#giant asian mantis

[sandpaperoctopi]

Invertober Day 24: giant Asian mantis

[unhingedlesbear]

I LOVE HERR I'm back from college now so I can finally stare at her for hours.

She is SO majestic

[archiverot]

maggie being cute

are there other mantis/insect keepers on tumblr, i need to find my bug people

[n8nt]

look at my most perfectest boy

[pigeon-feet]

🏇

[mostlymantis]

my precious crouton

[arthicat]

Alf eating a silkworm baby!

[tigersorange]

i got my first digital camera! i still only have vintage lenses from my pentax for it but here’s some crouton pics anyways

[laneybeetle]

I love how Praying Mantises self-clean like cats.

Same! It's so cute, mantids really do remind me of cats.

Here's some shots I have of miss Orchid preening <3

[71e]

My beautiful pink princess 🎀 Abigail

[trixilmarin]

My baby, my boy ❤️

Ghost has settled in and is in the process of having his first meal in his new home. He's around an L4/L5 so he still has a good bit of growing to do.

I want to give it time and ensure I'm thoroughly researched before I even fathom at making an attempt at breeding mantids, but even if he stays a single pringle I'm just so happy to have him ❤️❤️❤️

[unhingedlesbear]

FIRST BECKYPOST BC LOOK WHO ARRIVED!

SHE'S SO PRETTYYY

[archiverot]

Good morning

[birb-bian]

I’ve been sad a lot lately, but at least I have this funky little creature to observe (and be observed by)

[primal-savagery]

So what's the status on pets named after Baldur's Gate characters nowadays? I've seen plenty of cats named Astarion around the internet now of course. Karlach seems like an excellent name for a large and excitable dog.

I ask because I'd like to introduce you all to Blunt Skuncher, who just completed his second molt since joining the household.

[jack-of-all-inverts]

Atlas

Hierodula membranacea

Giant Asian Mantis - Adult Male

I love the color green that he turned out to be! He was yellow as a nymph. Now he's an i9 adult male!