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Off Topic / Re: 1000 Posts

« on: October 26, 2009, 07:19:00 AM »

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Creativity / Re: More Photos (including a toad, a praying mantis, and a train)

« on: October 26, 2009, 06:46:29 AM »

She's actually alot less than happy, she can see the camera guy and she's scared stuffless. So she extends her wings and arms to make herself look bigger.

Quote from: orange wolf on October 25, 2009, 02:18:40 PM

What are the black dots on the eyes?

Quote from: MackTheHunter on October 25, 2009, 01:49:22 AM

For those of you wondering if the small back dot on the mantid's eye is some form of pupil, it is just an illusion. It makes it seem as if the mantis is constantly watching you.

Oh, and

Quote from: Dapizzanator on October 25, 2009, 09:22:59 PM

^Fake
=P

These doods exist. They aren't fake at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RJltWcZ9Lw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1xWHFasIHs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56h2LJKyMZw

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Drama / Re: brity123 - Go suck something you lesbian !!!!

« on: October 25, 2009, 10:18:35 PM »

This is like poorly translated script japanese !!

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Drama / Re: Lego Master : /

« on: October 25, 2009, 11:49:59 AM »

OH MY GOD IT'S BACK.

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Creativity / Re: More Photos (including a toad, a praying mantis, and a train)

« on: October 25, 2009, 11:25:44 AM »

Quote from: Visage on October 25, 2009, 02:15:23 AM

I still want more pics of lovey poses.

Oh yeah and,

EDIT: @Adio, the main difference is the antenna size.

DOUBLEDIT: Awesome American toad. :D

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Creativity / Re: More Photos (including a toad, a praying mantis, and a train)

« on: October 25, 2009, 01:49:22 AM »

Quote from: FrAgGEr on October 25, 2009, 12:28:38 AM

Yeah, the mantis was sweet.
Me and my friends carried him around.
He doesn't move that much.

She*

Female:

Male:

Notice difference in belly size, wing size and antenna size.

I happen to know quite a bit about European Mantid, I used to breed them and sell the egg sacks at a gardening shop up the street (Putting mantis egg sacks in gardens is a really easy and humane way of getting rid of plant-eating bugs in your garden.) I had about 4 cages in my garage, each with around 7-8 females separated by segments so they wouldn't attempt to eat eachother. Only about 5 would successfully get a male though, because males are extremely hard to find.
A really neat thing that some females can do though is called Parthenogenesis, where they don't need a male to breed, making multiple "Clones" of the mother.

Males also are capable of flying, but they are very active and hyper and are difficult to keep in one's hand. I loved female mantids, especially because they are usually calm and willing to feed from your hand (which is just so cool.)

EDIT: For those of you wondering if the small back dot on the mantid's eye is some form of pupil, it is just an illusion. It makes it seem as if the mantis is constantly watching you.

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