#Phyllocrania paradoxa

[morbidsmenagerie]

Mantises at the PDX Insectarium

[mostlymantis]

this guy only eats if i babysit him

[jack-of-all-inverts]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[shrivingtoad]

Loki again, looking ever so regal with his wings out (is he trying to beef his own reflection?)

👑

[crypt1dcorv1dae]

LOOK AT THIS CUNTY LITTLE THING

[alienbath]

Look at her. The slay, the cunt, she's everything.

(Source: mantisuniverse.com)

[fear-the-hippo]

So I don’t have either of these anymore but here’s my old ghost mantis and bumblebee millipede, which were the only ones I could find photos of

(I’ve also owned cherryfoot millipedes, a Chinese Mantis I kidnapped, numerous crayfish, assorted desert beetles, and a number of monarchs I raised up and released)

Hello I want to see your BUG pets please reblog with pics of them thank you

*THIS IS FOR BUGS. INVERTEBRATES. Save your cats for another post. Thank you :)

[amnhnyc]

👻 Boo! Meet the ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa). This species’ leaf-like appearance helps it disappear among foliage, concealing it from predators and prey. When tasty critters—like grasshoppers and moths—wander too close, it uses its powerful forelimbs to snatch them up! This insect has a wide range across Africa and can be spotted in Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Madagascar.

Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist

[leonzje]

MY FAV BUGS SINCE

im going on a bug related vacation for school soon!!! simple list n picture below since im not too knowledgeable on them!!

picture by STEVE SMITH - ghost praying mantis or phyllocrania paradoxa

picture by REPTANICALS

white ducky isopods or cubaris sp.

picture by FRED FIRST

hickory horned devil caterpillar or citheronia regalis

picture by WARUT SIRIWUT

first amphibious centipede or S.cataracta

[lethargicmoth]

Phyllocrania paradoxa or ghost mantis is known for its particular body shape resembling a dry weathered leaf. This species is considered a miniature species in Mantodea order.

[morbidsmenagerie]

I labeled a picture of one of these earlier as a "ant minic mantis", I learned later that though the younger instars do mimic ants, this is actually a baby Ghost mantis!

[mostlymantis]

Meet my mantises!

Cardamom ♀ Sphodromantis Kersteni - i6 poss subadult

Cardamom is my baby my cinnamon apple my everything. She has three legs due to somehow getting her leg caught on a plastic plant and twisting it (I believe this is a freak accident and, in general, plastic plants are safe to use). She is also in my icon!

Cinnamon ♀ Creobroter Apicalis - i6 or 7 presub or subadult

Tiny, fiesty, stunning. Cinnamon is only about 1.5 inches long even though she is almost an adult. Creobroter species tend to be small, but the Creobroter Gemmatus I kept in the past was larger than her.

Gummy ♂ Hierodula Majuscula - i4

He is rude and he does not like me but he is Very cute, the most classically alien looking of my mantises. I am hoping that with some handling he will become more tame as he will be very large as an adult (possibly up to 4in long).

Dogwood ♀ Popa Spurca - i4

She's stic. Can I make it anymore obvious?

Ash, Maple, Hazel ♀ Phyllocrania Paradoxa - i4

Sumac, Cypress ♂ Phyllocrania Paradoxa - i4

I'm not putting pics of all of them here but here are the two boys. I love all of them, ghost mantises are really fun and beautiful and easy to keep, albeit the males are finicky to feed. I am going to breed them once they reach adulthood and may have babies available to purchase in the future.

[jack-of-all-inverts]

Dramatic little things, aren't they?

They often play dead if I pick up the cups.

(Phyllocrania paradoxa - Ghost Mantis)

[shrivingtoad]

Meet loki, we have 2 ghost mantises (Phyllocrania paradoxa) both male.

Hes reaching the end of his lifepsan sadly, but we've really enjoyed his company, hes a very sweet guy (he started off angry at everything 😅)

This is an older photo but hes finally had his adult moult. His wings are beautiful 🥺😔

Let's hope little Odin (our baby ghost mantis) also has no problems reaching old age 🤞

[da-v1sha-1]

Are you willing to share the name of your gecko and/or any pics?

OH HELP SO SORRY I DIDNT SEE THIS

Yes 😭😭

I've got 2, its hard to tell them apart sometimes (on camera)

This one is called Kostya, he's a Total Eclipse

And this is his Dad, his name is Senya, he is a White&Yellow Mack snow raptor eclipse INHALEEEE snake eye.

(Which is why he is PetOnly)

Kostya was 400€ (with terrarium), i bought him with my own money

While Senya was 150€ (with terrarium)

However, Senya was cheaper because the breeder had to get rid of his geckos asap because of some personal issues, so i took him in spontaneously

Also it wasn't even part of the question but i'm also getting a praying mantis who's name will be Dusha (: she's still a baby / NOT MY PICTURE

She's a Ghost Mantis / Phyllocrania paradoxa

[hazel2468]

Well guys, I have an announcement!

Everyone, meet Reaper!

He's a Phyllocrania Paradoxa- a Ghost Mantis, and I fucking adore him!

He seems very lively, but very okay with being handled. I'm obviously not going to be handling him a lot, but he walked right out onto my hand when I got him from his little travel cup, and he decided he would rather take a drink of a little water drop off my finger than off of his leaf!

I tossed a pair of fruit flies into his enclosure, and he spent about ten minutes stalking one before snatching it up and munching on it. Ate the whole thing really quick- he was hungry! If he doesn't catch the other, I'll make sure he gets another one either today or tomorrow (the other one might have gotten lucky and escaped, not sure, if it did, well, good for it).