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Reader’s question: What is THIS?
I got a question from Marianne Brouwer from the Netherlands: “I took a picture of this enormous bug in the Andes mountians in Equador. It was around 12 cm long. Do you know what it is?” Amazonian Giant...
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New pictures added
It’s time to add some new pictures of praying mantids to this website. I chose to feature the European mantis. Check them out at: keepinginsects.com/praying-mantis/species/european-mantis/ Brown color...
View ArticleVideo of mantis nymphs hatching
Check out this cool video of mantises hatching out of their egg. Mantis eggs are enclosed in a hard foamy pouch called an ootheca. The nymphs wiggle out of the egg and out of the ootheca on a thin...
View ArticleNew species description
For some time I was without any stick insects as pets, but now I could not resist to start again. I got some beautiful Necroscia annulipes specimens. Two males and two females. This species is so...
View ArticleSome beautiful submitted insects photographs
I got a message from Luc Bouffard from Canada. He is an insect enthousiast and photographer and allowed me to share his pictures with you. Hi Linda, my name is Luc and I have been visiting your site...
View ArticleGhost mantis development in pictures
I’m happy to show you some new pictures I received from Jarno Akkersdijk. He made some stunning pictures of his Ghost mantids and shared them at his website http://ghostmantisnl.wixsite.com/home I got...
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