Chinese Mantis

[patrickfraser]

I just thought it was an "ugly" brown color. After a closer look.....

 

[dgerndt]

They really are a beautiful species. I had a sub-adult male with blue-grey eyes.

 

[Slinkytreekreeper]

Yeah man, I just grabbed some similar shots of my L6 Chinese, that yellow spot under the throat really surprised me and the tones just after a molt were almost pastel before the vivid red kicked in.

 

[patrickfraser]

They really are a beautiful species. I had a sub-adult male with blue-grey eyes.

want another?

 

[dgerndt]

Heck yeah, I do! I miss my Chinese.

 

[Marianna]

My gosh... imagine all we miss or don't see with our naked eye! He's beautiful!

 

[patrickfraser]

Heck yeah, I do! I miss my Chinese.

I'd send you one or a few, but I do not have heat packs for shipping. I'll have to look into purchasing some so I can ship.

 

[dgerndt]

I'd send you one or a few, but I do not have heat packs for shipping. I'll have to look into purchasing some so I can ship.

I don't have money, anyway. :lol: Sorry!

 

[Precarious]

Nice shots! I love how mantids hide so much color in plain sight. Taking closeups is like revealing a work of art.

 

[ismart]

Great shots! If it were not for the common chinese mantis. I probably would not be in to mantids today. I tell myself every year i'm not going to keep any chinese, but i always end up keeping at least a couple.

 

[dgerndt]

Great shots! If it were not for the common chinese mantis. I probably would not be in to mantids today. I tell myself every year i'm not going to keep any chinese, but i always end up keeping at least a couple.

Ditto! My first mantis was a wild-caught brown female Chinese, so they have a special place in my heart.

 

[blind_angel16]

Ditto! My first mantis was a wild-caught brown female Chinese, so they have a special place in my heart.

I know my Female Chinese Niki does in mine.