Orchid, Mendica, Blue Flash, Budwing, Idolo photos

[twolfe]

Finally had a chance to photograph some of my mantis this month. Please excuse the placement of the watermark. These are just links to my website.

Female Orchid

Idolomantis diabolica molting

Mendica

Female Sphodromantis sp Blue Flash eating a Blue Bottle Fly

Female Budwing Threat Display

Female Ghost by fresh ooth

Oxyopsis gracilis

Now if I can just figure out how to photograph the Sinomantis. They won't pose for me!

Tammy

 

[guapoalto049]

Great shots and great collection!

 

[Termite48]

Tammy: Nice pictures of some nice and cooperative models.

 

[hibiscusmile]

just lovely!

 

[Malti]

orchids are real photoshoot models :lol:

 

[twolfe]

Thank you.

The Blue Flash makes a great model. I photographed the female orchids twice. The first time one of them was jumping around and wouldn't sit still. I put it away and photographed the other one. The same thing happened the second time. The eyes look different. So, I'm wondering if I got photos of both females...unless the eyes can change after a molt because both females molted after the first image was made.

 

[Malti]

I have a soft spot for orchids, so I'm biased

 

[Idolofreak]

Great photos and great collection! Idolos and thistles are my two most favorite. Can't take any from anyone right now, though, since I have no more big cages. Nice pics again! :tt1:

 

[Precarious]

Nice shots! My Orchid female just molted and finally has the green horn. Can't wait to take some pics!

That's a healthy ooth your Ghost is laying.

 

[ismart]

Very nice shots!

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Nice pictures! Really like the quality of the photos.

 

[animalexplorer]

Beautiful images Tammy. I like the fly muncher images a lot.

 

[Joe2137]

I do have all of those species except for the orchid.

is anyone selling any or have seen a website with orchids?

 

[mkayum]

I do have all of those species except for the orchid.

is anyone selling any or have seen a website with orchids?

There are people trying to breed these orchids. They'll be likely available this summer. Or watch out for sale of orchids in the classifieds.

 

[mkayum]

Nice photos by the way!

 

[maybon]

Awesome photos

 

[agent A]

Great pics :clap:

Lucky u, my oxy nymphs r only at L2 :lol:

I gotta figure out how to reconfigure my cameras settings since my mom messed with them and macro is hard now

Such a cute little ørčhîd :wub:

And the fãńçÿ łėttërš are made possible by an iPod keyboard

 

[hibiscusmile]

Tammy did u enter the photo contest at year end girl?

 

[twolfe]

Wow! Someone brought up an old thread of mine that I started almost 10 months ago. I looked at those photos and realized that all of those mantids are no longer living, though some of their offspring are doing well.

Tammy did u enter the photo contest at year end girl?

I'm not really one to enter contests. But when there was a shortage of photos for the calendar, I did send one to Peter.