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Palor
09-22-10, 11:31 PM
We found this little cricket thief stowed away in our cricket shipment

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx106/ChaoticNightsReptile/Mantis/002-1.jpg

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx106/ChaoticNightsReptile/Mantis/008-2.jpg

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx106/ChaoticNightsReptile/Mantis/018-1.jpg

So we are going to keep it is a new exotic pet :)

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx106/ChaoticNightsReptile/Mantis/023.jpg
Freebody
09-22-10, 11:44 PM
Sweet!!, my brother inlaw works as a shipping container repair guy and they come in all the time, you just reminded me to get him to grab me a few :) every year i foget to tell him. Grats!
marvelfreak
09-23-10, 05:13 AM
Third pic looks like it scraching it head thinking this isn't Spring break.lol
infernalis
09-23-10, 02:18 PM
Last summer I stopped mowing when I saw about 100 mantis all over the grass blades.

Very cool find
TylerWortman
09-23-10, 07:54 PM
That lil fellar found the right shipment box. I bet his stomach was full the whole trip!
Palor
09-23-10, 08:20 PM
He sure picked the right box to stow away in, most other people would of just fed him off.

I can't wait to find out what species he is :)
infernalis
09-24-10, 01:16 AM
Until just now, I didn't realize just how many species of praying mantis there were..
Feebo
09-24-10, 03:22 AM
I keep praying mantids in my snake room, they`re great little things :) Well I say little, the Griffin mantis I`ve got at the moment is huge lol You lucky thing you! What a nice surprise! I`m not sure what species it is, I`ll pop a picture on the mantis forum for you and find out. One things certain, that`s going to be pretty big. She looks like she`s got two or three sheds left to go to adulthood and they pretty much double in size with each shed. Keep us informed! I`ll be very interested to see how she`s getting on :) I`ll let you know what species she is as soon as I find out :)
TylerWortman
09-24-10, 11:19 AM
http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/21500/The-Praying-Mantis-21584.jpg
Feebo
09-25-10, 03:46 AM
European Mantis, the "true" praying mantis, mantis religiosa apparently :) Keep us updated when she shed etc! :)
infernalis
09-25-10, 07:25 AM
These are all over my back yard every summer.. swarms of them.

http://www.thamfriends.com/photos/mantis.jpg
Feebo
09-25-10, 07:32 AM
Lucky bugger you! :)
infernalis
09-25-10, 08:06 AM
Lucky bugger you! :)


Maybe, between these and all the herps hiding in the grass, I hate to mow.
Feebo
09-25-10, 10:33 AM
Ooh you bloody show off you! lol Well I can watch it pissing with rain here any time I want! So there.... :)
presspirate
09-25-10, 02:28 PM
Ooh you bloody show off you! lol Well I can watch it pissing with rain here any time I want! So there.... :)
LOL You limeys and your animosities! I just google earthed your fair city. It looks like a very nice place. I'm a little bit jealous.:sorry:
Palor
09-25-10, 05:00 PM
I will keep pics coming as it molts. I think it is going to be a big one for sure.
infernalis
09-25-10, 05:16 PM
I will keep pics coming as it molts. I think it is going to be a big one for sure.


Thanks.. That will be cool to see.
Feebo
09-26-10, 04:35 AM
Certainly is Presspirate :) Very nice place. I`m tucked away in a really nice and quiet bit of coutryside too :)