Post by coopera on Mar 17, 2015 18:12:00 GMT
I have been rearing and breeding a number of invertebrates for a few years now, learning a lot along the way and think its a superb way to learn more about the subjects and the lives of the insects so I'd like to share some of the more interesting livestock that I have kept.
I am not aware of the exact species but here is the unusual looking Horsehead Grasshopper (Proscopiidae) which can jump surprisingly well for an otherwise rigid, stick like creature.
Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria), I primarily rear these as a food source for some large Mantids with a very large appetite but thought the beautiful colouring on this fresh, immature adult were too pleasing for it to become a meal.
Sphodromantis viridis, this mantis is native to parts of West Africa, south of the Sahara Desert
Malaysian Leaf Katydid (Ancylecha fenestrata) Mantis Nymphs hatching on mass
Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis (Rhombodera basalis) Deaths Head Cockroach (Blaberus craniifer) Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis (deroplatys desiccata)
I am not aware of the exact species but here is the unusual looking Horsehead Grasshopper (Proscopiidae) which can jump surprisingly well for an otherwise rigid, stick like creature.
Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria), I primarily rear these as a food source for some large Mantids with a very large appetite but thought the beautiful colouring on this fresh, immature adult were too pleasing for it to become a meal.
Sphodromantis viridis, this mantis is native to parts of West Africa, south of the Sahara Desert
Malaysian Leaf Katydid (Ancylecha fenestrata) Mantis Nymphs hatching on mass
Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis (Rhombodera basalis) Deaths Head Cockroach (Blaberus craniifer) Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis (deroplatys desiccata)
