Katnapper's Picture of Today

[sbugir]

Very cool. It almost looks completely natural, as if you captured the mantid in the moonlight.

 

[hierodula]

Really cool pics!

 

[revmdn]

Love the photos, really cool getting to learn about these guys, thanks to you.

 

[Chien_Ming Lee]

Sub-adult female Phyllovates chlorophaea with younger instar nymph (December 2009). More in my blog.

I love this one.

 

[Katnapper]

Thank you all!

Yes, Chien, I really like that one too. :wub:

Todays pic is a recent one included in the update of the Rhombodera sp. in my blog.

Rhombodera sp. sub-adult female (December 2009)

 

[Guy'n'Jane]

Really beautiful photo's. Just out of interest, why are you keeping her in the freezer, will you be doing something with her?

 

[Katnapper]

Really beautiful photo's. Just out of interest, why are you keeping her in the freezer, will you be doing something with her?

Thanks for the compliment on the photos. I'm only keeping one mantid in the freezer now, one of the very first adult Rhombodera sp. females that I aquired. I'm really not sure why I'm still keeping her in there. I like to take her out and look at her from time to time; and I guess she reminds me of my first attempts at breeding mantids.

At first, when I put her (and one of her sisters) in there, I thought I might disect one of them if I could gather up the courage. But then I gave one of them to the daughter of a friend for her school bug collection. And I don't think I can ever disect a mantis. Some of the remaining one's legs have now broken off (due to moving her around in her plastic baggie to get to the waffles and T.V. dinners ), and she wouldn't be good for pinning. I'm really not interested in pinning a collection anyways. I guess it's just a sentimental thing. :wub:

 

[Katnapper]

Omomantis zebrata #3 who molted perfectly to adult just a few days ago.

Omomantis zebrata adult female (January 2010)

 

[revmdn]

Great pics Becky.

 

[Guy'n'Jane]

Ahhh, we understand fully. Our first ever mantid (Alan, the female sphodromantis viridis) will be meeting her boyfriend (Barry) tomorrow and hopefully making music with him and not eating him. However, we know she won't be with us forever and will feel very much the same.

 

[Katnapper]

Update on the Gongys today in my blog. Preview pic...

Gongylus gongylodes adult female (December 2009)

 

[Rick]

All very good pics.

 

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Is that snow in the background?? lol

 

[yeatzee]

Love the silhouette

 

[Katnapper]

Thanks, Rick and Tanner!

Is that snow in the background?? lol

No, it's just sunlight coming through my bug room window.

 

[revmdn]

Nice pic.

 

[ismart]

That really is a cool silhouette!

 

[Chien_Ming Lee]

Update on the Gongys today in my blog. Preview pic...Gongylus gongylodes adult female (December 2009)

A beautiful lady!

 

[Katnapper]

Thank you all!

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii nymph (December 2009)

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii mating pair (December 2009)

 

[ZoeRipper]

Amazing, as always.

Would expect nothing less from you