You can't look away from a praying mantis

How are praying mantises so cool and yet, as creepy as robot Cabbage Patch dolls at the same time? These super powerful insects are ambush predators, meaning they capture their prey using sneakiness, rather than speed or strength. This stealthy guy was photographed on a mango tree in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Netanya.

Guys. GUYS. You have GOT to try this stuff. (Photo: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)

You looking at my apple, broh? (Photo: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)

Ta DA! Get it? Cause you thought it was just a leaf, and then it was me. (Photo: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)

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