Why the long horn?

[Fisherman_Brazil]

Why the mantis has the long horn? Just curious!

Recently founding, the Phyllothelys werneri Karny,1915, adult male, after a couple of months searching, really exists.

 

[robo mantis]

Wow yen will have one soon i know it lol

 

[Morpheus uk]

Wow thats a nice mantis, kinda reminds me of a cross between ghosts and empusa pennata

 

[wuwu]

wow, so nice!

 

[jmac27]

I love the pics!

 

[edash]

Beautiful mantis, the projection on the head must serve to increase it's camoflage, or perhaps it has some other evolutionary advantage

What sort of habitat/conditions did you find it living? And did you find a female, any chance of breeding?

 

[Fisherman_Brazil]

There are illusive specie, only few witness by chance, and no further report thus far. Guess is that they live in deep forest, and the male often attract by the light.

Will do my best to breed them, if possible! I travel several hours deep into the possible location almost every week. Also several friends of mine are helping on this.

Thanks for viewing!

Luke

 

[edash]

Sounds really good! Keep us updated

 

[RodG]

Great photos!!! Cool Mantid!!!

 

[OGIGA]

Cool mantis! I like how you can see the tubes/intestines inside that cricket.

 

[Asa]

You're so gross OGIGA :lol: . Great pics!

 

[yen_saw]

Wow yen will have one soon i know it lol

Don't count on it. It is best to let Luke breed them in Taiwan first before sending them out.

 

[colddigger]

oviously the horn is there because it's the fashion

 

[robo mantis]

Thank you colddigger lol

 

[Asa]

oviously the horn is there because it's the fashion

Duh! Why didn't I think of that :roll: ?

 

[Morpheus uk]

How big is it?

 

[Kriss]

I think the Horn must be a camouflage aid. Breaking up the mantids form so its even harder to see where the head starts.

 

[hibiscusmile]

This is one of the first mantis I seen on the internet when I became interested in them, I love the horns, I told my husband that this species looks like the pictures of the pharaohs in Egypt and their mummys! You know with the wound up turban on their heads. :roll: Well thats what it looks like to me.

 

[Asa]

Egyptian pharaohs did not wear turbans :wink: