Hey, well Im still playing around with my camera so the pics are quite spot on yet. Found an external flash and started using that for this shoot, I think there was just a bit too much . At least I know for next time . ISO was set at 160.

Ghosts were taken free-hand until I found the tripod which I used for the Africans and Pnigomantis. Im also very happy because Ive discovered I have ghost pairs! (If you can see Ive miss-sexed them please correct me!)

Ghosts: 1 female, 2 males
Africans: 1 female, 1 male
Pnigo: 1 male I believe, he is L3 afaik so pretty hard to tell

Any comments welcome.


Ghosts

Males











Female

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1.1.0 Western Hognose '06
1.0.0 Banana Kingsnake '06
1.0.0 Ghost Corn '03

0.0.2 African Mantis (Sphodromantis lineola)
1.1.1 Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa)
0.0.4 Madagascan Marbled Mantis (Polyspilota aeruginosa)
0.0.3 Pnigomantis medioconstricta

Africans

Im loving this species more and more every moult, one of them has taken a "camouflage" pattern and is just so stunning. I took more pics than posted, but some were just badly blurred etc, only these were save-worthy. The green one has only moulted a day before the pic was taken if anyone is wondering why hes a bit thin, he will be eating today

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1.1.0 Western Hognose '06
1.0.0 Banana Kingsnake '06
1.0.0 Ghost Corn '03

0.0.2 African Mantis (Sphodromantis lineola)
1.1.1 Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa)
0.0.4 Madagascan Marbled Mantis (Polyspilota aeruginosa)
0.0.3 Pnigomantis medioconstricta

Pnigomantis












One species I have which I havent posted is the Marble Mantids, will have to wait for them they are just sooo active!

Cheers, Stuart!

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1.1.0 Western Hognose '06
1.0.0 Banana Kingsnake '06
1.0.0 Ghost Corn '03

0.0.2 African Mantis (Sphodromantis lineola)
1.1.1 Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa)
0.0.4 Madagascan Marbled Mantis (Polyspilota aeruginosa)
0.0.3 Pnigomantis medioconstricta

Hi,
I love your ghost mantids.
Thats the one i want next.
I'm getting 5 chinese mantids and a pair of bud wings some time this week, hopefully tuesday. Yay cant wait

Jag.

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3.2.0 Bearded Dragons
2.5.2 Leopard Geckos
1.1.0 Chinese Mantids
1.4.0 Border Terriers

Nice, love the ghosts, i finally got some last week and i doubt they will be the last, great little things. Nice pictures.

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cheers for the replies, yeh ghosts are awsome little guys. My female just moulted again this morning and im landed, she is that little bit closer to adult

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1.1.0 Western Hognose '06
1.0.0 Banana Kingsnake '06
1.0.0 Ghost Corn '03

0.0.2 African Mantis (Sphodromantis lineola)
1.1.1 Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa)
0.0.4 Madagascan Marbled Mantis (Polyspilota aeruginosa)
0.0.3 Pnigomantis medioconstricta