CGI **Award Winning Animated Shorts** 'Lovebites' - by Lovebites Team | TheCGBros

Check out this fantastic award winning CGI Animated short film about Cecil the praying mantis, who goes on his first date! Created by the talented Agaki Bautista, Aram Davern, Michael De Caria, Jonathon Iskov, Peter Lam, & Doug Walker ! For more information, please see the details and links below:

Software used: Maya and Zbrush / Arnold Renderer / Nuke

Contact info for the team:

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[stephaniewilson]

All I could think of was Sid from Ice Age saying: No thanks, I choose life!

[becca.harbour]

The male’s little squeaks melt my heart every time. ❤️

[hidiefox]

People are talking about how cruel female bugs are, yet I just want to appreciate the dude's bowtie.

[OrionoftheStar]

My progression of thought:
"Oh no, it's a male mantis getting ready for a date. I know how this will end..."
"Wait. Statistically speaking, only a fourth or so of mantis matings actually end in death."
"Wait, this is the internet. That doesn't matter."
"Oh fuck, he's so dead."
"Oh, wow! That's so sweet..."
"Oh. That, uh. That sucks."

[stacirussell]

That was the most scariest cartoon I've seen in years

[dipped]

Teacher shows this video to class

Teacher:so what did we learn today about nature?
Student:to never go outside ever again

[averii_i]

It's a sad life being a male mantis apparently.

[reiblex]

I like how he’s like “dafug?!” When she hands him the flower

[daniellahayde]

Male Mantis:
*sees other head on branch*
"NOPE! nope nooe nope nope nopitty nope." *falls on face*
*gets back up*
"Nope nope nope nop
Nop nop nop. KAY BAIIII!!!"

[TheJesusGirl]

This is how teachers should teach "Dramatic Irony" for the first time. haha.

[Cookie-oszk]

And this is why u have 2 make sure your girlfriend isn't a yandere...

[videogamescentral]

It's so cute, she's trying to decapitate him

[NVDAbets]

I had a Very Bad feeling at the first Because I knew the scientific dating process of And when I saw all the heads... Oh man, I couldn't get worse.

[emailnolongerinuse]

As soon as I saw the words love bites and the praying mantis I knew what was up

[realplumpis]

This makes me wonder if male mantis know they'll get eaten by their girlfriend or if it really comes as a surprise

[Yoyle-jqul]

Male praying mantis: what is love? Baby don’t eat me, don’t eat me, please don’t

[Reptilcat]

Poor little guy!!!
I had a Orchid Mantis, her name was Lilith, and she was as cruel as she was beautiful!
She ate her first husband in their wedding night °^°

Her second one, Lucifer, had much more luck...he had a long life for an male Mantis!
He loved it to sit on the tip of my fingers while he was eating and I loved it to watch him chewing at the tiny flies x3
That's strange ...I know! But they are sooo adorable -^_^-

[splaserjab]

Holy shit, that'd be scary for human world. You get a girl to like you, and she just snaps your neck

[Kitsuyou]

2:17 The faces he's making made me... x3 Adorable!

[WiredLife]

I get that that's how they mate, but I'm a different species. Thank God he lived. And thanks for the short as well!