Rhombodera kirbyi “Timor Shield Mantis” 4” houseplant shirt One of my favorite Asian

One of my favorite Asian arboreal species

and at the time was the most I ever paid for a spider

Pretty black and beige colored spider with a black “emilia” triangle on the carapace

long lived terrestrial species that have an awesome overall black velvet appearance

Rhombodera kirbyi “Timor Shield Mantis” 4” houseplant shirt One of my favorite Asiansize around 7th instar, around 4 Native to Native to Timor Island in Indonesia, this awesome mantis can get 5 6 inches. Also known as a Shield Mantis do to the expanded pronotum plate that protects their thorax. These mantises can range in color from a pale green color to brown. Like all mantises they should be given a tall enclosure that has enough height for them to hang when they molt. Vertical branches and bark will give them something to suspend