maldininkas

carapace / coloured pencil on paper, 19x27cm, 2022

Orchid Mantis

You might know orchid mantises for their beautiful pink and white tones, but their young have a very vivid orange and black coloration to ward off predators! Very cool lil guys

After 9 months away, there are some significant maintenance to be done. I was sawing some marine ply when this beauty ran across the plank and jumped onto the saw handle. I went inside and got the macro lens, then moved it to the garden.

Incense Burner in Form of a Praying Mantis, 19th century. Japan, Iron, gold, lining of silver.

I have hang-ups about posting photos, but I really wanted to share that over the past year I've been raising these mantises, Bo and Rhom (first two images and second two images, respectively), species Rhombodera megaera. It was my first time having mantises, but I managed to raise them to adulthood and I'm so proud of these two little idiots.

½/2022 

Thérèse

My ghost mantis Popola (there used to be a Devola too)

string bean lookin ass

Chillin in the garden 😊🌸

Burg 😳😳😳

If this isn't the type you meant, then you'll have to be more specific :)

Just a reminder: jesters are carnivorous. Be safe with them. They like eating children;)