Few more mantis pics

[yen_saw]

Have a bit of free time to share some recently taken pics using my old digital cam

Budwing laying her first ooth

Ready to go after depositing the ooth (time to wash my net cage...yucky!)

Either male is not letting the chance to mate with another budwing female

Crebroter gemmatus with her ooth

Another C. gemmtus ooth hatching, about 60 tiny red nymphs

Crebroter pictipennis (Subadult pair on second pic)

 

[Pelle]

Very nice pics! And Congrats again! :lol:

 

[yen_saw]

Thanks Pim ^_^

The lonely female Florida bark mantis

Not all good for the Hestiasula brunneriana, first case of cannibalism

the first adult male die

Adult male asian giant mantis

L1 Pseudempusa pinnapavonis

 

[yen_saw]

Schizocephala bicornis

subadult male?? This species love "Tai Chi" post :lol:

Some pics of the pair

few more shots

This grass mantis adult female easily handle blue bottle with tiny foreleg

Adult pair of Statilia maculata mating

 

[Pelle]

Oh, I was to quick

I like the Schizocephala bicornis, they are awesome

 

[Kruszakus]

Oh, I was to quick I like the Schizocephala bicornis, they are awesome

Same here - I hope that they will be available - kinda my dream to have something like that

 

[Rick]

Great pics yen.

 

[idolomantis]

Love the tai chi

 

[Katnapper]

Wonderful pics, Yen! I really enjoy looking at your pics and reading your comments about each one. The comments really help with adding additional information and observations. I too like the Schizocephala bicornis "Tai Chi" pose... Too funny! :lol:

 

[yen_saw]

Thanks all, unfortunately this long India stick mantis take awfully long time to grow. I hope to see an adult by Christmas if i am lucky enough. maybe that is the reason why human practising "Tai Chi" - for longetivity ^_^

couple more pic to share, the furious spiny flower female!! She has been easily agitated since nymphs stage, a "habit" she carries on till adult stage.