The mystery mantis...
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ABbuggin
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Cool. How many (m/f) do you have?
Do you have pics of your other "mystery mantid"? B)
Do you have pics of your other "mystery mantid"? B)
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Taking pictures of them is a pain in the dong - they are very alert, and when disturbed, they run like mad.
I'll take pictures of adult females once they mature, so far this is my first adult. I have 2 females and 4 males, and the funny thing is that I've been keeping them together since they hatched - and they totally tolerate each other. But only these 6, the rest was not so amiable.
I'll take pictures of adult females once they mature, so far this is my first adult. I have 2 females and 4 males, and the funny thing is that I've been keeping them together since they hatched - and they totally tolerate each other. But only these 6, the rest was not so amiable.
She's a pretty M. mantis.... thanks for letting us see. I like the coloration pattern on her outer wings. I hope you find out what species she is. 
revmdn
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Nice.
Some more pics...
Polyspilota sub-adult female...
There's virtually no difference in size between sub-adult males and females, both are huge
This is some Parasphendale species - also from Tanzanian ooths.
Polyspilota sub-adult female...
There's virtually no difference in size between sub-adult males and females, both are huge
This is some Parasphendale species - also from Tanzanian ooths.
Pelle
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Cool pics
Pelle
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Haha, silly person :lol:
Yeah? And you are a panty douser.
By the way - I keep Parasphendale together as well. There has never been a case of cannibalism - I thought that this species would be a lot more ferocious.
PhilinYuma
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It's already in culture in Europe and bears the English common name of Madagascar mantis, which is pretty good since at least one strain in culture is from Madagascar.
The binomial means "many spotted full of verdigris" in a hodgepodge of Latin and Greek in one word, that defies all logic.
This pic is absolutely beautiful, Kruszakus. I really love it! It appears she almost has a human-like figure, very curvy and voluptuous mantis!
I keep Parasphendale agrionina together without much cannibalism all the way through adult. Only recently did the mature female decide the males looked like a bigger and more tasty meal than the blue bottle flies. And all of a sudden... she was alone. :huh: :lol: But they are the only species I seem to have that consistently will take other dying mantids of larger size. They are my "bye-bye beloved disposal system" (for the greater good).
She was actually looking at my cat while I was taking this pic - Pixi was really curious about this mantis. It got scared, and leaped like 30 cm - right on my face! Good thing that Pixi did not follow her - a 10 lbs cat jumping on my face ain't a nice thing
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Lovely mantis, me want em!!!
got that one right! B)Good thing that Pixi did not follow her - a 10 lbs cat jumping on my face ain't a nice thing
cloud jaguar
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wow, that mantis looks cool! Looks like he could nip the tip of a finger off, too!
