Purty, ...

[superfreak]

Female Giant Rainforest Mantid (Hierodula majuscula)

Shes MAJESTIC! Geddit, geddit? :lol:

 

[revmdn]

Very purdy.

 

[Emile.Wilson]

Very nice photos

 

[Rick]

Awesome pics!

 

[Giosan]

How cute!!

 

[Griever]

Wow, she's a natural

 

[cloud jaguar]

She is sure a chirpy specimin. *Looks very similar to our native s. limbatas too

 

[PhilinYuma]

Very cool! How did you get her to pose in the picture frame?

 

[Katnapper]

Beautiful photos, Olga!

Lol @ Phil...

 

[superfreak]

Thankyou guys Yeah we've got a species here (Pseudomantis albofimbriata) that looks quite similar to your S. limbatas. I keep them too and i was actually astounded how different a Hierodula sp looks! Shes just so ROBUST! Like a little tank. In those pics she's about the same size as an S. limbata but shes moulted since and is heavy! I dont think ive ever felt weight from a mantid. and ive had Archimantid and Tenoderaspecies which are long but dont seem that heavy. Cant wait till she grows up! Too bad shes so tame, cant get her to do a threat display...

 

[hierodula]

Female Giant Rainforest Mantid (Hierodula majuscula)

Shes MAJESTIC! Geddit, geddit? :lol:

very nice mantid. you should be proud of her ..honey, make a threat pose...good girl!! :lol:

 

[hibiscusmile]

u used all the words I would of for her, she is a princess! ps and knows it

 

[Murp]

shes so pretty

and to think my little babies have a chance at looking that spectacular

 

[PhilinYuma]

shes so prettyand to think my little babies have a chance at looking that spectacular

She is, and they will be!

 

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She is just to kool, what kind of cam do you use.

 

[superfreak]

a seriously limited Panasonic. DMC-TZ2

basically a point and shoot!