A sampling of Mantis camouflage. - Page 2

bizzarbazzar · October 22, 2006

wow, I have 4 of those plants in my front yard and still havent seen a mantis

I am so jealous. I love those guys

dcarch · October 22, 2006

Spectacular, artistic and informative; these pictures belong to the pages of a magazine (National Geographic).

dcarch

Tomstrees · October 24, 2006

I finally found one this year ...
Gotta love those bugs ~

Tom

chilhuacle · April 25, 2007

Some in our area think Spring is here when the flocks of Robins show up, others when the Cedar Waxwings make their appearance. It's not truly Spring until you see the first new Mantis patrolling your tomato seedlings. This little guy is less than 1/8th of an inch long. As a size comparison, that pink, out of focus blob in the foreground is an aphid. The Mantis decided he wouldn't tackle that one....yet.

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michael johnson · April 26, 2007

The biggest I have ever seen are up in Cairns in northern Queensland- Ruddy monsters up to six inches long, it amuses me the way that they turn their heads and look at you.

But the biggest shock I ever got was when I was in Tana Rahta in the cameron highlands in malaya- I caught a giant Cicada there that was over six inches long- it didnt make any noise when I caught it and put it in a container, when I got back to the place where I was living, I took the lid off the container and it flew out around the room- shreiking like mad and making a hell of a noise, up until that point I didnt know that Cicadas could make a noise with their mouths- other than the whistling and humming noise they make with their wings and other body parts- it realy scared me to hear it, and loud too.
My personal favourites though- are the big Atlas moths (hercules)- huge moths with a wingspan of up to a foot accross and very colourful patterns.

October 22, 2006	#17
dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	Spectacular, artistic and informative; these pictures belong to the pages of a magazine (National Geographic). dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

October 24, 2006	#18
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	I finally found one this year ... Gotta love those bugs ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

April 25, 2007	#19
chilhuacle Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Concord CA z9b, just west of Tomatoville Posts: 415	Some in our area think Spring is here when the flocks of Robins show up, others when the Cedar Waxwings make their appearance. It's not truly Spring until you see the first new Mantis patrolling your tomato seedlings. This little guy is less than 1/8th of an inch long. As a size comparison, that pink, out of focus blob in the foreground is an aphid. The Mantis decided he wouldn't tackle that one....yet. Click for Larger Size __________________ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. Bruce

October 22, 2006	#16
bizzarbazzar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 811	wow, I have 4 of those plants in my front yard and still havent seen a mantis I am so jealous. I love those guys

April 26, 2007	#20
michael johnson Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK. Posts: 960	The biggest I have ever seen are up in Cairns in northern Queensland- Ruddy monsters up to six inches long, it amuses me the way that they turn their heads and look at you. But the biggest shock I ever got was when I was in Tana Rahta in the cameron highlands in malaya- I caught a giant Cicada there that was over six inches long- it didnt make any noise when I caught it and put it in a container, when I got back to the place where I was living, I took the lid off the container and it flew out around the room- shreiking like mad and making a hell of a noise, up until that point I didnt know that Cicadas could make a noise with their mouths- other than the whistling and humming noise they make with their wings and other body parts- it realy scared me to hear it, and loud too. My personal favourites though- are the big Atlas moths (hercules)- huge moths with a wingspan of up to a foot accross and very colourful patterns.