Purple Boxer Mantis L2 nymphs (video)

[Precarious]

These cute little buggers like to do semaphore with their extra-wide raptors.

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[stacy]

really neat looking

 

[frogparty]

Great footage!

 

[hierodula]

i love how there antennae never stop vibrating its so funny . Are they a common species?

 

[angelofdeathzz]

The music timing was spot on, and the best mantis video I've seen to boot! Wow is a understatement...Very nice and then some!!!

 

[Mvalenz]

Awesome video!! It looks like a landing signal officer from WWII.

 

[Krissim Klaw]

*Facepalm* What a newbie getting caught on film transmitting information to the mothership.

Another stunning video. I especially love that you gave us a size refrence in the beginning so you can see just how tiny the little one is. Your Utube is my favorite link to share when I want people to get a better feel for mantises. You do such a good job of displaying them in all their glory.

 

[Precarious]

Are they a common species?

I've never seen them for sale so not very common at all. If I can breed them hopefully that will change.

The music timing was spot on, and the best mantis video I've seen to boot! Wow is a understatement...Very nice and then some!!!

Thanks, man. Production level is still not where I'd like it to be but still big improvements over the last year. What I really need is a new PC with 64 bit OS and a ton of RAM. I'm only using XP which limits my RAM. Processing takes forever even though I have the i7 CPU.

Another stunning video. I especially love that you gave us a size refrence in the beginning so you can see just how tiny the little one is. Your Utube is my favorite link to share when I want people to get a better feel for mantises. You do such a good job of displaying them in all their glory.

Thank you. I had to put the size reference because even I lose track of just how small they are. The macro really makes them look massive.