devils flower mantis??does anyone breed these?

[massaman]

is this suppose to mean hes a idiot in dream land or something?

 

[ghostman]

whos a idiot? and isnt this forum english speaking only ???

 

[PhilinYuma]

is this suppose to mean hes a idiot in dream land or something?

Well, Paul, I can tell you that the first bit, "Sans fait rien," means "Without [he] makes nothing." It was a mild cuss phrase in England in the '30's. There is a song called "With 'er 'ead tucked underneath 'er arm," about the ghost of the late Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, which haunts the Tower of London to this day. On one occasion, her ghost met that of the late King, down in the canteen bar,

Said he, "Are you Jane Seymour, Anne Boleyn or Katherine Parr?

For how the sweet san fairy Anne do I know who you are,

With yer 'ead tucked underneath yer arm?"

Stanley Holloway's version, which I listened to endlessly as a child can be found on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTkDGpcWnmU...feature=related

When you listen to it, you may wonder why the drunken sentries would mistake her for a member of the Woolwich Arsenal Football Club, (Go Gunners!), Alec James. This is because he was so short that even with his head on, he could be mistaken for the queen without hers.

I fear that I have forgotten the exact nature of your question, but I hope that this comes close to answering it.

 

[Schloaty]

Mass, jedem is every, if I recall my college German well enough....so "there are idiots in every land (country)"

 

[hibiscusmile]

as the saying goes,,, I guess the squirrels have not gathered up all the nuts!

 

[tier]

 

[Katnapper]

Beautiful specimen, Tier! I love the pink coloration, and so dainty looking.

 

[Colorcham427]

that specimen is worth every penny that he is charged for!!

this is the species that attracted me to this new world!! LOL wish they had some ppl who could breed em in the states US

 

[hibiscusmile]

It is a beautiful pic Tier, is that really the color of it?

 

[PhilinYuma]

Great mantis, great pic!

 

[sufistic]

That's a beautiful specimen right there.

 

[tier]

Hi

Thanks all.

To be honest, hibiscusmile, it is its natural colours, but I amplyfied them in Photoshop (levels, colour balance, brightness and contrast etc.). I made it a little more purple and I made the green belt around the base of the Pronutum a little more green ;-)

regards

 

[sufistic]

I'm sure it's still beautiful even before Photoshop edits Stefan! The green pronotum looks similar to what an Orchid would have though lol.

 

[tier]

Here is the raw version, not altered anyway:



Just compare both pictures on your own to find all differences.

regards

 

[Christian]

From time to time I have specimens of the photoshopped pink intensity; most are like the last one though.

 

[sufistic]

That's interesting Christian. I assume these are all the same IGM 25 pure bloodline?

 

[Christian]

That's interesting Christian. I assume these are all the same IGM 25 pure bloodline?

Yes. We mentioned this fact (that L2 are somewhat pinkish) already in our 2006 article. The pink color usually vanishes when they are L4.