Bark mantis

[leviatan]

Humbertiella ceylonica adult female:











and fresh mating:

Acromantis formosana



Oxyopsis gracillis

 

[Mvalenz]

The camouflage on the bark mantis is unbelievable.

 

[hibiscusmile]

very nice pixs! how long does it take the ooths to hatch?

 

[leviatan]

very nice pixs! how long does it take the ooths to hatch?

Thanks

I don't remember exacly, but it was aprox 5-6 weeks.

H. ceylonica are the fastest species I evere had in my culture... They just teleport... I lost many nymhs in my room becouse of that!

 

[Idolofreak]

The camouflage on the bark mantis is unbelievable.

+1 Great camo!

 

[hibiscusmile]

I love that pic with the eyes looking back at us.

 

[rs4guy]

I saw MANY of those bark mantids when in the Amazon, they are extremely fast indeed, and quite awesome, thanks for sharing!

 

[leviatan]

more mantids:

Omomantis zebrata L1



Taumantis sigiana L2



Rhombodera sp. ok L4/5



Omomantis zebrata, adult

 

[leviatan]

Here is a male! H. ceylonica

 

[sinensispsyched]

Dang, they're good!

 

[leviatan]

Mating time!!

 

[agent A]

nice!! let us know when u sell ooths B)

 

[hibiscusmile]

me first!!! these are the cutiest eyes I have seen!

 

[Borya]

Mine take drosophila with reluctance when at L1; they require lesser feedind insects, like aphids or so. After L3 they take drosophila fine, even D.hydei.

 

[hibiscusmile]

hummmm, I lost the order, but I just got a bark mantis ooth a few months ago and poor thing never hatched. oh Poopie!