Chinese mantis baby pics

[Ecooper]

A few weeks ago I acquired a Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) egg case. The egg case hatched this past week. Now I have lots of little mouths to feed!

This little specimen posed very obligingly for me as I was feeding them fruit flies. There is always something very satisfying about watching a critter eat.

Well, not for the fly I suppose...

Cheers,

EC

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Olympus OM-D E-M5; Zuiko 60mm F2.8 macro lens; Olympus RF-11 ring flash; F16 @ 1/200 sec); ISO 200



P7070482 baby mantid copyright ernie cooper 2013_filtered by ernie.cooper, on Flickr



P7070476 baby mantid 2 copyright ernie cooper 2013_filtered by ernie.cooper, on Flickr

 

[mantid_mike]

Great shots!

 

[sinensispsyched]

Great shots!

Agreed! I love T. sinensis!