Whats the Scientific Name of These?

[d17oug18]

Sorry guys and gals i know these pictures suck lol <_<

i have this one, one with green legs and brown body

and all green lol all chillin in the same cage =)

 

[yeatzee]

Stagmomantis species?

 

[Katnapper]

Sorry, cannot tell from these pics. Where did you get them?

 

[The_Asa]

Were these caught outside? If so I imagine Stagmomantis sp.

 

[PhilinYuma]

Some kind of praying mantis, I think.

 

[Christian]

I wouldn't go so far. But I think it's safe to assume it's an insect.

 

[jameslongo]

Some kind of praying mantis, I think.

Ha you're a gem, Phil.

Gotta nice pair of forearms on it. Stagmomantis sp. seems like the name to beat.

But seriously dude. A camera phone never helped anybody take a good pic of anything

 

[d17oug18]

accually lol these were camera pics but the pictures were to big to put on here, so i down sized it and made it from a jpeg to a gif lol, its wild cuaght and my friends tell me its some kinda alien aracnid lol they say its a baby of the predators from the movie AvP =P

 

[idolomantis]

could it be an invertebrate?

 

[Christian]

The joke is over, dude... :lol:

 

[idolomantis]

The joke is over, dude... :lol:

lol ok XD

couldn't resist

 

[Katnapper]

accually lol these were camera pics but the pictures were to big to put on here, so i down sized it and made it from a jpeg to a gif lol, its wild cuaght and my friends tell me its some kinda alien aracnid lol they say its a baby of the predators from the movie AvP =P

You can put the original large size pic on here. You needn't downsize or convert to .gif. See this thread:

How to Add Pictures to Posts, (2 Different Methods)

Instead of inserting the file directly from your computer (Method 1), use a photo hosting site to add (see Method 2, and shortcuts for it further down in the thread.) I'm sure it would be much better quality. It may, or may not, help identify your mantis.

 

[Rick]

Sphodromantis?

 

[d17oug18]

as requested i have figured out how to use photobucket and got these pics in, and HERE THEY ARE!!! =)

i call the brown one Amazon, Green one is Regular, and Multi-Colored Nagger is crazy legs lol

 

[Katnapper]

Good job uploading the pics, Doug! It's still a little difficult to see the mantids really well for identification's sake, but you can definitely see them much better than before. I don't know what your mantids are (sorry!), but good job on the pics!

 

[d17oug18]

Good job uploading the pics, Doug! It's still a little difficult to see the mantids really well for identification's sake, but you can definitely see them much better than before. I don't know what your mantids are (sorry!), but good job on the pics!

Thanks =) say, whats the cheapest... VERY cheapest way for me to get these 32 oz containers with the cloth lids? i hear there available at costco but is that the best way to go? or should i get them from online ^_^

 

[Katnapper]

Thanks =) say, whats the cheapest... VERY cheapest way for me to get these 32 oz containers with the cloth lids? i hear there available at costco but is that the best way to go? or should i get them from online ^_^

We don't have a Costco here (yet... but it's funny you mentioned them, as tonight I just saw a sign saying one was coming soon at a construction site in town! lol) so I don't know about the quality or cost of ones you'd get there.

I've ordered mine online from Josh's Frogs, but you can find lots of places that have them. Order plenty, like all you think you'll need for the next year or so, when you order. Saves lots of money on shipping in the long run. Don't forget that in addition to keeping mantids in them (which lots of people do), they are the container of choice for making fruit fly cultures. So if you'll be doing that, make sure to have enough to have at least 2 or 3 cycles of ff's going at the same time.

 

[wuwu]

Thanks =) say, whats the cheapest... VERY cheapest way for me to get these 32 oz containers with the cloth lids? i hear there available at costco but is that the best way to go? or should i get them from online ^_^

where did you read that you can get them from costco? i've never seen them there and i couldn't find it on their site either.

 

[Rick]

Are we looking at the same mantis or a few different ones? In the one pic they look like stagmomantis. Are they living together?