Among other things, Cousin Ricky saw fit to write:

> In addition, praying mantises (at least the big green species) _appear_ to
> have
> a tiny black pupil in their compound eyes.  This is obviously an optical
> illusion of some sort, but I've seen it in many images and videos.

I have seen it in real life, in the big green species and in the big
straw-coloured variant (I think it's /Mantis religiosa/ around here). It
gives you an uneasy feeling, not only they move their head, but it looks
like they are always looking directly at you.

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