P padkison Well-known member Joined Jul 13, 2006 Messages 281 Reaction score 0 Location Cary, NC Oct 21, 2006 #2
Rick Well-known member Joined Dec 15, 2004 Messages 15,907 Reaction score 583 Location NC Oct 21, 2006 #3 Great pic. Looks like a male. These guys are really nice. I have three of them myself. The female appears to be subadult but the males are much smaller. Here is my female:
Great pic. Looks like a male. These guys are really nice. I have three of them myself. The female appears to be subadult but the males are much smaller. Here is my female:
A AFK Well-known member Joined Jun 11, 2006 Messages 345 Reaction score 0 Oct 21, 2006 #4 awesome looking mantids! question though: what purpose(s) do their widened femurs serve?
wuwu Well-known member Joined Jun 17, 2006 Messages 554 Reaction score 17 Location orange county, ca Oct 22, 2006 #5 the ability to catch bigger prey.
yen_saw Forum Supporter Supporting Member Joined Dec 14, 2004 Messages 4,696 Reaction score 196 Location Houston Oct 24, 2006 #6 Nice pics Rick & Padkison, glad to see they do well. THere are lot of little spines on the thorax part for this species too.
Nice pics Rick & Padkison, glad to see they do well. THere are lot of little spines on the thorax part for this species too.