#dead leaf mantis

[lovertm]

mantis plushes by Gage Beasley Shop

[sitting-on-me-bum]

“Photo”

A Dead Leaf Mantis, specifically a species from the genus Deroplatys.

Marcus Kam

The 35 Photography Awards

[fernshawart]

Portraits of old friends

[jack-of-all-inverts]

Adult Female Deroplatys gorochovi

Penelope has had her adult molt and she is gorgeous!

[kas-e]

Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis.

Same Mantid in both sessions, just at different ages. The shots on the maroon background is her penultimate form, and the other session is shot just after her ultimate molt. She darkened very quickly upon maturation.

[onenicebugperday]

Asian dead leaf mantids in the genus Deroplatys

Found in Southeast Asia

Photos 1-5 by albertkang, 6-7 by josh_vandermeulen, 8 by gancw1, and 9-10 by nakarb

[dusk-gami]

Deroplatys truncata • Đỗ Anh Tú

2019–2022

Folded by me from crease pattern

Designer: Đỗ Anh Tú

Paper: Unryu (one uncut 18 in. square)

[nirogryphon]

I hate it when dinner starts licking me...