ismart
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That is a very beautifly colored mantis! 
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A few more of her...
Stagmomantis carolina adult female (September 2009)
Close-up of wing pattern
I like this grooming pic.... it kind of reminds me of a ballet dancer.
Stagmomantis carolina adult female (September 2009)
Close-up of wing pattern
I like this grooming pic.... it kind of reminds me of a ballet dancer.
Thought I'd post some more pics of my trip down to my brother's house and visiting family in August.
Here's a baby deer whose mother was killed. My brother took it home and is raising it. It broke its leg trying to jump over the fenced enclosure one day; but it's all healed now (and in a bigger enclosure in the barn).
Here's Max, their three-legged dog. He got hit by a vehicle on the road and the vet said they usually euthenize a big dog like that because their legs can't support the heavy weight very well. But my brother insisted they just amputate, and Max gets along well enough. He's still an intimidating watch dog if you don't know him!
Here's my brother's family living room. Can you tell he (and the whole family) are all about deer? He does a lot of bow hunting, and they rarely buy meat from the grocery store and eat venison year-round. My brother is also a taxidermist and did the full mount on top of the T.V. himself. Bev, his wife, made the camo curtains.
Here's a butterfly I captured while out mantis hunting at his place.
And here's my Grandma and me. :wub:
Here's a baby deer whose mother was killed. My brother took it home and is raising it. It broke its leg trying to jump over the fenced enclosure one day; but it's all healed now (and in a bigger enclosure in the barn).
Here's Max, their three-legged dog. He got hit by a vehicle on the road and the vet said they usually euthenize a big dog like that because their legs can't support the heavy weight very well. But my brother insisted they just amputate, and Max gets along well enough. He's still an intimidating watch dog if you don't know him!
Here's my brother's family living room. Can you tell he (and the whole family) are all about deer? He does a lot of bow hunting, and they rarely buy meat from the grocery store and eat venison year-round. My brother is also a taxidermist and did the full mount on top of the T.V. himself. Bev, his wife, made the camo curtains.
Here's a butterfly I captured while out mantis hunting at his place.
And here's my Grandma and me. :wub:
sbugir
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Nice pics , is Max, a bull mastiff? Or English mastiff?
Oh forgot to add, Your grandma is smokin , Phil you've got some competition. (joke)
, is Max, a bull mastiff? Or English mastiff?Oh forgot to add, Your grandma is smokin
, Phil you've got some competition. (joke)
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Ummm.... I'm not really sure.Nice pics
Emile.Wilson
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BAMBI!
PhilinYuma
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Cool pix as always, Katt! So how big will they let Bambi grow before they eat her?
I'm just about certain that he's a bull mastiff. Old English mastiffs are humongous and have a higher forehead. Did he have a mantis tattoo on his missing leg?
I'm just about certain that he's a bull mastiff. Old English mastiffs are humongous and have a higher forehead. Did he have a mantis tattoo on his missing leg?
sbugir
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Christ Phil, you are terrible.
My brother has become attached to the fawn, and won't shoot her. He's going to tie a cloth or scarf around her neck when she gets large enough to roam free, so he and others will know she's a pet and not game.
ABbuggin
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Great pics. Doesn't venison taste good? It has a pretty good taste considering how lean it is.
Oh, BTW, the butterfly is a Painted Lady, AKA Gongylus' favorite food.
Oh, BTW, the butterfly is a Painted Lady, AKA Gongylus' favorite food.
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revmdn
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Hierodula membranacea adult female pink morph (June 2009)
keri
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GORGEOUS pics!!! Thanks for sharing!! The mantids are by far the stars but somehow I keep turning back to the Deer that watches you while you watch TV lol
Thanks, Keri!
More Hierodula membranacea pics...
An older nymph making a meal out of a mis-molted Rhombodera sp. nymph
revmdn
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Always fun to look at. Thanks for sharing.
Adult male Parasphendale agrionina. I think this pic is sweet of him peeking out. :wub: Look at those crazy eyeballs, hehe. ^_^ (April 2009)
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sbugir
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Great pic Kat. My males are due to molt to adulthood any day now. I'm surprised they haven't yet, I got them late Aug/early September.
