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I'm not sure that the european mantis exists in thailand... They have the dark markings in the right spot, but the iridescence on Riem's markings reflects light with the same luster as blue sequins! It's not just a little bit glossy, it's a full on mirror! This seems a little too specialized to...

Riem molted the other night! At this point, I am certain that she is a subadult. But now I'm not certain that she is a Tenodera!! Check out her stunning iridescent blue raptorial markings!! she posed to to give me a maaarvelous shot of the markings she has. Have a look that that! It’s so...

Some mantis hugs to brighten the day:

When IDing wild caught nymphs, there is always a chance of being waaay out in left field (especially if you know as little as I do!). But it's fun to make an educated guess and see if you're right, anyways! :] As for how many molts left, I have no clue. If she only has two left to go, she might...

I brought home a new one the other day... She's nothing unique as far as species is concerned, but this is only my second mantis, so it's probably better to stick to more common place mantids with a lot of information available online about them... She's a bashful lady. I found her...

wow!! Brilliant photos, this species is especially beautiful!! Thank you for sharing these with us! I really look forward to seeing how the breeding and hatching goes!!

oh gosh, these were some beautiful looking nymphs! It would have been great to see them mature, but they're so tiny... I'm not surprised they proved difficult to raise. You certainly put a great effort forth, though! And it's a pleasure just to see photos of the nymphs. I'm really sorry to hear...

Penh reached adulthood! She's been a happy, healthy full grown lady for about a week and a half now! Hehe I love that she maintained her pink lipstick and pink stripey stockings. She turned out lovely, and with such a wonderful temperament! I couldn't have asked for a better first...

Man, I am grappling with this, myself! Except instead of 7 days, I'm going back to Canada for up to two months to deal with getting married and stuff :T And due to canada's strict laws, bringing them with me is not an option haha (otherwise I would in a heartbeat!) And so I was also wondering...

This is exactly what I was hoping to see, thank you! I wished latin was a thing I could read, but a shoddy internet translation of the text more or less does the trick well enough, I suppose! And you appear to be quite right! It's actually kind of fascinating to me how a species description...

Oh! Do you have a source link? All the descriptions I've seen, and the photos I get under the file names of Hierodula Parviceps produce the same results. But I'm limited to just doing extensive Google searches... I have not run into any description nor photos which echo what you're saying :U I'd...

After some searching of my own (and looking up the H. patellifera), I think I have actually figured out which species she is!! I'm quite certain now that she is a hierodula parviceps! It's a smaller hierodula species, like the patellifera, but the markings and leg banding, ect. matches up...

A little while back, I submitted my first post to this forum asking if anyone could ID a nymph I had found. We came to the conclusion that was was a Hierodula of some sort (being in southeast asia, it's not a Sphodromantis), but couldn't figure out which! Well, yesterday, she went through her...

So, ever since I've started hand feeding my hierodula honey as a snack after the occasional meal, she's made a habit of crawling across her terrarium to get as close to me as possible upon spotting my face. I would have never assumed that an insect would have the capability of this kind of...

Penh was eyeing up my lollipop something fierce. Expecting her to be repelled by it, I let her check it out. She wiggled her antennae all over it before shoving her face right into it with the fervor of a five-year-old sugar addict. I tried reading into whether or not candy was...

Thanks, Wolfpuppy! :D Penh molted again, recently!: This last image compares her pre-molt appearance (left) to her dashing post molt majesty (right). The size difference this time around is quite alarming!! She really beefed up! I’m also certain that she is now either a pre-sub, or a...

Thanks, Andrew!! This pretty well confirms my suspicions that eating them would cause her no problem, but if they found a nice squishy crevace on her body they could set up camp. And thanks for the tip, as well! I'll make sure to give my caught flies a loving squeeze before putting them into her...

My wild caught girl enjoys wild caught meals, and being a kind of "paranoid mom", I always monitor her meals to make sure nothing strange happens. Today, something strange happened. I feed her medium to large sized flies, and today for lunch, I had managed to catch her a medium sized one. She...

oh no! Those carvings are too cute!! The sea turtle and smiley shark melts my heart :'] <3 these are excellent!!

wow what?? this painting is so rad! Look at her sassy eyes <3 great work and lovely brush strokes!! The detail and contrast on her 'snout'/mouth parts are my favorite part of this piece :D And hey, why not sell both prints AND the original? This is a great piece :]