Dec 29, 2024
Ghost Mantid pictures!!!!
I got a camera add on for my phone so now i can take WAYYYYY better pictures of bugs! Meet my first model, my pet mantid named Ungo. She’s so so pretty 🥰
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Ghost Mantid pictures!!!!
I got a camera add on for my phone so now i can take WAYYYYY better pictures of bugs! Meet my first model, my pet mantid named Ungo. She’s so so pretty 🥰
👻 Boo! Meet the ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa). This species’ leaf-like appearance helps it disappear among foliage, concealing it from predators and prey. When tasty critters—like grasshoppers and moths—wander too close, it uses its powerful forelimbs to snatch them up! This insect has a wide range across Africa and can be spotted in Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Madagascar.
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist
a few yrs ago i was mucking around with a danny phantom concept of a bug kingdom in the ghost zone, and a specific ghost mantis character in it. i was reminded of it recently and decided to give the design a facelift :p
do you have any facts maybe about the phyllocrania paradoxa ? that is, if it hasnt been done already, if not, do any other mantis :D
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Did you know that the Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) is a small African mantis? It resembles an old dried leaf, giving it top tier camouflage for such a successful ambush predator. This camouflage helps it blend in to hunt better and to help it hide from the birds that would eat it.
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Photo by Jarno Akkersdijk
darth vader mantis? i just found out they exist today and i love them
Have you seen the Vietnamese ghost mantis (Parablepharis kuhlii)?
I have now
Yes, in photos/videos
Yes, irl
I'm not sure
fun game. assign your moots a bug (or arachnid!)
starting off with those who I've already done
@aroace-get-out-of-my-face rosy maple moth
@inkyrainstorms orb weaver spider (joro spider in particular)
@kaykayli woolly chafer beetle
and now the rest
@storm-of-the-swarm firefly
@k1m4r4 boxelder bug
@liv-log ladybug
@amediocregamer ghost mantis/Phyllocrania paradoxa
@the-critter-council Domestic Silk Moth
if anyone else wants to be assigned a bug please just ask!
btw this is open for anyone to try so go wild
We went to a reptile show and I got my first mantis :) he's a ghost mantis which are the prettiest in my opinion
Thinking about calling him Kaguragi cuz he has the ponytail, do u guys have any name suggestions?