6 different mantids in 1 hand

Deroplatys

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[video=youtube;SeIXn_tQmBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeIXn_tQmBE[/video]

Just fancied showing off the diversity of mantids :)
None of them fought either.





 

groovyspider

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i made a mess when i saw the one on your pinky finger in the first pic, what sp is that?
 

brotony101

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AMAZING pic! I wonder if their camouflaged appearances work somewhat to protect them from other mantids...?
 

toast4nat

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Wow that one on your index finger is spectacular! Look at the swirl marking on its wings. Fabulous.
 

Deroplatys

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Thanks all :D
Here's all the species :)

Acanthops sp.
Phyllocrania paradoxa
Pseudocreobotra whalbergii
Sphrodomantis viridis "Sharm-el-Sheik"
Idolomantis diabolica
Theopropus elegans

I also have phyllovates chlorophaea, Rhombodera basalis, Popa spurca crassa, and Cilnia humeralis.
 

fatich

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Awesome!
But i wonder something,why don't they attack each other ?
 

ScarecrowGirl

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That's really cool to see all of them in reference to each other, mantises are so freakin cool
 

Deroplatys

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They were all pretty docile, i did my best to make sure none of them bumped into each other, they all seemed fine :)
 

Amoeba

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Could you pick my jaw up off the floor with your other hand, because that is a stunning set of photos! :biggrin:
 

richoman3

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bloody amazing!
in australia we have ALOT of different mantids but bloody hell none are near as stunning as some of the overseas ones !
 
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