#devil flower mantis nymph

[noctisvt]

Some OC art I managed to make when participating in my friend 2ee's Magma sessions.

The former is Asteria Lycos, a bounty huntress with aims to enact revenge on the mantid empire for killing her mother....

...And the latter is her target, Coran Diabolica, the runaway prince of said empire who desires nothing more than to kill his own mother.

Maybe someday I'll actually write their story out in full, hahah.

[marcianek]

My friend finished NDRV3, I can gradually start posting fanarts from the past few months - mostly of this kind-hearted amalgamation of virtues and maladaptations :D - without worrying I'd spoil stuff for her >:3

So here's one, with a "bouquet" of flower/leaf mimicking mantises. Species are listed under the cut~

I mentioned this on twitter a while ago, but after a year of emotional and artistic slump, I've somehow got into fanarting - and I'm recharging via it, before slowly returning to my own projects - I'm still a bit baffled how abruptly this fixation hit me, but it's cool to be able to draw again. Guess V3 did things.

--- And the ladies (yep, they’re all girls, male mantises would be too tiny for this composition :D) are:

Devil's flower mantis - Idolomantis diabolica

Cryptic mantis - Sibylla pretiosa

Dead leaf mantis - Deroplatys truncata

Indian flower mantis - Creobroter pictipennis

Horned (?) mantis - Empusa fasciata

Ghost mantis - Phyllocrania paradoxa

Banded flower mantis - Theopropus elegans

Giant Asian shield mantis - Rhombodera basalis

Malaysian orchid mantis nymph - Hymenopus coronatus

...and two Spiny flower mantises, one mature and one L6-7 nymph - Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii

...I take no responsibility for any flying furniture or otherwordly portals opening due to reading this list :D There can be some innacuracies ofc, I’m not an entomologist, I only tried to research to the best of my abilities, but there was... A LOT of it required.

And apparently, one should NOT keep mantises together like this, as they’re cannibalstic and temperamental 8D’’‘ But I call licentia poetica on this. I’m sure Gonta’s keeping them under control with his disney princess powers of animal speech... or just fed them properly. Yes... let’s stick to that.

[jxd77]

A devil’s flower mantis nymph I had raised a while back. They’re name was Faustus.

[mantismonarch]

"Never forget arm day" Idolomantis diabolica (devil's flower mantis) L4 nymph looking so ripped. Sidenote: Seems I had my camera resolution set way low; photos should be much clearer now. #idolomantisdiabolica #idolo #devilsflowermantis #mantodea #mantis #prayingmantis #gottesanbeterin #mantiden #mante #insects #insekten #insectos #insekten #arthropoda #invert #wildlife #nature #animals #science #entomology #biology #alien #exotic #pets #photography #mantismonarch https://www.instagram.com/p/B14gxMUB69c/?igshid=1d6jdnsl51hzt

[mantismonarch]

"The Geoff" Idolomantis diabolica (devil's flower mantis) nymph playing on a new stick grandma saved for them. #idolomantisdiabolica #idolo #devilsflowermantis #mantodea #mantis #prayingmantis #prayingmantisofinstagram #natgeo #insects #bugslife #wildlife #nature #animals #alien #pets #photography #noflash #mantismonarch #shield #raptor #spike #antenna #curlyq #adorable #portrait #geoff https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XYl5yB4KR/?igshid=rp4j3rit25hx

[mantismonarch]

"In Shield We Trust" Idolomantis diabolica (devil's flower mantis) L6 nymphs. They have gotten so big and are slightly less shy. Was able to get them out for photos without too much fuss. #idolomantisdiabolica #idolo #devilsflowermantis #mantodea #mantis #prayingmantis #prayingmantisofinstagram #natgeo #insects #bugslife #wildlife #nature #animals #alien #pets #photography #mantismonarch #shield #raptor #antenna #curlyq #adorable #portrait https://www.instagram.com/p/B7g6n4WB8mQ/?igshid=1nfxqtp17dytr

[mantismonarch]

"Glamorous" Idolomantis diabolica (devil's flower mantis) L2 nymph's beauty shot. #idolomantisdiabolica #idolo #devilsflowermantis #mantis #prayingmantis #mantodea #mantis #nature #wildlife #animals #insect #exotic #pets #aliens #mantismonarch #adorable https://www.instagram.com/p/B1t9eCQh7bS/?igshid=1b15japbe25u0

[mantismonarch]

"Crème de la crème" Idolomantis diabolica (devil's flower mantis) L5 nymph. They are growing up so quick. I'm hoping I have both genders in this small batch. #idolomantisdiabolica #idolo #devilsflowermantis #mantodea #mantis #prayingmantis #gottesanbeterin #mantiden #mante #insects #insekten #insectos #insekten #arthropoda #invert #wildlife #nature #animals #science #entomology #biology #alien #exotic #africa #pets #photography #mantismonarch https://www.instagram.com/p/B4sdpQaBdWM/?igshid=11ycpmmbxncj4

[mantismonarch]

"Sup" Idolomantis diabolica (devil's flower mantis) L4 nymph showing off its good side.

#idolomantisdiabolica #idolo #devilsflowermantis #mantodea #mantis #prayingmantis #gottesanbeterin #mantiden #mante #insects #insekten #insectos #insekten #arthropoda #invert #wildlife #nature #animals #science #entomology #biology #alien #exotic #pets #photography #mantismonarch

[mantismonarch]

Merry Christmas from Mantis Monarch! Idolomantis diabolica (devil's flower mantis) L5 nymph. They are growing up so quick. #idolomantisdiabolica #idolo #devilsflowermantis #mantodea #mantis #prayingmantis #gottesanbeterin #mantiden #mante #insects #insekten #insectos #insekten #arthropoda #invert #wildlife #nature #animals #science #entomology #biology #alien #exotic #africa #pets #photography #mantismonarch https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ggxaYBJSM/?igshid=1swfdwjto5iit

[mantismonarch]

"You don't need to go to Area 51 to find aliens" Idolomantis diabolica (devil's flower mantis) L2 nymph looking incredibly cute. #idolomantisdiabolica #idolo #devilsflowermantis #mantis #invertebrates #prayingmantis #mantodea #mantis #nature #wildlife #animals #insect #bugs #science #entomology #exotic #pets #unusualpets #aliens #photography #mantismonarch #ibelieve #aliens #area51 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0EUm1sBvQU/?igshid=n7fnukkbjn0y

[mantismonarch]

"You aren't scaring anyone" Idolomantis diabolica (devil's flower mantis) L2 nymph trying to scare me off. I had not realized they do this from such a young age. Who knew they were proficient at praying mantis kung fu? 😅 #idolomantisdiabolica #idolo #devilsflowermantis #mantis #invertebrates #prayingmantis #mantodea #mantis #nature #wildlife #animals #insect #bugs #science #entomology #exotic #pets #unusualpets #aliens #funny #adorable #photography #mantismonarch #threatdisplay #kungfu https://www.instagram.com/p/B0oi-bIB8E6/?igshid=1g4fdi86q5tos