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  1. FortCooper1982

    Bug chess

    Thanks alpine, I'll update soon
  2. FortCooper1982

    Bug chess

    Yes having two different sides would be very interesting and it's something I'm going to consider as I can get more information into the set, I'm a blacksmith and metal fabricator so all the pieces will be hand made and no two piece will be exactly the same so it will take longer in the long run...
  3. FortCooper1982

    Bug chess

    Hi, and yes I agreed with your thought on the kings position straight away, he needs to be something quite large but more vulnerable, something the other pieces are fighting to protect, I was thinking giant Asian stick insect. I feel p.imperatoris to impressive to be the king, they may replace...
  4. FortCooper1982

    Bug chess

    I'm a blacksmith and metal fabricator so ill be making it whole set out of metal. If all goes well ill be looking into doing different sets like whole spider sets, scorpion and insect ones, maybe even a reptile and snake set, but I'll just see how the first one goes first.
  5. FortCooper1982

    Bug chess

    Hi all, I'm in the process of makeing my own bug chess set hoping it will incourage younger people to take up playing chess and make to more interesting for younger people to play. The pieces will be constructed to represent bugs with the most powerful and deadliest bugs being the higher ranked...
  6. FortCooper1982

    Bug chess

    Hi all, I'm in the process of makeing my own bug chess set hoping it will incourage younger people to take up playing chess and make to more interesting for younger people to play. The pieces will be constructed to represent bugs with the most powerful and deadliest bugs being the higher ranked...
  7. FortCooper1982

    Bug chess

    Hi all, I'm in the process of makeing my own bug chess set hoping it will incourage younger people to take up playing chess and make to more interesting for younger people to play. The pieces will be constructed to represent bugs with the most powerful and deadliest bugs being the higher ranked...
  8. FortCooper1982

    Strange colour on my giant asian mantis abdonmen??

    black and orange on abdonmen please help! Hey all, I noticed this on my female asian mantis just now as ive just got in from work, its wasnt there yesterday??? Uploaded with ImageShack.us any help would be great, thanks
  9. FortCooper1982

    myth: emperor scorpion can snap pencil with claws

    If just tried this... no way!!! the emp has only just managed to scrape some of the colouring off the wood and a few tiny dints and its given it a good squeeze. it just wouldnt happen, there no way strong enough!! would be pretty cool if they could tho. :evil:
  10. FortCooper1982

    emergency help! chilean rose

    Sorry to here that honchoman :(
  11. FortCooper1982

    Psyco Pandinus imperator...

    Sorry these photos are a little late lol :?
  12. Please Sex My Smithi

    Please Sex My Smithi

    Hi i know the pic is bad, just wondered if anyone could sex this spider from me, many thanks...
  13. FortCooper1982

    New to keeping mantids, advice needed.

    Twistedrayne is it possible to post a picture, determining if its male or female and the species will help, females will eat more than males as she needs to produce a eggsack and females tend to be more aggressive feeders, five crickets in the enclosure is to much and will more than likely be...
  14. FortCooper1982

    Psyco Pandinus imperator...

    :) sounds like a plan :)
  15. FortCooper1982

    Psyco Pandinus imperator...

    Cool i'll post some pics later as im off to work now, but im 99.9% its male emp.
  16. FortCooper1982

    Psyco Pandinus imperator...

    I know what u all mean, a little while back i was considering a little experiment with my bud wing mantis and one on my flatrocks, having both share a very tall enclosure hopeing to keep confrontations down to a minimium, feeding the scorp on big crickets and the mantis on flying insects bee's...
  17. FortCooper1982

    Psyco Pandinus imperator...

    Hi all, my imperial is the most aggressive scorpion i have ever owned he's killed two of his house mates and he is now tryin to kill me, last night i moved him into a enclousure for him to be alone to stop all the deaths, it took me ages to get him out as he was just showing so much aggression...
  18. FortCooper1982

    Congo Mantis?

    Has anyone here ever kept this, if just seen some in my local pet store and they were walking around on the floor instead of the climbing and hanging as they usually do, i have done and search on them and found a few things out, just wondering if anyone knows anything first hand about them.
  19. FortCooper1982

    Can A very docile scorpion and a mantis co exist?

    Falk here is a picture of my Hadogenes paucidens setup that is not humid :clap: Hadogenes paucidens like it dry and hot, but need a spray every now and then seeing as he has no water dish :clap: its not rocket science anyone can learn this on google in 2 mins, do you keep flat rocks ''oh...
  20. FortCooper1982

    Can A very docile scorpion and a mantis co exist?

    Malhavoc, the measurements are in cm 30 x 30 x 45
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