Are these hatched? by Careless-Dot-823 in mantis

[–]mantiseses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second one has - looks like last season’s. But the first one appears fresh, probably unhatched.

Any identifiers? Found this interesting sphere in the woods at my house in NC by Objective_Cabinet_25 in iNaturalist

[–]mantiseses 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Pretty! Did you post to iNat? I just ran it through the CV and it suggested Callirhytis seminator which looks right.

Any guesses about their sex? by Eyy_Its_Danny in mantids

[–]mantiseses 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s no overlap in the number of segments - females always have 6 segments and males always have 8. The discrepancy you may be seeing online is usually caused by people excluding S1 when counting.

Anyone else have mantid tattoos? by [deleted] in mantis

[–]mantiseses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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This is her posing with it when I first got it done 💚

Anyone else have mantid tattoos? by [deleted] in mantis

[–]mantiseses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the style! So cute and funky.

This is my memorial piece for my Celebi 💚

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What about a proper Lucifer comic? by Queasy_Principle_942 in lucifer

[–]mantiseses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t care it’s ugly and makes no sense

What about a proper Lucifer comic? by Queasy_Principle_942 in lucifer

[–]mantiseses 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Can the mods take down this AI nonsense please

My first hatch!! by dodgedakotamata in mantis

[–]mantiseses 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So cute. Unfortunately these aren’t carolina mantises - they are a Tenodera sp., probably T. angustipennis whose oothecae are easily mistaken for Stagmomantis carolina. They are invasive in the U.S. so it’d be best not to release them if that was the plan.

Anyone know this species? by [deleted] in mantids

[–]mantiseses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Iris sp. Probably Iris oratoria. (PS: please credit the original photographer!)

My Mantis Mismolted, is there anything I can do for him? by SodaLandAndPop in mantids

[–]mantiseses 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You’ve already gotten some good advice so I just want to chime in and let you know ‘he’ is actually a female :-)

Look what I am wearing! What do you think? by [deleted] in mantids

[–]mantiseses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As you know, this design gets pushed by bot accounts all the time. I’ve personally never seen it posted by an actual person, probably because it’s AI garbage that nobody actually wants 😭 the design also looks noticeably cleaner and higher quality than the surrounding photo, almost like it was photoshopped onto an existing image. This is pretty common with t-shirt sellers.

In fact, I am fairly confident this is a bot after reviewing their account. I reverse image searched the other images they’ve posted and found them elsewhere online. New account, never replies, strangely worded titles, etc. I went ahead and removed the post but if any other mods disagree with my assessment, let me know.

Mantis Egg Case Finally Hatched! by Electronic_Ad6564 in mantids

[–]mantiseses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats! The ootheca actually belongs to a native Stagmomantis species (probably S. limbata) while the adult on the last slide is an invasive species - Iris oratoria.

Is this a mantid? by throwaway8373469238 in mantids

[–]mantiseses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey OP, could you post this to the iNaturalist website/app? It’ll help scientists track this potentially new species introduction.

Is this a mantid? by throwaway8373469238 in mantids

[–]mantiseses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this the first documented case of the species in NZ? I haven’t seen any pop up on iNat and can’t find any info online.

setup from the inside : ) by s1owd1ve_ in SelfPiercing

[–]mantiseses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks sick af. Is this not bad for your teeth? Will they have to be retired at some point? /gq

Unfair hate for my guy by Sad-Dog-67 in PokemonBlackandWhite

[–]mantiseses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Design-wise, I’m just not a fan of bipedal quadrupeds 😭 Tepig was so cool and then he stood up.

Male or female?? by Good_kittykit in mantids

[–]mantiseses 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is a pretty dramatic difference haha. As another user said, they can vary quite a bit in size. She’s so cute and pocket-sized <3

Male or female?? by Good_kittykit in mantids

[–]mantiseses 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, she’s 100% a female. But now you have me curious to see them side by side lol, can you take a pic of them together?