A few new photos

guapoalto049 · Jan 10, 2011

Haven't taken many pictures lately, figured I'd post these.

New ghost adult:

192 Chinese nymphs hatching out:

Ootheca comparison photo:

Adult Phyllocrania and Gongylus ladies:

Staredown:

Pretty colors on the calling Rhombodera stalii:

myzticalboi · Jan 10, 2011

Great phots! B)

kitkat39 · Jan 10, 2011

you actually took the time to count out all the 192 nymphs? =P

guapoalto049 · Jan 10, 2011

kitkat39 said:
you actually took the time to count out all the 192 nymphs? =P

Lol sadly I did. Shows how much time during the day a college kid on break has!

I think my camera is getting messed up, every photo is blurry lately. It was pretty cheap and I know nothing about cameras-do they lose their quality after awhile?

hibiscusmile · Jan 10, 2011

:lol: U need Job!

warpdrive · Jan 10, 2011

guapoalto049 said:
Lol sadly I did. Shows how much time during the day a college kid on break has!

I think my camera is getting messed up, every photo is blurry lately. It was pretty cheap and I know nothing about cameras-do they lose their quality after awhile?

while cameras can break, I bet the reason is "low light". so the lens doesn't focus properly. it happens on mine once in a while, but the light levels have to be real low. also, it may just be giving you a poor apiture at the same time due to low light, thus also poor "depth of field".

still good photos. I can almost smell the sex in the last photos.

Harry

dgerndt · Jan 10, 2011

Aw, shields are so cute! I love their big eyes!!!

guapoalto049 · Jan 11, 2011

Thanks Harry. I took a few more with more light

guapoalto049 · Jan 11, 2011

L6 female Idolo and adult female violin. The head and forelegs are the same size!

I didn't think these guys could do it! L1 Chinese tackles a housefly no problem

Idolo ooth from Frey, compared to a good sized Chinese:

I'm 6'3 and the Idolo ooth makes my hand look tiny

MantidLord · Jan 14, 2011

Wow. An L1 caught a housefly? Man, that's awesome. Nice pictures.

DeadInTheBasement · Jan 14, 2011

they look amazing

do you by chance have a photo of the enclosure you are keeping the idolos in?

guapoalto049 · Jan 15, 2011

@ Mantidlord: Thanks man. The L1 violins take houseflies pretty readily since they're noticeably bigger than the Chinese. First time I've seen this though!

@Deadinthebasement: Here's a post I started about my Idolos. Idolo updates

Katnapper · Jan 16, 2011

I very much enjoyed all the pics!

Kitkat beat me to asking if you'd really counted the 192 nymphs, lol. :lol: The female Rhombodera's are one of my favorites... always a soft spot for them.

guapoalto049 · Jan 17, 2011

They really are a great mantis. They're my favorite mantis species due to their size, beauty, aggressiveness, and ease of rearing. Although I hear magic happens when Idolos become adult, so we'll see where I'm at in two molts...

blind_angel16 · Aug 24, 2011

Maybe it's just me, but I think "Staredown" looks a lot like a Pokémon battle between two Scyther. :lol:

Wild SCYTHER appeared!

Go! SCYTHER!

What will SCYTHER do?

FIGHT
BAG
POKéMON
RUN

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