Mantis website by Viking Spawn

Here is the other webpage I've been working on!  Whew!  That's enough for now!  Lots of time goes into making these things!

Enjoy!  Provided you like insects that "pray."  ("Prey?")


The MANTIS

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What a beautyful and interesting site

I surely got much wiser about both crickets and Mantis these last days

It must have taken you hours and hours and hours to make, and the result is stunning

That's my favorite insect! I am glad that you linked that great webpage. Do you think praying mantis are identifiable to the species level? Maybe they're all Mantis religiosa.
I remember playing with these animals while a kid, they were quite easy to catch and really impressive creatures. Obviously, I never killed them, I did it just for fun and later it was free again.

SUSANNE wrote:

What a beautyful and interesting site

I surely got much wiser about both crickets and Mantis these last days

It must have taken you hours and hours and hours to make, and the result is stunning

Thank you Susanne. I'm glad you could enjoy them and learn about these wonderful creatures at the same time! And you are correct, it was a time consuming effort to make both of them. They were always something I wanted to create!

Roger wrote:

That's my favorite insect! I am glad that you linked that great webpage. Do you think praying mantis are identifiable to the species level? Maybe they're all Mantis religiosa.
I remember playing with these animals while a kid, they were quite easy to catch and really impressive creatures. Obviously, I never killed them, I did it just for fun and later it was free again.

The alias of "Praying Mantis" originated from the M. religiosa species which may also be the most widespread species in the world. Here in the U.S; even the Chinese species on my site are called the "Praying mantis." The Chinese variety has become the dominate species in North America. I do have M. religiosa in my area but they are somewhat rare and are absent usually when the bigger species is around. The Chinese can be twice the size of the European variety.

I also love these insects! Mantids and Cicadas are my favorites!

I'm happy you both enjoyed the sites!

Thanks for your reply. Watching your pictures, Chinese mantis look very long and delicate when compared with those I used to see in my childhood. Naming of arthropods is always somewhat confuse, there are always so many species so similar that common names get confuse. :)

Roger wrote:

Thanks for your reply. Watching your pictures, Chinese mantis look very long and delicate when compared with those I used to see in my childhood. Naming of arthropods is always somewhat confuse, there are always so many species so similar that common names get confuse. :)

The Chinese Mantis definitely doesn't look delicate in person! Especially the females! They are bulkier than the males and can pack a powerful "pinch" if you hold one the wrong way!

Perhaps one day I will photograph a European and a Chinese Mantid side by side for scale. However, I'd have to be extremely careful since I'd fear the Chinese species may eat the smaller European variety.

YES! A complete site for Mantisses
I adore these insects, since my encounter in Spain with two of them
Beautiful photos and so much information. It reads easy and the colors don't bother me at all

One of the mantisses I encounter in Spain :3
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Judging by that photo Night Lioness, that nice pic appears to be the species Mantis Religiosa. (male) They are more scarce where I'm from. I will try to obtain more photos of them this summer. I will have to hunt a little harder for them.

Happy you liked the site!