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|image =Spore Mantis 4K HD.png | |image =Spore Mantis 4K HD.png | ||
|caption =A Spore Mantis in ''Kong: Skull Island'' | |caption =A Spore Mantis in ''Kong: Skull Island'' | ||
| | |classification = ''[[wikipedia:Phasmatodea|Phasmid]] Sylas''<ref name="Monarch Dossier"/> | ||
|species =Giant insect {{tt|florafauna|Organism with traits of plants and animals}} | |||
|nicknames =Walking Wood, Giant Stickbug | |nicknames =Walking Wood, Giant Stickbug | ||
|height = | |height =Up to 50 feet<ref name="Monarch Dossier">[[File:KSI_MYTHOLOGY_SPORE_MANTIS_V2.jpg|150px]]</ref> | ||
| | |length =15 meters<ref name="KSIJP">{{cite web|url=https://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/kingkong/#monster|title=About The Movie - Monster|work=warnerbros.co.jp/kingkong/|accessdate=20 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
|roar =[[File:Spore_Mantis_Scene_Kong_Skull_Island_2017_Movie_Cl.ogg|180px|center|noicon]] | |enemies =[[Jack Chapman]], [[Skullcrawler]] | ||
|debut =''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' | |||
|last =''[[Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted|Godzilla x Kong:<br>The Hunted]]'' | |||
|roar =[[File:Spore_Mantis_Scene_Kong_Skull_Island_2017_Movie_Cl.ogg|180px|center|noicon]]{{More Roars}} | |||
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The '''Spore Mantis''' is a giant parasitic insect that appears in the [[2017]] [[Legendary Pictures]] [[:Category:Films|film]] ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''. | The '''Spore Mantis''' is a giant parasitic insect [[superspecies]] that appears in the [[2017]] [[Legendary Pictures]] [[:Category:Films|film]] ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''. | ||
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==Name== | |||
The Spore Mantis' scientific name, ''Phasmid Sylas'', comes from ''phasmid'', which is an order of insects, and the Latin word ''sylas'', meaning “forest.” | |||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
Both the body and limbs of the Spore Mantis resemble fallen trees. In fact, bark is a part of the species' epidermis. Beneath this deceptive layer lies a parasitic slug.<ref name="Monarch Dossier"/> | Both the body and limbs of the Spore Mantis resemble fallen trees. In fact, bark is a part of the species' epidermis. Beneath this deceptive layer lies a parasitic slug-like creature.<ref name="Monarch Dossier"/> | ||
== | ==Behavior== | ||
Spore Mantises are carnivores. They are less aggressive than some of the other predators on [[Skull Island]], with one withdrawing | Spore Mantises are carnivores. They are less aggressive than some of the other predators on [[Skull Island]], with one being repelled by gunfire, withdrawing to avoid a potential fight with a [[Skullcrawler]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===[[ | *''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' (2017) | ||
===[[Monsterverse]]=== | |||
====''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''==== | ====''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''==== | ||
While attempting to contact the other members of his team, Jack Chapman sat down on a fallen log, which suddenly began to move. Chapman fell off the log, which revealed itself as a Spore Mantis. Chapman scrambled to recover his machine gun and fired it at the creature, damaging its wood-like armor. After calling out several times, the Spore Mantis turned and walked away. Confused, Chapman turned around, only to be confronted by a [[Skullcrawler]], which promptly killed and ate him. | While attempting to contact the other members of his team, Jack Chapman sat down on a fallen log, which suddenly began to move. Chapman fell off the log, which revealed itself as a Spore Mantis. Chapman scrambled to recover his machine gun and fired it at the creature, damaging its wood-like armor. After calling out several times, the Spore Mantis turned and walked away. Confused, Chapman turned around, only to be confronted by a [[Skullcrawler]], which promptly killed and ate him. | ||
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*''[[Kong and Me]]'' (2021) | *''[[Kong and Me]]'' (2021) | ||
===''[[Kong and Me]]''=== | ===''[[Kong and Me]]''=== | ||
A Spore Mantis walked behind [[Jia]] as she played hide-and-seek with [[King Kong | A Spore Mantis walked behind [[Jia]] as she played hide-and-seek with [[King Kong (Monsterverse)|Kong]]. She described them as "logs with legs." | ||
==Comics== | |||
*''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong issue 3|#3]] (2017) [profile] | |||
*''[[Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted]]'' (2024) [taxidermy] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Spore Mantis/Gallery}} | {{Main|Spore Mantis/Gallery}} | ||
==Roar== | |||
{{Videos| | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">4raZKXcLEAc?</youtube>|Spore Mantis roars (begins at 8:20)}}}} | |||
==In other languages== | |||
{{Other languages | |||
|ja=スポア・マンティス ''Supoa Mantisu''|jameaning=Transliteration of English name | |||
}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Monsters}} | {{Monsters}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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[[Category:Florafauna]] | [[Category:Florafauna]] | ||
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The Spore Mantis is a giant parasitic insect superspecies that appears in the 2017 Legendary Pictures film Kong: Skull Island.
Name
The Spore Mantis' scientific name, Phasmid Sylas, comes from phasmid, which is an order of insects, and the Latin word sylas, meaning “forest.”
Design
Both the body and limbs of the Spore Mantis resemble fallen trees. In fact, bark is a part of the species' epidermis. Beneath this deceptive layer lies a parasitic slug-like creature.[1]
Behavior
Spore Mantises are carnivores. They are less aggressive than some of the other predators on Skull Island, with one being repelled by gunfire, withdrawing to avoid a potential fight with a Skullcrawler.
History
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Monsterverse
Kong: Skull Island
While attempting to contact the other members of his team, Jack Chapman sat down on a fallen log, which suddenly began to move. Chapman fell off the log, which revealed itself as a Spore Mantis. Chapman scrambled to recover his machine gun and fired it at the creature, damaging its wood-like armor. After calling out several times, the Spore Mantis turned and walked away. Confused, Chapman turned around, only to be confronted by a Skullcrawler, which promptly killed and ate him.
Abilities
Camouflage
With its tree-like body, the Spore Mantis can blend in with surrounding forests.
Physical abilities
Spore Mantises possess "bone-crushing" jaws.[1]
Sap
Spore Mantises digest and envelop their prey with a "protein-rich sap." As a result, their victims can easily be identified in their "crystalline amber" feces.[1]
Books
Kong and Me
A Spore Mantis walked behind Jia as she played hide-and-seek with Kong. She described them as "logs with legs."
Comics
- Skull Island: The Birth of Kong #3 (2017) [profile]
- Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted (2024) [taxidermy]
Gallery
- Main article: Spore Mantis/Gallery.
Roar
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In other languages
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Japanese
References
This is a list of references for Spore Mantis. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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