As mantis sightings in Eorzea coincide with the time period in which Lalafellin settlers from the south arrived in Vylbrand, it has been concluded that the giant insectivorous vilekin (also found in abundance in the Lalafell's homelands) were unintentionally brought over by the Plainsfolk - eggsacs most likely attached to the reeds from which the clan wove its sea ships. ^[1]