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sorry, the pics arent ours. this is some guy on our aussie forum who wants it IDed. We have his permission to repost the pics, btw.

1) Invertebrates do not have as highly developed a nervous system as vertebrates. The do not feel pain. Fish do. If youre not a biologist, dont even start with this argument. 2) The "but other people do it all the time" argument belongs in the playground. Im shocked people still carry this...

i have yet to see a mantid regrow a raptorial limb.

its fun to watch these hunt. theyre so aggressive - will happily chase down any food in their cage and will eat till bursting!

i still think O ministralis and O. novaezealandiae are both sold as NZ mantis, especially overseas. perhaps christian can enlighten us? and its too small for pseudomantis, unless its a male.

this isnt the first time this has been done. think of the olympics. i dont see why anyone would think this is such a bad idea. in a city where poverty is rife and hundreds freeze to death each winter a little less snow isnt going to hurt anyone.

cool. as for the name, our friend wiki states: "The genus name is derived from Bagheera, the black panther from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, with the species name honoring Kipling himself.[2] Other salticid genera with names of Kipling's characters are Akela, Messua and Nagaina. All four were...

haha i was going to start my spiel on the horrors of exporting from oz, then realised who you were. nice to see you on this forum. you wont find many ozzies on here though :(

these lay their eggs on the edges of leaves/twigs. long and straight would be in soil (think of crix!)

hehe, only getting warmer here!! :D though ive hunted out many of the insects around my house too :( having to go through neighbor's yards now!

like i said. theyre both Tropidomantis (I assume thats what Phil meant by Tenodera!). theyre both labeled as Tropidomantis. Where is the confusion, i do not understand.

This looks like neomantis from australaia. james can tell you more as theyre his favorite. considering theyre in the same genus id take a wild stab at them being somewhat related, if thats what you mean. but no, theyre not brothers or anything, lol. My mistake, just looked at the site, its...

this is a great thread! id say the width of the ooth would be dependant on how far the mantid can comfortably flex its abdomen to each side. the hypothesis would be larger mantis/longer abdomen = wider ooth? it'll be interesting to see if this is the case. oh and nice pics!

thats what a PM is for...you know, PERSONAL message?

stop pestering him. give him at least a day to himself after his molt!

looks like it laid only the egg mass and no foam. i have my doubts about a parasitized mantid being able to lay even this sickly looking ooth as id assume the parasite would eat the eggs.

wow. fantastic creature and a beaut shot! very artistic! id get rid of the light patch on the fly as it draws attention away from the spider, what do you think?

slowly and painfully. i dont know! if he dies he dies. if he doesnt then wonderful. i have to say though, youre smart enough to tell that these arent very good signs. points to toxins in the system.

better get ready to congratulate massaman too. noticed hes nearing the 1000 mark.

are you sure the exit wound might not be in one of the lateral creases of the abdomen? check it when the nymph dies. this is fascinating!