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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 18:05:42 GMT -8
The African Demon- Mesotopus tarandus The largest of all African Lucanidae, with the model being between 83-85mm  Manticora may have more lore surrounding certain species, but tarandus are definately the ultimate eidolon   |
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Post by mantisboy on Oct 22, 2015 19:26:01 GMT -8
Beautifully terrifying beetle! Out of curiosity, what is some of the lore surrounding these Manticora? Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 22:13:45 GMT -8
Long long ago, A village chief living at the base of Monte Muambe was considering war against a rival tribe, what would later become the Bantu. Even though there were plenty of resources in his village, the appeal of new land was more than the chief could resist. Rather than following traditional warfare rituals, the assassins took the opposition by night and easily defeated their enemies. With no warriors left, the remaining villagers returned to the volcano and merged with their new tribe. Time passed and everybody was happy, but the newfound power was too much for the young and naive leader. During the transition, the old crops and livestock had suffered. Without a large enough food supply, famine and disease spread. The smell of carrion attracted the Manticora and these voracious beetles fed on the corpses, a doomsday omen to those who survived.  |
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Post by africaone on Oct 28, 2015 0:15:45 GMT -8
despite critised for the systematic part, there is a very nice book on Manticora with picture, biology, legend, stories, Etc. published by "Taita Publishers" in 2002 (ISBN 80-902734-4-0)
by J. Mares : "A monograph of the genus Manticora"
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