I hatched a couple of little house geckos earlier this year. I found the eggs on my back porch. I think these were a little different though, they were identified as Hemidactylus garnotti, or an Indo-Pacific gecko. Here are a couple of pics:
I knew that there was more to the buzzing than I thought. I have witnessed my brevs acting this way when I'm messing around in their tank but I thought that they were just trying to blend in because they saw me. I have had them lay on the ground completely flat, and curl in an s formation to...
Hey Chris. Great pics! You mean you aren't going to keep one of the parsonii for yourself? Laurie wanted to purchase one but they wouldn't take credit cards and she said that she doesn't carry that much cash around with her. She might be interested in getting one from Mike now though.
Amazing animal. Do you have any head on shots that show the blue ring on top of his head? That is my favorite thing about these guys. Yours has more red compared the some of the fresh imports that I have seen in the past. Was he that color when you got him or did it show up as he settled in?
I'm not sure why he isn't more well known than he is, but I originally heard of him a couple of years ago through a friend of mine who used some if his mantid photos for a site that he sells mantid species on: http://deadlymantis.com/ . He has a link on that site to some if Igor's photos...
Igor Siwanowicz has been posted on here before, but I am pretty sure that these are some of his more recent images. If you scroll down there are some nice T. sternfeldi and B. fischeri photos. Amazing stuff, thought I would share... Also, Laurie, check out the horny toads that he...
You would like the giant asians. Check out these sites:
http://usamantis.com/
http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=107
This guy is a friend of mine here in Orlando:
http://deadlymantis.com/
My favorite is Hymenopus coronatus (orchid mantis). Check out my blog from last year: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jerm/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenopus_coronatus