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Awesome Mantids and others
Feb 6, 2017 07:32:41 #
I think this is one of the most amazing mantids ever - Dragon Mantis / Feather Mantis (Toxodera beieri) from Peninsular Malaysia. Natural light.
Toxodera beieri_MG_5611 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Female sub-adult Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus). Isn't she gorgeous? Peninsular Malaysia. The first ever wild specimen I found in the wild!!! Full flash.
Hymenopus coronatus IMG_7879 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Hymenopus coronatus IMG_7841 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Hymenopus coronatus IMG_7790 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
My first snake lifer since July, 2016, a Mountain Pit Viper (Ovophis convictus), highland of Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.
Ovophis convictus_MG_5901 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Ovophis convictus_MG_5920 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Antaeus Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanidae: Dorcus antaeus). Peninsular Malaysia
_MG_5699 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Toxodera beieri_MG_5611 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrFemale sub-adult Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus). Isn't she gorgeous? Peninsular Malaysia. The first ever wild specimen I found in the wild!!! Full flash.
Hymenopus coronatus IMG_7879 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrHymenopus coronatus IMG_7841 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrHymenopus coronatus IMG_7790 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrMy first snake lifer since July, 2016, a Mountain Pit Viper (Ovophis convictus), highland of Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.
Ovophis convictus_MG_5901 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrOvophis convictus_MG_5920 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrAntaeus Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanidae: Dorcus antaeus). Peninsular Malaysia
_MG_5699 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrFeb 6, 2017 07:42:20 #
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Feb 6, 2017 08:06:26 #
Great set again Kurt. Never seen a mantis like it before, very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Feb 6, 2017 09:00:25 #
Oh, M... G... those are totally cool! I am having a fit right now. Never saw a Dragon mantis before. And of course the Orchid mantis is a candidate for the most beautiful insect in the world.
Feb 6, 2017 10:11:28 #
May I have permission to link some of your pictures to another web site (Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne)? I am sure he and his readers would like to see that Dragon mantis in particular.
Feb 6, 2017 16:24:07 #
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And spotting stuff that looks like a twig. I love camouflaged critters. Just something special about hiding in plain sight.
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Feb 8, 2017 02:18:55 #
Thanks for looking and commenting, tainkc, Allen, WayneT, Mark, Douglass, David, Brenda, Carol, Steve, Yvonne, raymondh. Much appreicated.
Douglass - yes i think males have wings. That mantis was about 4 inches long.
Douglass - yes i think males have wings. That mantis was about 4 inches long.
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