ATTACK!!! MUST SEE! Mandible-close ups! :)

[agent A]

this ghost gal was eatin a turk roach

she didnt like me intruding :lol:

"what do u want? "

this creo was a bit more cooperative

nom nom nom

enjoy

 

[D_Hemptress]

Love them!!! :wub:

that roach gives me the heebie jeebies tho

 

[lancaster1313]

Nice!

I have a roach that was bitten by another one during his molt to adult. He has no labrum now, so when he eats or drinks, or even just being there, all I see are his mandibles on his face. So cool, but it takes a while for him to eat and he makes a very loud clicking sound as he does it. lol

 

[SilentDeviL]

Alex ur new lens really help out a lot is the quality of your shots.. I guess ur next gear will be a macro flash .

 

[Digger]

Nice work Alex! Funny how roaches give Hemptress heebjeebs. They're such close relatives to our beloved mantids. Where do you get your roach supply?

 

[agent A]

Nice work Alex! Funny how roaches give Hemptress heebjeebs. They're such close relatives to our beloved mantids. Where do you get your roach supply?

These r from aaron pauling and i habe a colony with many adult turks who r soon to breed

 

[Montana]

Nice!

I have a roach that was bitten by another one during his molt to adult. He has no labrum now, so when he eats or drinks, or even just being there, all I see are his mandibles on his face. So cool, but it takes a while for him to eat and he makes a very loud clicking sound as he does it. lol

That sounds awesome! I'd like to have a roach that does that. Any chance you could take a video with the sound and a closeup on the mouthparts?

 

[lancaster1313]

That sounds awesome! I'd like to have a roach that does that. Any chance you could take a video with the sound and a closeup on the mouthparts?

I don't have the glass. If I were to take videos with the couple of cameras that I have, someone would probably not even be able to tell he is a roach. lol

 

[MantidBro]

Beautiful mantids and incredible photos. Nice and clear, close-up, detailed. Gotta love when mantids look at you, wondering what you're doing. Can't wait til my Phyllocrania paradoxa reach adulthood. Will be after two more molts.