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A Series of Laugh and Grow
Real animals, reimagined plump and cheerful — painted in lifelike detail, sculpted impossibly cute.
Chubby & Full of Character
Rounded, soft and undeniably cute — yet every scale, wrinkle and marking is hand-painted true to the real animal. The reaction it gets in person is always the same: so detailed, and so adorable.
Ready to Display
A single, sturdy hand-painted piece — no assembly, no fuss. Set it on a desk or shelf and it holds its happy pose, ready to collect and show off.
Folded arms, a tilted head, an unblinking stare — the Chinese mantis looks almost thoughtful, and that stillness is the whole trick. One of the largest mantises anywhere, it waits motionless for hours, then snaps out its spined forelegs faster than the eye can follow.
Arms Like Bear Traps
Its folded ‘praying’ forelegs are lined with sharp spines and snap shut in a fraction of a second, pinning prey with no escape. A hunting mantis can take insects, and occasionally even small vertebrates.
The 180-Degree Head
The mantis is one of the few insects that can swivel its head to look over its own shoulder, tracking prey and threats with large, forward-facing eyes that give it true depth perception.
Patience as a Weapon
Rather than chase, the mantis stays perfectly still and lets the meal come to it — a master of ambush whose greatest skill is doing absolutely nothing until the perfect moment.
The Garden’s Guardian
Introduced to North America over a century ago, the Chinese mantis is now a familiar garden helper, quietly controlling pest insects — here immortalized in a plump, poised figure.
Craft & Specifications
| Series | A Series of Laugh and Grow (Series 7) — The Insect Collection, by Animal Heavenly Body |
| Approx. Size | L 2.56 in × H 2.32 in (L 6.5 × H 5.9 cm) · ~0.5 lb (230 g) |
| Material | Hand-painted resin |
| Display | Single fixed figure — ready to display out of the box |
| SKU | AHB-V7-06 |
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