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Mantises are human-sized insectoid creatures. Despite their insect-like appearance, Mantises are highly intelligent and social beings, often appearing in large groups and displaying signs of sentience.
Official description[]
Mantises, known commonly as "Bugs" because of their insectoid appearance, are a Tiberian species of unknown origin. These creatures are weak predators and pose little threat on their own, which is why they attack in groups. Mantises have even been reported roaming in swarms of thousands.
Despite the image of a large yet primitive insect, Mantises are extremely intelligent and social beings. They live in underground hives with indeterminable number of individuals. There are reports of Mantises gathering remains of human settlement and using them for their own needs, and even reports of a behaviour of what seems like "mourning" over a deceased fellow Mantis. Perhaps not all Tiberian life is not so alien after all...[1]
Notes[]
- The Mantises are most likely inspired by the insectoid Arachnids from the 1997 science fiction movie Starship Troopers.
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