Mantis Foreleg

The mantis foreleg is a miscellaneous item in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
It is found on dead giant mantises, giant mantis females and giant mantis nymphs and all variations of Zion mantises and is one of the ingredients used at a campfire to create the grilled mantis.

Bugs

 * Note This is patched
 * By far the fastest way to gain XP and advance in levels, whether or not one intends to also engage in the Double Perks exploit, is via the exploitation of the Mantis Foreleg XP glitch, which awards XP when moving Mantis Forelegs from ones inventory into a 'container' and vice versa.
 * It is first available in Goodsprings immediately after starting the game, and before leaving the tutorial area and finalizing character information. Its application is by no means limited to this venue, but it does carry the benefit of additional perks when applied at the stated earliest opportunity. Otherwise it is still an expeditious method of XP accumulation in any event.