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Found at La Selva Biological Station, near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí. Heredia Province, Costa Rica.
Possibly Liturgusa sp.? Found on trunk of tree.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Found at Bontebok National Park, S of Swellendam. Western Cape, South Africa.
Found on Termite Loop Trail. Found here: 34.08038S 20.42397E.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Cercasi maschio per riproduzione e per pasto.
La mantide religiosa, cosi chiamata per il suo modo di tenere le zampe come braccia conserte nel gesto della preghiera.
Durante il rapporto con il maschio lo divora, mentre lui continua la fecondazione, questo non è cannibalismo ma solo la necessità di assumere proteine per garantire la riproduzione, è proprio il caso di dire … l’amava da morire.
Found at Wallaby Hills Nature Reserve on Goldfields Rd, E of York. Western Australia, Australia.
Archimantis sp.? Pretty large mantid, if I remember correctly.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Strictly predatory. Hunting with stealth, camouflage and lightning like speed.
They have been known to capture prey as large as hummingbirds. Introduced into the PNW and becoming more common.
Sorry for my absence....still trying to renew my pro account. Hope to be back next week.................Taken yesterday in Tachila Nature Reserve...2.5cm long
Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis (Rhombodera basalis), Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
More mantids of Malaysia: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/03/mantis.html
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My daughter and I LOVE praying mantids! Every fall we look all over for them, and when we find them, we quite often take them home and keep them for awhile. My daughter names them, keeps them in a large terrarium, and feeds them grasshoppers. They are incredibly friendly and entertaining. This is Primus, named so because he is the first we've found this season. We don't often find males, so this was a treat. After a photo session with Primus yesterday, I let him go.
Found at Wallaby Hills Nature Reserve on Goldfields Rd, E of York. Western Australia, Australia.
Archimantis sp.? Pretty large mantid, if I remember correctly.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
One of the prettiest mantids of Malaysia - Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus). This one is a nymph. Malaysia.
More mantids of Malaysia: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/03/mantis.html
Cute little mantis (acromantis formosana) that's just a little too big for the MPE65 (crop sensor). Shot at the minimum magnification of 1:1. 1/200, F11, ISO200, 40D, MPE65, MT24EX, concave diffuser.
More mantis: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/03/mantis.html
Metallyticus sp. mantis nymph (M. splendidus?) with one missing leg. More magnificent mantids of the tropic: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/03/mantis.html
Good morning and Happy Hug a Bug Day to everyone. Today's featured insect is a Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis), which I photographed while in search of butterflies & dragonflies. Up until last week I hadn't seen any Chinese Mantis while afield, but since then I've seen a number of them. The Chinese Mantis is by far the largest and most common mantis found locally and shouldn't be confused with the Carolina Mantid, which can be seen at the below link...
www.flickr.com/photos/pieceoflace/1386059868/in/set-72157...
Maybe it's me, but I find Mantids have a very intelligent look about them. Especially in the way they look directly at you as this one did while photographing it. It was almost as though it was well aware what was happening and was about ready to tell me to bug off.
So you'll know, the appearance of small pupils in a Mantis's eyes is an illusion created by its compound eye structure. Which explains why these illusionary pupils can be seen from whatever angle you view a Mantis...regardless if the Mantis is looking directly at you or not.
Thank you for visiting...and I hope you have a truly great day.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 300mm
Emerging Mantid nymphs (in jar) - probably Arizona Tan Mantis (Stagmomantis gracilipes) or Bordered Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata); San Pedro River Valley, SE of San Manuel, AZ
A False Garden Mantid (Pseudomantis albofimbriata) looking straight at me. This was actually quite a lot smaller than the usual visitors to my garden - whether it was an adolescent or a different species I am not sure.
On the last day of my vacation in Italy I visited a random place nearby and didn't hope to find much. I was already very satisfied with what I found before anyway and just wanted to enjoy the nice and sunny weather before going back to more autumnal conditions. It was one of these moments when you think that it might be a good time to go back and then you suddenly see something in the grass. I was so happy when I realized it was one of these guys.
They just look so awesome and otherworldly. Also, they are very cute when they do their tiny jumps.
The nymphs overwinter and reach the imaginal stage in May.
Here's a video showing how placid these mantids (Pseudocreobotra) can be. Luckily the little fly kept at a safe distance ;-)
Find a focus stack of this 'model' in the first comment line
Ici je suis toujours au milieu de mes Zinnias : de très nombreuses heures par jour et pendant plusieurs semaines.....
Suite de l' Acte IX / Scène VI (6 Septembre 2015 : 13h51'58")
This beautiful mantid has been living in my garden for the past week. It's become very friendly and doesn't mind being lifted up, photographed, and then placed back in the foliage. This one is particularly more colorful than the others I've found in my yard.
Found at Wallaby Hills Nature Reserve on Goldfields Rd, E of York. Western Australia, Australia.
Archimantis sp.? Pretty large mantid, if I remember correctly.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
A lovely mantis I found at the lowland forest of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Female Humbertiella ocularis.
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Mantis sp. - Danum Valley, Malaysia
I really like seeing the various mantis species, Borneo has many species and I was constantly coming across new ones. This little guy was quite fast but held still for a few shots including this one.
Dug through my inventory and came across this Monstrous Mantid Avitar from Grendels, totally cool being whatever one wants to be in exploring their imagination
Giant Asian Mantis (Hierodula sp.?), Malaysia.
More mantids of Malaysia: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/03/mantis.html
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