Australian term originated from South East Queensland describes the underweight sticklike appearance of a drug affected person who is trying to walk to or from the nearest 24 hour shop.
The female version is more commonly seen and can be found in areas near Service Stations.
Easily identified by their typically
weird walking style and very underweight frame, the
crack mantis is not typically considered a safety threat but can become
agitated if their path of travel is impeded.
A
Crack Mantis is rarely far from their
home (nest) due to the effort required to coordinate a
journey. 50m can be known to take over 30 minutes and path of travel is always different due to repetitive jerks, pauses or lunges. Males are not so common possibly due to the known mating habits of the female.