Deserves a thread of her own, Choeradodis rhombicollis, the hooded mantis.

[Deroplatys]

Got a sub adult pair at the BTS today :laugh:
Never thought i would ever get some thinking it would just be another species to look at photo's of in some rainforest lol.

They are even more incredible to look at in real life, my male should be moulting soon, would be great if i could breed them.

Here's the sub adult female in all her glory

 

[Wlapkiewicz]

That's a really awesome mantis. My S. linoela nymphs really dull in comparison to your C. rhombicollis. Let me know if you will get any nymphs. I will buy some.

 

[beetleman]

oooooohh daddy!! very cool mantis,thanks for sharing.

 

[oldmanofthesea]

Great photos!! It doesn't look real. Good luck with them and thanks for the post. Ron

 

[Dark]

That thing is nuts looking, very cool. Great pics

Eric

 

[Hornets inverts]

wow, thats amazing

 

[RobynTRR]

Spectacular!

 

[Tenodera]

AAAAAAAAAWESOME! Congratulations!

Were they expensive?

 

[zonbonzovi]

Now THAT is a shield! Other mantids get billing as "shield" mantids but none have near width. Impressive.

 

[khil]

That first picture is ridiculous.

 

[EbonyKatana1664]

Those are amazing! I almost got one but I just went with Phyllocranias and a wahlbergi in the end. This has definitely sparked my interest into them again.

 

[hydrophyte]

Wow that is really nice. I remember seeing some kind of shield mantis flying around streetlights down in Costa Rica.

 

[ecooper]

I love these beasts, I've played with them in Ecuador and Costa Rica. They are very calm in the wild and will happily sit on your hand. I wish they were available in Canada, they would be my first choice in mantids to keep!

 

[Frogparty]

Epic!!! Great shots

 

[DeidraDisaster]

Awesome mantis! Thanks for sharing! I have always wanted to own a mantis.