Pictures of my mantids

[rlechols]

Hi all,

I just joined this forum in Feb when I got my first exotic mantids. All I'd kept before that was Chinese from my backyard, so I thought I'd post pictures! Hope it works!

 

[rlechols]

Wow! The pictures turned out huge! Any tips on how to do better next time?

 

[Mike]

Is that a grass mantis?

 

[rlechols]

Nope, it is a Brunner's mantis.

 

[Johnald Chaffinch]

great looking mantids especially that 3rd one, what's that species? *edit: ah missed yud answered that already*

ace pics too!

if you want tips on macro pic taking i'd say find a way of keeping the camera absolutely totally still, and also sometimes cameras dont zoom in perfectly so after it's zoomed try moving back or towards the subject by like a millimetre and take another pic - sometimes it turns out amazingly detailed