thanks

[Zekester]

thanks armagedon for the great link in your sig. you put more wood on the "wanting a mantis" fire. Maybe Red has some old pics/vids of his.....

[Chad Vossen]

haha, i found the link through someone else posting a video in the chat the other night. then i found this link in the related search list and couldnt keep myself from putting it in my sig lol.

yea, it kinda makes me want a mantis tank now too.

[Chad Vossen]

oh, and the music for this video works really good

[Redwinger]

Here are some. I couldn't find the good video of the crab killer.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/th_mov00122.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/?action=view&current=mov00122.flv)
A hungry smasher will eat a fish
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/Picture031-1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/165d0924.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/048c864b.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/d76aa5a6.jpg
the old mantis tank
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/8b6844f0.jpg

Small mantis in the video killed Vito you can see the marks on the carpace
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/mantisclose.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/Picture055.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/Picture015.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/Picture012.jpg
A Gonodactylaceus Falactus
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/mantis.jpg
boy do I miss my sps
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/sands2/currentoctside.jpg

[Redwinger]

With the above two Odondactyleus Scylarrus (peacocks) you can tell the sex by the color. The one I coincidently refer to as Vito was actually a female(females are more olive colored) and the male is the more Vibrant green color. Peacocks are one of the more easier mantis's to sex IMO.