Sphodromantis sp.

[king_frog]

My Sphodromantis SP, newly molted a few days ago. She fell of the roof somehow :blink: and decided to do some stretches for the camera. None of the good stretches were taken on camera <_< . And as soon after the camera went away, she turned around and grabbed a king mealworm <_< . Great timing <_< . None of these pictures have been edited.

And they are bad quality because the cage needs cleaning out, and it was taken through the plastic.

 

[blitzmantis]

Very nice, can't wait for my Male Hierodula Grandis to grow wings.

 

[king_frog]

Very nice, can't wait for my Male Hierodula Grandis to grow wings.

What instar is it now?

 

[blitzmantis]

It is a subadult, still small, nothing compared to yours, when it is adult it will be about as long as yours but not as fat, males are more slender.

 

[matt020593]

What size is its cage(out of intrest)? I love African mantids.

 

[king_frog]

The cage is very big. 10x6x8 (cm).

Big for a mntis anyway

 

[macro junkie]

i want this species..i also want shield mantis and marble mantis

 

[king_frog]

i was this species..i also want shield mantis and marble mantis

You WAS an african mantis? Or was it a typo :blink: .

 

[blitzmantis]

Try feeding it some locusts, I bet the mantis would see them crawling at the bottom of the cage

 

[king_frog]

I absolutley dispise locusts

 

[blitzmantis]

look at this:

THIS

:lol:

 

[king_frog]

No thanks

 

[macro junkie]

You WAS an african mantis? Or was it a typo :blink: .

lmao..i want not was..DOH

 

[macro junkie]

look at this:THIS

:lol:

 

[LeroyBB]

Wow, a locust... a lot of u guys need to get a life outside insects, instead of going on this forum, try going out paintballing or something.

 

[obregon562]

Thanks for that inspirational and well timed post Leroy... <_< :angry:

 

[blitzmantis]

You are the one with no life. Were you doing your weekly activity of going around forums telling people they have no lives? No-one here has no life (maybe 1 or 2... jk) we just find insects interesting so *insert sware word here* off!

 

[LeroyBB]

Not my fault you have no lives. Anyway, I'm gonna go and do something decent with my life, bye.

 

[macro junkie]

Not my fault you have no lives. Anyway, I'm gonna go and do something decent with my life, bye.

yes..do somthing decent like not coming back..people like u are not welcome here...