#love these theories
Mantises love bananas. They also love honey, so I’d assumed that was just because they like the sugar boost. But then I got to thinking…
When wasps and bees are angry, they actually make a smell like bananas (to the point that smelling bananas will make them angry). And a wasp or bee getting eaten by a mantis probably isn’t happy. On top of that, a ripe enough banana has a color and consistency not unlike the muscle and haemolymph inside an insect. So…
You’re givin’ ‘em waspfruit.
Just had a splurge of thoughts I put in tags so I’ll copypaste them:
#mantises go bananas for bananas
#mantises can’t see yellow but most white and yellow things reflect UV which they can see
#actually maybe the association with bee smell is why they like honey too
#wonder if smelling like wasps is a banana defense mechanism against insects
