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hows every one getting on with there idolos?

theres no need to use a black background to get black images...just make sure theres nothing behind the subject..take them in a dull room with not much light.shoot at around f/22 it willl be jet black lovely images yen..so your using a onboard flash to light these images?how are you lighting...

orchid mantis..2 x trying to breed it and both times she got egg bound

i use flickr to host my images

when left in the fridge mine start to hatch after about 2 weeks ish..Its very cold in my fridge but they still managed to get out of there pupae :o

white maggots = blue bottles pinkie maggots = green bottles ( not to be mistaken with pink dyed maggots) pinkies are about half the size of white maggots.

can u post the images a bit bigger please?and give us details on what your using to take your images.and what background your using.

there easier to care for than i thought.i was going to get a panther and all tho i still want one not just yet..the humidity needs to be a bit higher with them..but these ones(yemens) are used to hot dry conditions so humidity isnt a probelm..as long as i mist it 2x a day thats all that...

i took a adult male jade mantis out in my garden the other day to take a few pics but i knew it would not fly away as hes pretty old and doesnt fly any more.Just in case tho your best just taken the females out that are full up with food..they cant fly hen adult male jade mantis outside

forgot to say..he gets calcium powder dusted on food 4X a week and 1 day a week he gets muti vit powder.i mist the cage 2x a day

i have one identical to that.i didnt find mine in the garden tho i found it on the Internet :lol: your very lucky living where you do.

one of my latest images Rio needs his sleep.11hours darkness he has.

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both images are taken on the same day with in 10 seconds of each other. :o :blink: amazing how they do this.

this is very funny..only ever found him doing this once but dam i laughed when i saw it.i found him alseep in his feeding cup..lmao

the cage which is now updated..seems like for a bit i was trying to get the cage how he wanted it.it is alot different now but il show u the progression..this is what he use to live in mayby 2 months ago

shedding..gettting bigger his new 110 gallon mesh cage with 5.0uv outside and 100watt basking lamp out side..Iv updated his cage sinse this image was taken.its looking much better now..for now tho heres the old one. hes getting older..and when hes mooody the colours are getting more...

my buddie :) had him sinse a baby.this guy can eat for britan :o The day i got him..bought him from my friend who breeds them.35£ what he was housed in when he was a baby Look at the size of his :lol: look out..here come the grumpy colours,

i buy mine from my local fishing shop..i buy half a pint of white maggots(bluebottles) for 1.50£ or 1 pint for 2.75£..takes around 10-13 days to hatch to fly.I have alot of mantids and it cost very little to look after them.. you not got any fishing shops by you?