Mantis pictures

ftorres

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MANtids

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

funnylori

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

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

Awesome! :clap: :clap: :clap:
 

Mr. Mordax

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

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

padkison

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Nigerian Flower Mantis



Asian Giant Female


African Budwing Female & Male
 

padkison

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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)




 
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Mr. Mordax

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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

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

padkison

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

 

nepenthes

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: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

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Peruvian Pseudovates sp. adult male

 
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funnylori

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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. :rolleyes:
 

padkison

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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

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

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

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

 

DJ_AlMighty_247

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Hey!

A couple of my Mantis pictures.

Hymenopus coronatus, mating:



Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii:



Deroplatys lobata:

 

loyaluntodeath

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

Mr. Mordax

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

Great threat display picture, by the way. :D
 
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