#dark!mantis

[caroldantops]

Mantis, ever the loving girlfriend, putting you to sleep so you don't freak out when she fills you with eggs, and cuddling you so tenderly when you wake up to find yourself bred, being sure to calm you down so you don't react too much. She's so loving, so eager to be a mom with you, half-awed by how you look. (Naturally enough, assumes the reason you were shocked was that you wanted to be awake to feel it the next mating season. Just a month before she can fill you up again <3)

you’d just look so pretty all filled up with her eggs!! she’d ask to take pictures of u so she can put them up on her wall and you tell her that’s weird and she’s like but i want to see you like this all the time 💞💞

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Demon Mantis by Jackson Nguyễn

[shrimpricebowl]

oh thank god

[theartofasty]

Made a quick character portrait of a more "anatomically accurate" take on the Mantis Lords from Hollow Knight, was very happy with the result

Gouache and color pencils on paper Buy me a Ko-Fi!

[icedghostlatte-art]

A deadly hunter

[oldschoolfrp]

Found another misplaced artifact -- John Dollar's poster from Thri-Kreen of Athas, a Dark Sun campaign supplement by Tim Beach and Dori Hein (TSR, 1995) Includes this guide to Thri-Kreen emotional expression:

[copperpipes]

🧚‍♀️✨She was a fairy✨🧚‍♀️

There he is, bug man, now with wings!

I've entertained the idea of mantis wings, and I know this is far from the original concept but I still think it turned out cool

Man did this thing piss me off, I don't think i will do it again

Mind, thats still repo. there's some more of him.

[lodium]

unreal party at the church

They like doing strange poses. It has a priest's outfit, but I've never drawn it as related to that theme beyond its clothing. And I didn't realize for long that it's a PRAYING mantis. I picked it unintentionally with aesthetics that I like and that could be found. But not sure if it even knows. It could rather exorcise itself I could post it at 3am but I was more unsure in this drawing and still don't like how it turned out a bit

[cockyroaches]

The 'videogames cause violence' crowd is really silent whenever they see Pikmin because they Don't Know.

[caroldantops]

Oooooo Mantis unconsciously connecting using her powers on you to sex with you so when you ask for help sleeping she’s like oh okay 😉 and you’re too tired to realise what she means

Bonus if she asks if she should invite Gamora and you’re kinda like”sure? If she’s that exhausted I’m not gonna stop her” because Gamora still doesn’t really like when Mantis uses it on her. And Mantis of course thinks this is a fun speaking in code thing so there’s more winking as she agrees

Gamora is thrilled at getting the opportunity to use you as she likes while you’re oblivious (and is happy to live in plausible deniability) so you wake up very well rested and very very sore

mantis somno mantis somno mantis somno

[violet-dekarios]

My first official durge!! Lovely face mod is called “Nyra” by @astarionposting

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Works by Darken1633

[madcat-world]

SMITE: Arachne Fae Mantis (1 of 3) - Anna Christenson

[theartofasty]

My dumb ass had to go emergency purchase art materials (to replace the ones I lost during my last move) with money that I don't really have right now so if you're feeling generous and want to drop me a couple bucks, I would really appreciate it

[eagle-actually-draws]

See? I don’t just post Mettaton art! I remembered my OCs! Rare occurrence, I know.

The OC in the background was made by @darkflameweaver , where I turned his OC into more of a humanoid form like Ebony. It helped with creating a better tone for the piece.

[l0rd0fcr0ws]

| this mantis became my new muse, posing for a few minutes |