A couple of my "aliens"

[Mantis_Whisper]

I finally got some pictures uploaded on photobucket, so I thought I'd grace you with lots of badly taken pictures of my "aliens."

Mantis Religiosa (European Mantis)

Adult Female (back)

Adult Female (face)

Nymph (L1)

Phyllovates Chlorophaea (Texas Unicorn Mantis)

Nymph

Adult Male and subadult male "sharing" food

Adult Female

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

Tenodera Aridifolia Sinensis (Chinese Mantis)

Nymph

Acromantis Farmosa (Taiwan Flower Mantis)

Nymph "hiding."

Nymph giving directions. (Go left!)

Nymph "praying."

Nymph cleaning self.

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

Odontomantis Planticeps (Ant Mantis)

Adult female (back)

Eve hanging out on an orchid

Eve cleaning herself

Pseudoharpax Virescen (Gambian Spotted Eye Flower Mantis)

L1 Nymph

Hymenopus Coronatus (Orchid Mantis)

Pink Nymph

L2 Nymph

Adult Female

Subadults eating bluebottles

 

[The_Asa]

Those aren't bad pictures. I like the last orchid one and the ant mantids.

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

Those aren't bad pictures. I like the last orchid one and the ant mantids.

Thanks.

It was surprisingly hard to get a good shot of the ant mantis. :mellow:

 

[hibiscusmile]

You got a nice variety!

 

[Pelle]

Nice pictures!

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

You got a nice variety!

Thanks! The funny thing is, most are from mantisplace.

Nice pictures!

Thanks.

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

Last of my pictures for now.

Phyllocrania paradoxa (Ghost mantis)

Subadult Male ( my favorite picture.)

Adult Male

Adult Female (back)

Adult Female (face)

Two Adults (The male will mount her, but not mate her! Argh! Why?)

Ghost Nymph

 

[macro junkie]

lovely collection and lovely pics..i dont get the title tho.?theres more than a couple different species there.

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

lovely collection and lovely pics..i dont get the title tho.?theres more than a couple different species there.

Thanks.

Well the title was just something random that came to my mind... plus my mom always calls them aliens, so that's why the alien part is there. I also didn't think about how many species I had when I wrote that. :blink:

 

[macro junkie]

Thanks. Well the title was just something random that came to my mind... plus my mom always calls them aliens, so that's why the alien part is there. I also didn't think about how many species I had when I wrote that. :blink:

no problem.i was just being picky.

 

[Kruszakus]

Be careful with this "sharing" - Texicorns often bite into each others limbs, often injuring themselves to the point where one dies.

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

no problem.i was just being picky.

Nah, it's fine.

Be careful with this "sharing" - Texicorns often bite into each others limbs, often injuring themselves to the point where one dies.

Yeah, I noticed that after awhile. The sad thing is, all of my unicorns died off round Christmas of last year.

The only ones I don't own now that are in the thread are the unicorns and the europeans.

 

[macro junkie]

Nah, it's fine. Yeah, I noticed that after awhile. The sad thing is, all of my unicorns died off round Christmas of last year.

The only ones I don't own now that are in the thread are the unicorns and the europeans.

i had texas unicorns housed in 1ftx1ft net cage,8x 3rd instar..over a few weeks 2 got eaten..iv separated them now

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

i had texas unicorns housed in 1ftx1ft net cage,8x 3rd instar..over a few weeks 2 got eaten..iv separated them now

Most of mine got eaten by mealworms. :angry:

I only had one case of cannibalism, but they lived in a 60 cm tall, 60 in length and 30 wide cage. So there was enough room.

Good luck with yours, I had terrible luck with mine.

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

Kay, I lied. Another picture for you.

My subadult male Taiwan flower mantis molted.

He keeps jumping on me! :blink:

 

[idolomantis]

Kay, I lied. Another picture for you.My subadult male Taiwan flower mantis molted.

He keeps jumping on me! :blink:

that means she likes you.. those are cool i get me some :}

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

that means she likes you.. those are cool i get me some :}

Maybe. Or I just smell good. :lol:

Yeah, they do some of the cutest things. But they're so tiny. He's only an inch long. :blink: