Precarious
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You can see a lot more detail in full screen.
Available in resolutions up to 1080p and full screen here:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=jXn7QhC2OCU
Male and female sub-adult Violin Mantises (Gongylus gongylodes). The male is dark with the long, thick antennae. The females are light tan with short curled antennae (there is a second female below hanging from a leaf, she looks up to see what the ruckus is). There are some good shots of the purple bands they have across their abdomens, and the pinkish-red, white speckled area between their upper limbs used for threat display. And some good closeups toward the end.
Video starts with the male in a semi threat display. I just missed the full display. Never saw them use it before. Male was in rare form that night, stalking around being aggressive. It's usually the female who is aggressive, grabbing food from him, striking at him, etc. For some reason he was all worked up. I swear his purple bands were brighter than usual, but that could be my imagination. Or maybe the purple shows more when their abdomen is expanded after a big meal. They had gorged earlier on flies.
Getting footage like this was one of the reasons I opted for the Exo-Terra tank that opens in the front. I just open the glass doors and poke my camera in. I also had a small LED light laying on the bottom of the tank for additional lighting.
Canon Vixia HF200
B+W Macro Close-up +10 (NL10) Lens
Edited in Vagas 10
Ambient soundtrack by Precarious
More videos here:
http://www.youtube.c...ecarious333#p/u
Available in resolutions up to 1080p and full screen here:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=jXn7QhC2OCU
Male and female sub-adult Violin Mantises (Gongylus gongylodes). The male is dark with the long, thick antennae. The females are light tan with short curled antennae (there is a second female below hanging from a leaf, she looks up to see what the ruckus is). There are some good shots of the purple bands they have across their abdomens, and the pinkish-red, white speckled area between their upper limbs used for threat display. And some good closeups toward the end.
Video starts with the male in a semi threat display. I just missed the full display. Never saw them use it before. Male was in rare form that night, stalking around being aggressive. It's usually the female who is aggressive, grabbing food from him, striking at him, etc. For some reason he was all worked up. I swear his purple bands were brighter than usual, but that could be my imagination. Or maybe the purple shows more when their abdomen is expanded after a big meal. They had gorged earlier on flies.
Getting footage like this was one of the reasons I opted for the Exo-Terra tank that opens in the front. I just open the glass doors and poke my camera in. I also had a small LED light laying on the bottom of the tank for additional lighting.
Canon Vixia HF200
B+W Macro Close-up +10 (NL10) Lens
Edited in Vagas 10
Ambient soundtrack by Precarious
More videos here:
http://www.youtube.c...ecarious333#p/u
