Fallout – Which mantises explode

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I've noticed that when I loot mantis legs off of some mantises they explode. Others (most in the wasteland, in fact) don't. Which mantises explode upon you looting their legs, and why is it different?

UPDATE

Going through Vault 22 again, this time as a goody-two-shoes for the NCR. What I've found is that not only do the Vault 22 mantises explode upon me looting their legs, but I also seem to get 20XP each time I do so. I still have not gotten a mantis to explode after looting it anywhere but Vault 22, so I'm beginning to think this is just a Vault 22 thing. Can anyone confirm or deny?

Best Answer

This answer is pretty clearly not what John was looking for, but I'm going to leave it up, because it's a good excuse to post Pushy.gif.

I'm pretty sure this is just a randomly generated death animation from good ol' Havok., designed to infuriate you and ruin your loot.

See also: Pushy.gif
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