus pics
hello tumblr this is my depression mantis
I loved this scene, itās one of my faves after āAvengers...Assemble!ā. BUT DO NOT GIVE THE RUSSOS PRAISE FOR IT.
We were promised āour first open lgbt characterā and all we got was that five seconds of Joe Russo being an openly gay man. That? Is not what you hype up the community with. That? Was pathetic. They had the nerve to bait us with that sham of a āspoilerā!
As amazing as this scene was, it was still being used to pull the wool over eyes to āproveā that āHeY wE cAn Be InClUsIVE!ā
I know the MCU is getting there, but that was atrocious.
In conclusion; GIVE US A FUCKING FEMALE AVENGERS MOVIE!
#A-Force
Hymenopus coronatus (Olivier, 1792)
the walking flower mantis / orchid-blossom mantis / (pink) orchid mantis
Found in SE Asia rainforests (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore and Western Ghats of India).
These organisms can switch between brown and pink depending on the color of the background.
They have significantly pronounced sexual dimorphism relative to other mantis species. That is- the males can be less than half the size of the female.
This camouflage is considered to be potentially a self defense mechanism and/or a form of mimicry that helps it blend with the orchid to capture insect prey.
source: the species wikipedia page
Drew my favorite bugs today! (Spiny flower mantis, ladybugs and moth!)
Hierodula salomonis, aka, the āJade Mantisā
marvel rivals mantis cus i love her
Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis), nymph, taken April 19, 2025, in Georgia, US
My first mantis of the year! I just happened to see this guy parkouring away from me while I was focused on a damselfly. I had to lose the damselfly, but it was worth it since mantises are rarer! Chinese Mantises are quite controversial insects, since it is unsure whether they are an invasive species or a non-native naturalized one due to lack of definitive evidence. Many people destroy chinese mantis oothecas and kill the insects on sight, but I am much more partial to letting them live. I have seen several people claim that they are bad because they kill hummingbirds and other pollinators, while I have witnessed more carolina mantises doing this than chinese! My area is not very plagued by chinese mantises, with me seeing only 2 chinese vs. 7 carolina last year, and none vs. 5 carolina in 2023. It's an interesting debate, but chinese mantises have been in the US for over a century. If they aren't already, they're likely getting to the point of naturalization soon.
Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina), female, taken September 20, 2024, in Georgia, US
What a strange looking stick! Praying mantises are wonderful insects, and they make the most perfect photo subjects. Some will even walk right on your hand if you hold it out for them. That's fun for about 3 minutes until they're clinging to your sleeve or on your back and wont leave lol!
there was an idea...
donāt steal and credits me please much appreciated
Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis), taken October 23, 2024, in Georgia, US
October is getting to the end of mantis season! 2024 was the first time I was ever outside looking for it, and I got to see lots of fun mantises, including this one! He was the perfect model, even if he got a little freaked out at the end and put his legs out.
she won a fight against 10 rats + 10 brirds + 1 hare + 1 bear
![[IMAGE ID: It's a MS paint digital drawing, just a bunch of random colorful chaotic doodles, depicting anything and everything. There's clouds, stars radio from the game Portal, a rainbow caterpillar, mantis with heart and weird blue things, a leaf, Kirby, a little ghost kitten, rainbow ray, half of a face with blue eyes and green skin, balloons, a weird lizard, clown, rain, a character from the movie Scream, all happy in a pink dress with a bright-blue ribbon, a bear in dark sunglasses, a fish with goggles, squid from Splatoon, jellyfish, another bunch of hearts and stars, some guy saying "HELLO" with a smile, a little newborn baby, many little flowers and a big red one with reverted colors in the middle, a crying woman with purple mist around her shape and little floating broken hearts around. ENG IMAGE ID]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/69c9d76ad0b0536a0bc2143ef533f254/90fcd9702735fdeb-67/s500x750/443a32745c2b75b0f369c05b48e4b06b1597a3ba.png)
Look, all you science-types classifying ābugsā with your āscience namesā. Just stop it. The truth is out there. Those are fairies and you know it.
Jeweled flower mantis? Thatās a fairy.
Lace bug? Nice try, government. FAIRY.
Satin moth? FUCK YOU. FAIRY.
New vanity fair cover for MCU 10 year anniversary
Guardians of the galaxy volume 2 review!
A subjective review with personal opinions, minor minor spoilers - AMAZING MUSIC - Damn Chris Pratt was fabulous at every scene. The story really focused on his characterās back story and I was quite fine with that as that was expected from the last movie - Zoe Saldana was also flawless and I loved how Gamora had deeper story line with her sister, Nebula. It was interesting to hear their backstory little more and with Thanos mainly associated with it. Also I like her character more than I did in the last movie. The Starlord/Gamora dinamic was also nice too watch - As always, Drax was more of a comic relief and I hoped they make him stronger in the movie like in the comics to beat Thanos. He had great chemistry with Mantis too - I feel like Rocket had quite a lot of screen time and I really loved his action scenes and his gadgets. Really pointed out his character - Groot actually didnāt do much but WHO GIVES A FUCK HEāS FUCKING ADORABLE. Everytime he was on screen I couldnāt stop smiling. I also loved ho the other members parented him and took care of him with love - Mantis was so adorable and innocent baby with low self esteem and Iām looking forward to see her more in the next movie - I love Yondu SOOOOO much like, PETER BE GOOD WITH YOUR UNCLE/DADDY/CAPTAIN WHATEVER god he was fucking amazing in this movie - Kurt Russel was great as Ego, and I liked how they CGIed the Ego planet - There was a bit of a slow pacing scene in the middle - Also few jokes that youād only get if you are familiar with 1980ās American culture like in the last movie, but it was bearable - I liked the overall story line - If youāre a comic book reader there were scenes that make you go HUH????? WHAT???? Also Easter eggs during and after the movie It was a 8/10 movie for me. Gags, angst, comedy, drama, romance, and fantasy were all in there and Iāll be looking forward for the next one!
Helo, have some animal headed chilean school girls I pixelled...
I know this is not super original but the inspiration for this came when I spent like two hours listening to 90s pop
all the girls by themselves under the cut
