Praying mantis

[ILikeBichirs]

Because of this thread ive been up all night and day researching mantids haha!


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[fishe]

i dont know which is worse, the fish bug or the mantis bug!!

 

[fishe]

update, the 3rd mantis just molted last night, so know the entire group is L4. also the egg case should be hatching within a week or 2

 

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some macro shotsView attachment 907753View attachment 907754

 

[Chicxulub]

Those are exceptional shots! Very, very well done.

What equipment are you using?

 

[fishe]

nikon D90 with a kiron 105 mm 1:1 macro lens, just started shooting macro today

 

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some moreView attachment 908073View attachment 908074View attachment 908075View attachment 908076View attachment 908077View attachment 908079

 

[fishe]

one of them just molted to L5

 

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[Slippery K]

I come across the egg cases in my yard from time to time.


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Same, I never thought of keeping one though. Might be a cool little side project to get into.