Acanthops falcata threat poses

[myzticalboi]

 

[animalexplorer]

Cool looking mantid! I love the abdomen on this species. How big do the male and females get?

 

[myzticalboi]

Cool looking mantid! I love the abdomen on this species. How big do the male and females get?

Both male and females are less than an inch or less. Very attractive species indeed.

 

[Slinkytreekreeper]

Funky threat pose, lovely mantis too. Don't think I have seen this species before.

 

[hibiscusmile]

They are just cutties!

 

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I WANT that species! Where did you get it??

 

[dgerndt]

I've never seen this species before. It's absolutely gorgeous! I love the colors on the abdomen and the little white spots on the forearms!

 

[more_rayne]

He so gangsta

 

[Arwen9]

Gorgeous.

I love the contrast of the plain brown and the wild stripes on its abdomen. And they only get an inch long? Are they communal?

 

[myzticalboi]

He so gangsta

It's a she Larry. =)

 

[myzticalboi]

Gorgeous.

I love the contrast of the plain brown and the wild stripes on its abdomen. And they only get an inch long? Are they communal?

I wouldn't say they are communal, but I had a lot food for them and i had no casualties. But they are very cannibalistic.

 

[warpdrive]

I'm keeping 4 in a 12x12 screen cage. One just molted today into L3 or L4.

Cute little things. Like mini ghosts.

Harry

 

[Peter Clausen]

Ah, I see some calendar-worthy photos there! I too love the contours of their bodies. Nice shots!

 

[Orin]

Both male and females are less than an inch or less.

Are you sure you don't mean an inch and a half? I raised a number of generations many years ago and though smaller than ghosts they weren't nearly that small (much bulkier than miomantis).

 

[Precarious]

Cute little bugger! Nice pics too.

 

[myzticalboi]

Are you sure you don't mean an inch and a half? I raised a number of generations many years ago and though smaller than ghosts they weren't nearly that small (much bulkier than miomantis).

Yes Orin, I would say at least an inch and half or less, in general they are really small compared to ghosts, just like them orchids.