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xboxdisc
09/17/2010, 12:01 PM
Does this look like a peacock to you?

ritter6788
09/17/2010, 12:27 PM
Nope.

ritter6788
09/17/2010, 12:30 PM
Maybe it's a chiragra. I'm not the best at ID but the mottled green body and red legs make it look like a chiragra to me.

Peter T
09/17/2010, 12:32 PM
Are you able to get a clearer pic? One that shows the meral spots? The meral spots are the circular spots you will see near the beginning of the mantis's smashing arms (raptorial appendage).

sjmantis
09/17/2010, 12:34 PM
Is that the one from Aquarium Concepts?

justinl
09/17/2010, 01:12 PM
Female G. chiragra.

xboxdisc
09/17/2010, 06:17 PM
I'll try to get a clearer picture sometime. The LFS labeled it as a peacock and is charging $50 for it. I'm not great at identifying things either, but I had my suspicions on this one for some reason.

It's really reclusive. It'll hide in its burrow all day.

sjmantis
09/17/2010, 09:02 PM
Um this isn't in the same tank as the puffer and eel is it?

xboxdisc
09/18/2010, 12:59 PM
lol, no. The eel and the puffer are in their own tank.

The pictures I posted were taken at my LFS. They were selling a mantis labeled as a peacock, but it looked weird.