Tawainese Mantids _ a test_Odontomantis planiceps

[Fisherman_Brazil]

Canon 350D + Sigma APO 150mm F2.8 EX DG HSM MACRO is the equipment he is using.

Fisherman is an ideal job that I wanna to be, simmilar to that I want my son to be a medical doctor, and he might end up with a truck driver anyway. Myself teach in an engineering school.

Seemingly, many of you gentlemen like my friend's photo shot, wish he can communicate with you in person.

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http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/orchid-mantis

Thank you all for visiting

Any further question, please Call, email, or PM me whichever you are care to.

 

[drizzt]

Great, great photos. More pleasee )

 

[bubforever]

Amazing pics, that is one cool mantis. I want one now.

 

[yen_saw]

More mating and I have collected 4 othecae so far! I was told this species is a breeding machine!

One of the male couldn't make it he is so small!

Now can't wait to see the ant mimic hatchling.

 

[jmac27]

Wow, he was tiny.

 

[Asa]

I'm considering getting one. Especially for that 'breeding machine' :lol:

 

[OGIGA]

Yen, when you say collected, do you mean you went out to get some? Or did you mean the mantises laid it?

 

[yen_saw]

not collected in the wild Ogiga, it was from the container, here are few more oothecae glued to the container.

and the female just don't stop eating!!! very aggressive... stocking up for her next ooth

 

[yen_saw]

One of the oothecae hatched out only after 24 days!!

Looks more like little black ant than a mantis, about 30 nymphs hatched out.

 

[OGIGA]

Wow, that's really quick. Certainly looks a lot more like an ant. How big are these nymphs?

 

[yen_saw]

they are only 5 mm, i wouldn't know this is a mantis if i find one in the wild. The abdomen is not curled up like most mantis hatchling, which is making them look almost the same as ant. They even developed a sharp-looking sting at the end of the abdomen when i zoomed into the pic, great ant mimicry!

 

[Asa]

Man! Those are so cool!

 

[yen_saw]

Well, this one grow super fast too, appear to be just another molt away from adult, and it was just a month ago when they hatched.

 

[Asa]

Wow, that is quick!

 

[OGIGA]

Wow, insane-looking!

 

[buddhistsoldier88]

That ant form is truly impressive! When some say the orchid looks like an ant when really young i can see it. Lil difficult because the head isso oddly shaped, but with this species! :shock: Thought yen was mistaken for a sec til i saw the claws!

 

[Red]

really pretty mantis.....

a question.... which glue do you used to glue the ootheques?

regards

 

[Fisherman_Brazil]

Hot glue is common use, however, recently I use the silicon glue, which is used for bathroom tub will do well without doing any harm to the ooth.

Luke

 

[OGIGA]

I've used Elmer's glue. If my ooth hatches, I'll continue to use it.

 

[Fisherman_Brazil]

This creature, not only the eggs laying machine, the male also a se_xmaniacs. The male can handle several females without much of the rest, and while with female, he will do whatever he can and skillfully running around to avoid getting eaten. Very impressing indeed!