#mantis
I put three locusts in my ghost #mantis's container today. She ate the first easily enough... I saw her munching on the second and also saw the third, larger locust walk towards her...
And then I saw it climb onto her while she had her pinchers full, and it legit looked like it tried to nibble her arm?? It's kinda bonkers looking. When I looked again (I was busy cooking my own dinner) the big locust was on the bottom of the cage so she may have knocked it off.

#OrchidMantises: Research discovers their petal-shaped femoral lobes may actually be used for gliding https://phys.org/news/2023-11-orchid-mantises-petal-shaped-femoral-lobes.html paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960982223015178
"orchid #mantis nymphs are excellent gliders, exhibiting the shallowest gliding trajectories in terrestrial #invertebrates... expansion of femoral lobes throughout ontogeny reduced wing loading, improved gliding efficiency... These lobes represent the first documented rigid #exoskeleton structures enabling gliding"

#Mantis: a security framework that automates the workflow of discovery, reconnaissance, and vulnerability scanning 👇💡
I have only been taking insect photos for two years and I know very little about photography. But what I have learned is how to find them...
iPhone 15 Pro main camera and ultra-wide-angle camera macro mode.
My other macros in:
https://www.instagram.com/mymacrominitips/
Sólo llevo dos años haciendo fotos de insectos y sé muy poco de fotografía. Pero lo que si he aprendido es a encontrarlos…
Ich fotografiere Insekten erst seit zwei Jahren und weiß sehr wenig über Fotografie. Aber was ich gelernt habe, ist, wie man sie findet....
#macro #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#mantis

Enhancement of #German air defense from #MANTIS to #IRIST SLM #Germany #Luftwaffe
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_november_2023_global_security_army_industry/enhancement_of_german_air_defense_from_mantis_to_iris-t_slm.html
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/ArmyRecognition/status/1728002354887209359
This mantis poses for this photograph on some september bush flower (Polygala myrtifolia) leaves. You can't see it in the photo, but I counted eight segments on the abdomen, which would indicate that it is a male specimen.
iPhone 15 Pro main camera + the lens of binoculars used as reading glasses for close focusing.
Early November in Valencia.
My other macros in:
https://www.instagram.com/mymacrominitips/
Esta mantis posa para la fotografía sobre unas hojas de Lechera del Cabo (Polygala myrtifolia). En La foto no se puede ver, pero he contado ocho segmentos en el abdomen, lo que indicaría que es un ejemplar macho.
Diese Gottesanbeterin posiert für dieses Foto auf einigen Blättern der Kreuzblume Blüte (Polygala myrtifolia). Man kann es auf dem Foto nicht sehen, aber ich habe acht Segmente auf dem Hinterleib gezählt, was darauf hindeutet, dass es sich um ein Männchen handelt.
#macro #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#bee #mantis
I started #Starfield NG+5 today, and without even touching down on Jemmis I ripped through the #Mantis mission and have already #pirated my first class C, from Galbank
Having to grind artifacts to get to NG10 sucks, but at least you can get through it in a few hours- and each time I make drastically different choices. It keeps things interesting
#Starfield is a fun game, and having a chance to make different decisions is great! But lack of #accessibility options literally makes me feel #sick
Sigh. I suppose my current life situation means I shouldn't be ignoring my side hustle so much, so I guess this is the time to point out I have the perfect image for you to send on a postcard to your bestie to commend their predatory nature and how inspirational it is.
https://www.redbubble.com/i/postcard/Inspirational-Mantis-by-Tippitiwichet/149265689.V7PMD?asc=u
#smallArtist #photography #insects #mantis #carnivorousPlants

I took these two photos of a mantis in a park in Valencia, one with the macro function of the ultra wide-angle camera of the iPhone 15 Pro and the other by placing a binoculars lens over the main camera. I think I like the second one better because the shallower depth of field and bokeh effect make the mantis stand out.
iPhone 15 Pro + the lens of binoculars
My other macros in:
https://www.instagram.com/mymacrominitips/
Hice estas dos fotos de una mantis en un parque de Valencia, una con la función macro de la cámara ultra gran angular del iPhone 15 Pro y la otra superponiendo la lente de unos binoculares a la cámara principal. Creo que me gusta más la segunda porque la menor profundidad de campo y efecto bokeh hacen destacar a la mantis.
Ich habe diese beiden Fotos einer Gottesanbeterin in einem Park in Valencia aufgenommen, eines mit der Makrofunktion der ultra wide-angle Kamera des iPhone 15 Pro und und das andere, indem ich ein Fernglas über die Hauptkamera gesetzt habe. Ich glaube, das zweite gefällt mir besser, weil die geringere Schärfentiefe und der Bokeh-Effekt die Gottesanbeterin hervorheben.
macro #macrolens #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotoniphone
#mantis

Hi fellow #IndieGame enthusiasts!
We're playing more #HollowKnight for our Tough Thursdays streams. My goal today is to attempt the #Mantis #Challenge, and go from there. You're welcomed to join 🦗
:twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fierceaxolotl

Wore my grippy water shoes up on the roof to blow off leaves and clear the drain channels.
Satisfying to see the filter holes on the gutter covers re-emerge. And to return to the ground not as a ladder-accident statistic.
Ready for more #rain
#NevadaCountyCA #CAwx #CAinsects #insects #bugphotography #naturephotography
Meanwhile, the female #mantis I discovered last night is still hanging out by the garage door.

#Slovakia fortifies Eastern border with two #German #MANTIS air defense systems
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_october_2023_global_security_army_industry/slovakia_fortifies_eastern_border_with_two_german_mantis_air_defense_systems.html
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/ArmyRecognition/status/1716821006604738798

Die europäische Gottesanbeterin, lat. mantis religiosa findet sich auch im Kinzigtal, hier bei Gengenbach in den Reben. Sie ist auf der Roten Liste als gefährdet geführt und gesetzlich besonders geschützt.
#gottesanbeterin #Artenschutz #mantis #Naturbeobachtung


Praying Mantis at Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Plymouth MA 10/19/23 #prayingmantis #mantis #insects #Nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #photography #plymouth #massachusetts #newengland #tidmarshwildlifesantuary #massaudobon #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Bumped into this lovely lady hanging out in a wheel!
#mantis #insects #andalucia #spain

This was my first experience of a wild praying mantis!
There's something so fascinating and otherworldly about them, which just adds to their beauty.
#macrophotography #entomology #mantis #nature #naturephotography


@Roberta0R Sono #insetti BELLISSIMI e fondamentali per l'ecosistema, nonostante una nomea terribile costruita prevalentemente (almeno nel mio caso😉 ) dal (pure quello bellissimo) #Anime dell' #ApeMagà che, molti non lo sanno, nella versione antropomorfa NON era una femminuccia come è stata trasformata in italiano, ma un maschietto
(cfr. The Adventures of #Hutch the Honeybee - 昆虫物語 みなしごハッチ, Konchū Monogatari: Minashigo Hatchi)


One on the house numbers on Friday morning & one in the pumpkin patch just now, next to the red velvet yarrow. #insects #prayingmantis #mantis #garden #gardening


A female mantis that's probably pregnant.
Edited with #darktable
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
#photography #naturephotography #macrophotography
#insects
#mantis
Praying mantis eggs sack. Not yet opened.
Edited with #darktable
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
#photography #naturephotography #macrophotography
#insects
#mantis
#eggs
🪲Jeden Monat küren @SigridMaerz und @buddepiept bei uns das Insekt des Monats. Im September ist es die Gottesanbeterin. Bei ihnen endet die Paarung für die Männchen oft tödlich.
https://www.riffreporter.de/de/wissen/gottesanbeterin-insekt-des-monats
From a walk yesterday.
A tiny (3 cm) female European Dwarf Mantis (Ameles Spallanziana) hunting ants on a vine in the garden. She soon got used to me bringing my smartphone close and devoured a dozen ants while I took pictures of her. The females of this species do not devour the male as the praying mantis does.
iPhone 13 mini + homemade macro lens
My other macros in:
https://www.instagram.com/mymacrominitips/
Una diminuta (3 cm) hembra de Mantis enana (Ameles Spallanziana) cazando hormigas en una enredadera del jardín. Se acostumbró pronto a que le acercara el smartphone y devoró una docena de hormigas mientras le hacía fotos. Las hembras de esta especie no devoran al macho como hace la mantis religiosa.
Eine weibliche Kleine (3 cm) Fangschrecke (Ameles Spallanziana) jagt Ameisen an einer Ranke im Garten. Sie gewöhnte sich schnell an mein Smartphone und verschlang ein Dutzend Ameisen, während ich Fotos von ihr machte. Die Weibchen dieser Art fressen die Männchen nicht wie die Gottesanbeterin.
macro #macrolens #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotoniphone
#mantis #Amelesspallanziana
A brown mantis found at evening.
Manual focusing and flashing in the dark.
Edited with #darktable
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
#photography #macrophotography #naturephotography #mantis #brownmantis
I made a friend today! 🥰
#PrayingMantis #insects #bugs #nature #animals #garden #mantis #wildlife #AmateurPhotography #insectphotography
The last game in this #boardgameReview series is #MANTIS
https://bgg.cc/boardgame/358690/mantis
It's simple, it's quick, it's fun. You'll play it over and over again. Get it if you can (and have someone to play with: in contrast to the other two, this does not have a solitaire option), you'll really enjoy it.
3/3
Necessity requires I commit capitalism and add photos to my Redbubble account. I won't throw the spider pics in the previews, but I'm super pleased at how nice Teacup's drama photo looks on some stuffs.
Autrement appelée "La mante religieuse" :)
#mantis #lastRetoot #lastRepouet
Reposting this past week's page of Weird Luck for anyone who might have missed it.
And don't miss the next page, coming Thursday and featuring that mysterious Smiley fellow we've been hearing about!
#webcomic #webcomics #comics #urbanfantasy #scifi #fantasy #crimefiction #weirdluck #weird #penguin #mantis
Charles gets tough in this week's page of Weird Luck!
Next week, we meet Smiley...
#webcomic #webcomics #comics #urbanfantasy #scifi #fantasy #crimefiction #weirdluck #weird #penguin #mantis
Reposting this past week's mayhem-packed page of Weird Luck for anyone who missed it.
Next page coming Thursday!
#weirdluck #webcomic #webcomics #comics #urbanfantasy #scifi #fantasy #penguin #mantis
New page of the Weird Luck webcomic!
We'll get back to thickening the plot next week. This week, we just let Charles and Arok run wild.
#webcomic #webcomics #comics #weirdluck #urbanfantasy #scifi #fantasy #CrimeFiction #penguin #mantis
a mantis mustve laid its eggs in my backyard somewhere cuz ive been seeing baby praying mantises all over the place :) this one looked to be hunting the flies in my flowerbed
A moss #mantis photographed at night in #danumvalley, the oldest primary #rainforest in the world - a breathtaking, powerful and beautiful #ecosystem like I've never seen it before 🦗#insektensamstag
Re-sharing the latest page of Weird Luck in case you missed it!
Next page coming Thursday!
#webcomics #webcomic #comics #weirdluck #graphicnovel #urbanfantasy #scifi #fantasy #weird #penguin #mantis
Look at this adorable baby praying #mantis, out hunting for its first little murders!
iNaturalist thinks it's a Carolina mantis, which would be native to the region, unlike the invasive Chinese mantis. But the Chinese mantis has history in our neighborhood too, as Wikipedia says "In 1896, this species was accidentally introduced by a nursery tender at Mt. Airy near Philadelphia, United States."
I think this looks more like a Carolina mantis, it has a curvy butt, but cute either way!
New page of the Weird Luck webcomic!
So thrilled to finally introduce you to Charles and Arok. We've been looking forward for years to inflicting this pair of oddballs on our beloved readers.
New page every Thursday!
#webcomics #webcomic #comics #weirdluck #graphicnovel #urbanfantasy #scifi #fantasy #weird #penguin #mantis
Ghostly the ghost #mantis came out. She's very hungry... I ordered fly pupae immediately when she moulted and it only just arrived after 3-4 days in 24+C postal system and surprisingly not hatched yet. Hopefully soon. #bugfriend #bugs #insects
The Weird Luck webcomic is back!
Chapter 5, page 1.
New pages appear on Thursdays.
#weirdluck #weird #webcomic #webcomics #comics #fantasy #scifi #urbanfantasy #graphicnovel #penguin #mantis
Ghostly the ghost #mantis has moulted again (I think I skipped an update on a moult) - getting big now and almost 100% certain it's female now.
This is an unusual pose for her, it looks like she's climbing a mountain.
View today's update on Tumblr! https://www.tumblr.com/humansbgone/715339690887331840/watch-humans-b-gone-on-youtube-here
#3d #cg #insect #spider #bug #scifi #tarantula #mantis
See today's update on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/humansbgone/714067254234480640/watch-humans-b-gone-on-youtube-here
#bug #insect #prayingmantis #mantis #3d #cg #tarantula #spider
This praying mantis embedded in a clear piece of amber is just over one inch tall. The amber, known as Dominican resin, is noted for its clarity and high number of inclusions. The mantis itself is clearly recognizable from the mantises we see today.
Heritage Auctions dates the piece from between 23 to 33.9 million years old. Even older mantis fossils, dating back 135 million years, come from Siberia.
https://mymodernmet.com/praying-mantis-dominican-amber/
Photo: Heritage Auctions, www.HA.com
Episode five is here!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwv_L--piCY
#animation #sci-fi #cg #prayingmantis #mantis #tarantula #spider #insect #bug
Found a mantis friend on a chaff sack yesterday.
I also want to pass along this very important #Solstice #mantis post!
@jamesgunn Great. Now I have to get this #GOTG #HolidaySpecial #Drax and #Mantis team up into more than 1 film festival. #KyraSedgwick #KevinBacon #Christmas #Nebula and #Makesmecry Thanks soooo much. #WeareGroot #GOTG3 Thanks, though. It helps with the separation anxiety.
#introduction I'm Rev, and I do Humans-B-Gone!, a #3d #scifi #animation #series about giant #insects and specifically a giant #mantis who works in pest control--controlling human infestations, that is! You can watch it on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/c/HumansBGone/