#phyllocrania

[jack-of-all-inverts]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[gaiagrin]

Phyllocrania paradoxa (Ghost Mantis)

[scriblyn]

Subadult vs adult Phyllocrania Paradoxa comparison (same individual)

[happilyjovialmantids]

Adult, Male//Phyllocrania Paradoxa (Ghost Mantis)

This is one of my first Mantis I‘ve ever owned and he is still alive! But sadly his arm is broken. :(

[orifice-torture]

(Phyllocrania paradoxa) ghost mantis

[ronbeckdesigns]

Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) by Dave Vaughan Via Flickr: FACEBOOK - DV Photo - Twitter - Google+ Mr Ghost shed his skin yesterday and gained around 4mm in length. Camera: Sony A200 Lens: Minolta 100mm f/2.8 Macro with 21mm Extension Tube Shot at ISO200 & f/9 Sony HVL-F42AM

[jack-of-all-inverts]

Dramatic little things, aren't they?

They often play dead if I pick up the cups.

(Phyllocrania paradoxa - Ghost Mantis)

[scriblyn]

My sweet boy King Boo molted for the first time in many many months. I'm not sure what took him so long- I think it may have been too cold over the winter. But look at him now!!! Isn't he beautiful? I'm so proud of him, he is now a subadult