Mantis Pics finally

[SDRotary]

I got a few of her today I will see if I can do better later, she isnt as photogenic as I wish to the best of my knowlege (which is limited at best) she is a O.S. peacock, let me know if I am wrong.

 

[SDRotary]

#2 shot

 

[MJI]

Doesn't look like your run of the mill OS to me??

 

[ReefMagic]

Beautiful Mantis, but I don't think it's an O.S.

 

[brekurboy1]

Yeah it looks a little flat to be an O.S. from the pictures I've seen os's are more round.

 

[SDRotary]

im trying to get better pics but dammit if she isnt sooooo fast

 

[SDRotary]

one more try...

 

[DensityMan]

Just a stab in the dark, but 'she' is very close in coloration and shape to Tim (my little G. smithii). Check out the pics there and in his continuing adventures to see if they help.

What color are the meral spots on this mantis (inside the raptorial appendages)? If they appear black or dark purple out-lined by white I'd say it's a good chance you have a G. smithii (with an 'unsual color-morph') as well.

HTH

 

[SDRotary]

Tim is what inspired me to get a mantis. They are sweet . She has a similar olive color on her back with red stripes where the plates(?) or whatever they are called break to the next but different appendage colors. They are a yellowish and blue if memory serves me correct with bright pink dactyl's but I will stay close with the digi to see if I can ever get a close up/clear pic of her.

 

[DensityMan]

Sounds very cool and definitely not purple/white. Have to wait for one of the experts now though... I know wennerae and smithii the rest are all a mystery to me.

I'll pass along your implied compliment to Tim (he's been nursing a wounded ego since losing the redundant eye). Though I think the lack of fan-mail is more painful to him. :lol:

 

[DensityMan]

Found something for you buried in the text of the previous links: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1846440#post1846440

Might be G. ternatensis according to the good Dr. Roy; in that he states that Tim's particular color-morph could easily be mistaken for a G. ternatensis were it not for the color of the meral spots - which are yellow on G. ternatensis.

Hope that helps!

 

[SDRotary]

she looks very similar except for the appendages. I got one more pic, i tried to get the appendages clear in the shot. last one...

 

[odoprelude]

I tell ya, she looks exactly like my two wennarae...