some Mantis religiosa pictures=)

[ornata]

some of my mantis photos......hope you like them!!

 

[codykrr]

gorgeous....wish i had more mantid species....i only have one species as of right now...i belive them to be the chinese mantids....but i found a male and female here in missouri bred them and now have lots of babies...i have a few pics on my pic link if you wanted to see...no where near the quality pics you have but you can still see them