INS-01 · Insect-like

Mantid

Also called Mantis, Mantid

ReportedPopular account. No official chain established, or the audit is still pending.
ALIENZ hyperrealistic art study of the Mantid form.
ALIENZ art study. An interpretation of the reported morphology, not incident photography.

What is described

Mantis-like triangular head; very large compound-like eyes; thin neck/torso; long jointed or raptorial forelimbs.

Where the line is drawn

Head and forelimb geometry must be mantis-specific, not merely a thin Grey with large eyes.

What that description rests on

Morphology class under source audit.

The record

Best evidence
Targeted audit pending
Source chain
No document is attached yet. The retrieval is open work.
Document
N/A - working morphology class, no single source document by design
Context
Worldwide research target

What people call it

Names in wide circulation that point at this entry, and what the archive does and does not hold behind each one.

  • Mantids Tracked

    Head and forelimb geometry must be mantis-specific, not a thin Grey with large eyes.

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Cases

No case in the archive is attached to this entry yet. It is a working class in the roster rather than a description drawn from a single report.

Where it was reported

No case in the archive is source-locked to this entry, so the archive cannot say where this form was reported. It is a working class in the roster, not a description drawn from one report.

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