Jurassic Cockroach

[Newbian]

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/predatory-cockroach-discovered-trapped-amber

Please don't let it happen:

 

[norseamd]

Not much different than any current Praying Mantises.

 

[Ichinisan]

Not much different than any current Praying Mantises.

There are similarities, but there are many obvious / significant differences. I was obsessed with mantids as a kid.

 

[norseamd]

There are similarities, but there are many obvious / significant differences. I was obsessed with mantids as a kid.

Mantises are not that scary to me. Cockroaches are quite disgusting to me however.

A traditional cockroach who could fly and would hunt for smaller insects or for blood would be scary as shit to me.