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i love bugs send bug pics pls i take submissions

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Autumn photoshoot featuring Nyx, my subadult Darth Vader mantis! Isn't she spooky! I hope to breed her this year.

Parablepharis kuhlii asiatica

Get jumpscared! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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i dont post abt my pets often but i own a giant asian mantis called Jigsaw and she just reached her final molt into adulthood 😭 genuinely such a crazy feeling after caring for her since she was a nymph. shes such a pretty color too so i wanted to share

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He was a skater boy...

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Today's mantid Conehead Mantis (Empusa fasciata)

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Today's mantid is Snake Mantis (kongobatha diademata)

Submitted by @oatsssmeal

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Today's mantid is Pink Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)

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Today's mantid is Jeweled Mantis (Creobroter gemmatus)

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Today's mantid is Grizzled Mantis (Gonatista grisea)

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Today's mantid is Devil's Flower (Idolomantis diabolica) One of the largest species of mantid.

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Today's mantid is Malaysian Dead Leaf (Deroplatys desiccata)

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That's an adult female, boys look like spoons.

Some of my adult males posted for comparison and a subadult nymph bonus. All photos are D. dessicata.

Ft. Thor, Vulcan, & Faunus

Rest in peace, boys. I'm sorry none of you got to meet a lady (none were available at the time).

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WOWW so pretty!! RIP 🙏🙏

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Today's mantid is Malaysian Dead Leaf (Deroplatys desiccata)

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Today's mantid of the day is Creobroter apicalis. One of the many Asian flower mantids in the genus Creobroter.

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Today's mantid of the day is Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina). This mantis is one of the most common, and is very cannibalistic.

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today's mantid of the day is Spiny Flower Mantis (pseudocreobotra wahlbergi). This flower mantis is native to the tropical rainforests of Africa, and when born they resemble ants.