A new face in my collection

[justalex]

It so pretty, way back when I was young I really want to have an Asian Mantis.

[Allthingswithscales]

That's awesome to hear! I can't wait until she reaches her full size. I have to say I'm surprised how hard it's proven to find this species for sale online.

[Allthingswithscales]

Hi there guys. I'm very late in telling you guys more but he turned out to be a male and I ended up naming him Shandong Lee because a Chinese name is fitting for a giant Asian mantis and there have been several martial artists with the last name Lee and the striking movements of a mantis bring that to mind for me. I just use Lee for short but Shandong is a Chinese province that gave birth to a martial arts style of the same name that was inspired by the mantis. Unfortunately Lee passed away a couple weeks back . Mantises don't live long regrettably but I'm very glad I had him and he was awesome. I went ahead and ordered a new mantis of another species I like called a griffin mantis or polyspilota griffini. It should arrive soon and I'll be sure to keep you updated. In any case as I took way too long to show you, here's some pictures of Lee as he grew.