#mantidae

[saritawolf]

Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[squishyfauna]

Conehead mantis for insect week!

15% off buggy merch for the rest of June

[jadeseadragon]

She's grown about twice the size!

I found her in the kitchen near an open window this time.

Earlier in the month

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Long ears antennae? Can jump really far? Why, it must be the bunny mantis! Also known as the grasshopper mantis, this species is capable of leaping up to 1 m (3 ft)-- over ten times their own body length!-- to catch their prey, which can include large insects, small birds, and frogs, lizards, and occasionally fish.

(Image: A bunny mantis (Archimantis latistyla) by Mark Ayers)

[n3ur4l-surg3nc3]

p33k1ng

[miyrumiyru]

Her belly... cures me

Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)

[trigona-necrophaga]

I saved this gorgeous gorgeous girl from being trampled. Mantis religiosa <3

(Ignore my nails. They look gross bc I was gardening)

[introverttraven]

LITTLE GUY

I believe it's a nymph of Empusa fasciata, red list species in my area

Never encountered them and was so excited to see one I literally dropped the mushrooms I was foraging