be   still    my    heart... 

that mantis is, uh, well, uh, just...        wow....

looks like she's carved from bone, or ivory, like Scrimshaw...

anyone remember the "Poodle moth"?  never was confirmed as real or not, as only one supposed 'real' photo was taken & the moth was never seen, or found, again, but the idea did take the net by storm for a hot minute...  if you Google for it, you'll see what i mean - cute as hell :))