RARE Mantids (videos)

[Precarious]

This guy has some amazing videos on his channel. Mainly insects from Thailand and Laos. Makes me want to visit my uncle in Thailand.

Phyllothelys sp.

 

[Precarious]

Gongylus sp. found in Thailand

 

[alicenwnderlnd]

How cool!! all of them! wow

 

[animalexplorer]

Pretty cool! Gets me thinking about ones they haven't discovered yet. Who know what shape, sizes, colors & patterns are still out there. Mantids are awesome! Thanks for the video find.

 

[xbonny]

I've got a friend living in Thailand.

Never seen a violin like this. He has stripes on her abdomen.

Thanks for sharing

 

[psyconiko]

Very nice...Looks like Ceratocrania and Toxodera.

 

[Idolofreak]

Oh man, the size of the horn on the first one's head! And the size and shape of the second one! Very strange and amazing mantids out there.

 

[Ricardo]

The second one looks really interesting !!

Same with the first. but the third looks quite a bit like a violin mantis but with a large shield crest

 

[Precarious]

the third looks quite a bit like a violin mantis but with a large shield crest

Yeah, that's just the Thai version of the Violin. I like the tiger stripes!

 

[Idolofreak]

Do you know what species those first two mantids are?

 

[Idolofreak]

Okay, never mind about the first one (Asian ghost). Just googled it.

 

[Precarious]

Do you know what species those first two mantids are?

I just labeled them all.

 

[Idolofreak]

I just labeled them all.

Thanks : )

 

[Idolofreak]

I just went and checked out this guy's channel, and I can't stop looking at the Metallyticus splendidus. The thing looks just like a tiger beetle! He's also got some pretty cool mantispidae videos.

 

[Precarious]

I just went and checked out this guy's channel, and I can't stop looking at the Metallyticus splendidus. The thing looks just like a tiger beetle! He's also got some pretty cool mantispidae videos.

Yup, Frey was just selling pairs of the Metallyticus species.