Scientists say that an ancient cave drawing discovered in Iran depicts a half-man, half-mantis creature.
The curious petroglyph was found a few years ago in the Teymareh region of the country where such rock carvings are fairly plentiful.
However, this particular piece of artwork, which measures around five-and-a-half inches long, proved to be rather intriguing to experts as drawings of invertebrate animals are rarely seen.
This has led to the conclusion that the work was meant to depict a human-mantis hybrid of sorts.
While such entities have long been a part of ancient religious lore, one can't but note that, in modern times, there are a number of tales involving encounters with mantis-like alien beings.
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