Tarachodula pantherina

[Birdfly]

Have a look at these little beautys, im not super keen on the smaller species of mantis, there just not visible enough for me, but these are brilliant little things, very rapacious with a big mentality..

 

[RodG]

Great photos! I really like this species 8)

 

[robo mantis]

BIG HEADS :lol:

 

[Asa]

Reminds me of that fat heads commercial.

 

[robo mantis]

Oh yeah :lol:

 

[athicks]

Those are awesome! Such huge heads and eyes!

 

[yen_saw]

this is the nicest Tarachodes sp i have ever seen. Great pics Birdfly.

 

[spawn]

Those are adults?

 

[jmac27]

Great pics. What a cool mantis that is. I've never seen it before.

 

[RodG]

Yen said; this is the nicest Tarachodes sp i have ever seen. Great pics Birdfly.

You know Yen, I don't think your eyes are quite strained enough :lol:

Me thinks you have another mantid species to take on at some point

in the future :wink:

 

[Birdfly]

Thanks guys, As i said i tend to err toward the larger species, but i'm quite taken by these.

Mine aren't adults yet, i havent really paid proper attention to them so i cant tell you what instar they are, but they are close..

Some adults i found

http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2022659230062286816rqmHcB

 

[Sparky]

It looke almost like a cricket, the one where its eating a fly.

if only there were mantids over here.....

 

[yen_saw]

You know Yen, I don't think your eyes are quite strained enough :lol: Me thinks you have another mantid species to take on at some point

in the future :wink:

Rod, I just gave up on the other species of Gambian bark mantis...... who knows i might get into this but right now i am not :wink:

 

[Way.Of.The.Mantis]

Those are awesome! Such huge heads and eyes!

BIG HEADS :lol:

My thoughts exactly! Quite 'cute' though! :lol:

 

[Asa]

The abdominal segments are rather easy to see.

 

[hectorwings]

Great looking eyes

 

[Mantis Lady]

Look those big eyes. Panther mantids are cute