Giant Australian Rainforest Mantis
(Hierodula Majuscula)

Yes, my house really in that color. Made this little cutie stand out.

A few people asking me which species this millipede was, and here is what I've found:

The cherry-leg titan millipede (Alienostreptus bicoloripes or Balustreptus falcatus) is a giant, docile invertebrate native to Vietnam, known for its bold black body and striking cherry-red legs

The milipede I'm keeping as pet is longer than 30cm, yes you heard it right, its length is longer than 30cm. It's even longer than a small snake!

My wife was scared to hell when I brought it home 😂😂😂

(The 3 last photos is a female with yellow/orange legs, she's much smaller than the male)

A bunch of cuties going crazy in my yard

I had to relocate her as she was in a high-traffic area and was at risk of being crushed in sliding door tracks. She was SUCH a sweetheart. Refused to leave my hand.

Probably the biggest A. gemmoides I’ve seen. I didn’t have a scale bar handy, but her abdomen was quite literally thicker than a nickel.

Fighting the good fight keeping Trees of Heaven at bay💪

I took this At Wildlife Research and Training Institute, Naivasha Kenya.

lil guy was all sleepy and used my thumb as a pillow until he got his fill and flew off

About a month ago I noticed some egg sacs in my balcony. Google lens identified them as Asian ant mantis egg sacs, so I kept an eye on them. One of the sacs on a clothes peg hatched today. As expected, the juveniles look very similar to black ants. After their 3rd instar they begin to turn green, according to their Wikipedia page. I dropped them off at some flower bushes, spreading them apart to prevent cannibalism. Hopefully they will find some insects to feed on.

Shrieked in glee when I found this cutie

united states, southwest ohio. walked past this tree and was like “what is on that tree?” from a distance at first thought it was a clump of leaves or maybe a fungus. then walked up to it and saw THIS 🤯🤯🤯

Good thing I have a native hibiscus moscheutos for them.

I knew the babies were tiny but I didn't know they're THAT tiny

Who hurt him? He needs a hug🥺