Katnapper's Picture of Today

[revmdn]

Great pic Becky.

 

[Katnapper]

Thank you for the compliments on him. Here's one of his offspring I just took some shots of yesterday.

Parasphendale agrionina adult male (December 2009)

 

[Katnapper]

And while on the subject of Parasphendale agrionina (Budwing Mantis), here is a female, her laying an ooth, and the finished product.

Parasphendale agrionina adult female (May 2009)

Laying an ooth (May 2009)

Parasphendale agrionina ooth (May 2009)

 

[sufistic]

And while on the subject of Parasphendale agrionina (Budwing Mantis), here is a female, her laying an ooth, and the finished product. Parasphendale agrionina adult female (May 2009)

Laying an ooth (May 2009)

Parasphendale agrionina ooth (May 2009)

Wonderful photos. I really need to get a macro lens.

 

[Katnapper]

Statilia parva L1 nymph (December 2008)

Statilia parva adult male (February 2009)

 

[cloud jaguar]

cool pics !

 

[yen_saw]

Very nice pics Becky. Love the budwing in the net cage pics. Focusing mantis inside the net cage is pretty tedious using auto mode you did great! and what a huge ooth!

 

[Katnapper]

Thanks Roland and Yen!

Here's one entitled: "I'm not a mantis... I'm a stick!!"

Tenodera sinensis nymph (January 2009)

 

[beckyl92]

what do you use to put a copyright sign and your name in the corner? great pics by the way

 

[Katnapper]

what do you use to put a copyright sign and your name in the corner? great pics by the way

Thanks, Becky.

Using the text tool in PSP (Paint Shop Pro), I created my signature; then converted the image to a picture tube, which I can add at the click of one button on a separate layer, and can also resize to match if cropping image. Because I made the tube white, it can also be color adjusted, as well as transparency.

 

[revmdn]

Another great round of photos Becky.

 

[ismart]

Great photo's Becky! That budwing females ooth is almost as big as she is! :blink:

 

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I think you should tske a few photos of the barks(something i could never do!! ).

 

[Katnapper]

I think you should tske a few photos of the barks(something i could never do!! ).

I only have one nymph right now (waiting on the ooth to hatch). But he's so lightning fast, tiny, and skittish... :huh: I haven't dared try to take him out of his little cup yet to photograph. Afraid I'll lose him for sure!

Picture of today is my first Gongylus gongylodes that molted to adult! More about it and pics in my blog.

Gonglyus gongylodes adult female (December 2009)

 

[revmdn]

Purdy. Can't wait for mine to grow up.

 

[wero626]

Nice pics..

 

[ismart]

Fantastic becky! She looks great!

 

[Katnapper]

One from the "not so successful" vault... a male Rhombodera sp.who mismolted to adult. (July 2009)

 

[revmdn]

Bummer.

 

[ismart]

Poor guy He's kinda looking rhomboderaish to me?