Right at the body of the boar, Theo crouched to see the state of the mantis. It was attached right in the center of the head, yet due to falling headfirst, it was crunched toward the inside.
So Theo decided to move the head, only to see the mantis looking at him. Both its forelegs were inside the boar's head together and didn't seem to budge.
"I will help you," Theo said and went closer to pull on the mantis.
When he grabbed the two forelegs, he frowned. The legs were attached in very tightly.
To not hurt the mantis in the process, Theo did it gently and tugged a few times. And only after the fourth or fifth time did the mantis get out.
When Theo kept it on the boar's body, the mantis vibrated a little at first, making Theo scared, but soon, it started to lick its forelegs clean.
And while he couldn't see an injury on its body, the mantis took a small bite out of the burly moss on its back.
