Mantis pictures

[ftorres]

MANtids

HEllo PErry,
Is that one or your males P peruviana?
Nice shot.
Hungry guy!!!!
FT

 

[padkison]

African Budwing adult male

 

[funnylori]

I love that last one! It looks just like my fiance... I mean... ;P

Inquisitive, cute, happy, curious, hungry... There are a lot of looks that face has.

Awesome! :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[Mr. Mordax]

I'm not sure if I should take offense or not . . .

Perry, your mantids are awesome. Great photography skills, too. :clap:

 

[padkison]

Nigerian Flower Mantis

Asian Giant Female

African Budwing Female & Male

 

[padkison]

Asian Giant eating a male Eastern Carpenter Bee

L4 Ghost Mantis

African Budwing mating sequence (between pictures 2 & 3, a free-range fly landed in front of the female, she nailed it)

 

[Mr. Mordax]

Ha! I love the female's "expression" in the last picture.

That's a thing I love about mantids . . . the way the light hits their compound eyes, they appear to have pupils. It gives them a much more human quality than most insects.

 

[roach dude]

Yea, it seems to give them attitude and personality in thier expressions and the way theyare composed in pictures, very nice!

 

[padkison]

African Budwing L4 nymph eating bluebottle fly. This species is bold when it comes to tackling big prey.

 

[nepenthes]

:worship:

I want to get into mantids now!! I'm almost tempted not to get Tarantuals just due to their price now!

Beautiful Beautiful! :clap:

 

[padkison]

Peruvian Pseudovates sp. adult male

 

[funnylori]

You always have the most amazing photos! It makes me want to hitch hike all the way across the continent to see your collection in person.

 

[padkison]

Thanks. I need to read my camera manual and look into lighting issues as well as use a tripod to get really good pictures.

 

[funnylori]

I hope the eyes didnt give you the wrong impression... They were ment to show wishful thinking.

I really think those are great pictures! I love seeing mantids, and it would be great to see them all in person. It is so much fun to hold them, and watch their movements.

 

[padkison]

Pseudovates peruviana adult female

 

[padkison]

Heirodula membranacea adult female eating two adult male B. lateralis roaches.

 

[Natemass]

haha thats so good, those guys seem nice and mean

 

[DJ_AlMighty_247]

Hey!

A couple of my Mantis pictures.

Hymenopus coronatus, mating:

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii:

Deroplatys lobata:

 

[loyaluntodeath]

...wow...the last picture is amazing! how long do mantids usualy live? from birth to average end of life, for a female....

 

[Mr. Mordax]

I heard the max for a female was around 10 months.

Great threat display picture, by the way.