A few of my mantids

[idolomantis]

Lets begin with the most wanted orchid mantis, shall we?

L5 female:

more distance:

Now for for the pseudovates arizonae

A L3 nymph:

same nymph, but a stick bug fell out of my curtains XD

another nymph, it's sharp but too bad of the flash tho :/

L3+L2 nymphs:

 

[idolomantis]

now for more:

spirit

(pre sub adult phyllocrania paradoxa)

weird version of playing dead:

this pic was taken a few days later, she escaped and i found her in front of my window:

and this probably the last pic i took of my tenodera:

 

[Katnapper]

Enjoyed the pics, idolomantis. I especially liked the weird version of playing dead! :lol:

 

[hibiscusmile]

:lol: SILLY BABIES!

 

[shorty]

Nice pics. I'm ordering some Phyllocrania paradoxa nymphs on Monday for the first time. I'm really excited to get them as I've never raised this species before and I've always wanted to. They just look so amazing! Alls I have raised is your typical looking mantids (i.e. budwings, wide arms, giant asians, europeans, and chinese) Wish me luck!

 

[The_Asa]

Wow, spirit grew a little!

 

[idolomantis]

:lol: SILLY BABIES!

AHAHAHA those unicorns indeed look silly

and yes, asa, spirit did grew an inch..

some pics of my brand new, awesome,...

DEROPLATYS DESICCATA!!!

finger+deroplatys+camera+random elastic band?

aww... is he a little shy?

now at daylight:

 

[Katnapper]

Hey, congrats on your new baby! Is he an only child or will he have a mate?

 

[Pelle]

Nice pics!

The Pseudovates are doing fine by the looks of it

 

[idolomantis]

Nice pics!The Pseudovates are doing fine by the looks of it

yep

when i touch them they jump a few inch away

and katnapper: no i have 10 of them.

 

[Katnapper]

yep when i touch them they jump a few inch away

and katnapper: no i have 10 of them.

Cool, idolo.

 

[MANTIS DUDE]

AWSOME. I'm bugless and im sooo jeolus.

 

[idolomantis]

Instead of starting a new thread, i'll update this one.

I'm going to sdtart with the deroplatys desiccata, which has two jobs:

First job is actor, her speciality is playing dead, like demonstrated below:

Her second job is camoeflage expert, she's very good at it. Der will demonstrate here:

Now here is my acromantis, sitting on a stick.

I believe she's subadult, or presub, i can't see the wingbuds without using a microscope.

My orchid loves being pretty on her flower, these are her favorite spots:

And

Although she still is pretty serious sometimes:

Is it just me or does it looks like she wears a dress...

anyway matters not.

In the next post you'll find: ghosts like sunbathing, and ghosts camoeflage

 

[idolomantis]

Now this ghost male loves suunbathing on my bed:

It appears he saw something, a ghost maybe?

This above image is pretty cool:

 

[revmdn]

Great photos, mantids are so fun!

 

[dafke14]

Nice pics