Namibian Mantids

Namibian Mantids

Postby Westley Price » Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:57 am

Hey All

This past weekend I went to Etosha and decided to look around for mantids around the lights at night.

Found a bunch of boring looking ones and also a few nicer ones. Was quite fun.

The Flower Mantid is probably my favourite as I had seen them before as nymphs, but these are my first adults.

Enjoy and thanx for looking

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This little fellow was a stunner!

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I assume female (I love pure white colours in nature, looks so unnatural, haha)

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I assume male of the same species

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Re: Namibian Mantids

Postby Ryuu » Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:08 am

Stunning Pictures... and Quite a Diversity of them!
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Re: Namibian Mantids

Postby levi_20 » Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:33 am

Very cool
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Re: Namibian Mantids

Postby Westley Price » Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:57 am

Thanx guys!
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