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T.C.'s Hierodula membranacea (Giant Asian Mantids)

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#1 Offline T.C. - Posted October 18 2017 - 8:46 PM

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Hello all, figured I would just share some pictures of my current mantids, Hierodula membranacea. Here is one of the female nymphs eating a spider. She has such a strange color compared to the others I have seen. All the males are bright green.

 

 

 


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#2 Offline Diesel - Posted October 19 2017 - 3:47 AM

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mantids of any color are just straight up [censored]. stone clod killers  :)


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