'Dictyoptera' - Mantodea (mantids) + Blattodea (cockroaches and termites)

bmathison1972 · March 03, 2015, 10:23:36 PM

Time to start a taxonomic thread for the mantids, roaches, and termites. I'll start with my smaller figures, this of course not everything I have (esp. when you throw in the bin-style figures!).

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sbell · March 03, 2015, 10:52:25 PM

Very nice. I always run into problems with lighting on these kinds of figures--I often wind up with ones using a flash, no flash, and different ambient lighting. Sometimes it makes a difference. Sometimes the pictures are always terrible@

brontodocus · March 08, 2015, 12:23:20 PM

Great figures, Blaine!

I may add a few later (e.g. PV Blepharopsis mendica nymph and Kabaya Insect Directory Hymenopus coronatus) But I'm also quite envious about the Hissing Cockroaches. The K&M figure was part of a playset, wasn't it? I think I haven't seen it offered as a single figure, yet. Thinking of photos with or without flashlight, your awesome new dioramas provide a very dark background so I think you would usually have to use a good light source if you want to photograph the figures without flashlight. In most cases I use a flexible desk lamp with a 10.5 W LED bulb.

Jetoar · March 08, 2015, 12:43:15 PM

Really awesome post. I didn´t know that I can see differents figures of a lot of species of Mantis

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bmathison1972 · March 08, 2015, 12:47:15 PM

Quote from: brontodocus on March 08, 2015, 12:23:20 PM
Great figures, Blaine! I may add a few later (e.g. PV Blepharopsis mendica nymph and Kabaya Insect Directory Hymenopus coronatus) But I'm also quite envious about the Hissing Cockroaches. The K&M figure was part of a playset, wasn't it? I think I haven't seen it offered as a single figure, yet. Thinking of photos with or without flashlight, your awesome new dioramas provide a very dark background so I think you would usually have to use a good light source if you want to photograph the figures without flashlight. In most cases I use a flexible desk lamp with a 10.5 W LED bulb.

The K&M hissing roach was part of a set, but it was given to me individually via trade, so I do not know if this is from the tube or polyvinyl bag set. There is a slight size difference, I believe, but without both for comparison I am not sure.

sbell · March 08, 2015, 03:15:27 PM

Quote from: bmathison1972 on March 08, 2015, 12:47:15 PM
Quote from: brontodocus on March 08, 2015, 12:23:20 PM
Great figures, Blaine! I may add a few later (e.g. PV Blepharopsis mendica nymph and Kabaya Insect Directory Hymenopus coronatus) But I'm also quite envious about the Hissing Cockroaches. The K&M figure was part of a playset, wasn't it? I think I haven't seen it offered as a single figure, yet. Thinking of photos with or without flashlight, your awesome new dioramas provide a very dark background so I think you would usually have to use a good light source if you want to photograph the figures without flashlight. In most cases I use a flexible desk lamp with a 10.5 W LED bulb.

The K&M hissing roach was part of a set, but it was given to me individually via trade, so I do not know if this is from the tube or polyvinyl bag set. There is a slight size difference, I believe, but without both for comparison I am not sure.

It would make sense that it was part of the Madagscar tube, which is now discontinued.

stemturtle · June 18, 2015, 07:48:37 PM

King termite (Funrise Toys), total length about 2 3/16 inches or 5.5 cm.

This is the only figure of a termite that I have; order Blattodea, infraorder Isoptera. It is one of 24 figures from the World of Nature Insect Collection, 1989. The scientific name was not provided. I was lucky to find this set on eBay to get the whip scorpion and sheep tick. Thanks to bmathison1972 for informing us about this brand.

brontodocus · June 19, 2015, 08:47:37 PM

Very cool termite figure, stemturtle!

Some of those Funrise figures are really good.

Jetoar · June 22, 2015, 06:37:39 PM

Termites are uncommon figures

bmathison1972 · February 10, 2016, 10:23:00 PM

My happy termite family: Funrise Toys, Wild Kratts, and an unknown figure (that was propped on a set of wheels before I removed them)

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Jetoar · February 11, 2016, 02:31:02 PM

I have the same termite with wheels. It is my first termite figure.

BlueKrono · February 01, 2017, 02:48:35 PM

My random insects, including some mantids

bmathison1972 · October 17, 2021, 04:17:55 PM

Bandai Spirits Idolomantis diabolica (2021):

sphyrna18 · October 18, 2021, 07:26:04 PM

Blaine, that Bandai Spirits Idolomantis is EPIC! is it 1:1?

sphyrna18 · October 18, 2021, 07:44:33 PM

Nevermind - you already answered that question in your excellent Mathison Museum of Natural History entry! Excellent!

bmathison1972 · November 18, 2021, 09:23:53 PM

2021: Year of the Mantid (?) @sphyrna18

1. tropical shield mantis, Choeradodis stalii (Takara)
2. Southeast Asian dead leaf mantis, Deroplatys lobata (Takara)
3. D. lobata (Bandai)
4. dead leaf mantis, Deroplatys truncata (Bandai)
5. orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus (Takara)
6. giant Devil's flower mantis, Idolomantis diabolica (Bandai Spirits)

Four of these five species were introduced to the toy realm this year!!!

sphyrna18 · November 23, 2021, 07:57:48 PM

Quote from: bmathison1972 on November 18, 2021, 09:23:53 PM
2021: Year of the Mantid (?) @sphyrna18

1. tropical shield mantis, Choeradodis stalii (Takara)
2. Southeast Asian dead leaf mantis, Deroplatys lobata (Takara)
3. D. lobata (Bandai)
4. dead leaf mantis, Deroplatys truncata (Bandai)
5. orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus (Takara)
6. giant Devil's flower mantis, Idolomantis diabolica (Bandai Spirits)

Four of these five species were introduced to the toy realm this year!!!

It's about time!! Now - if only we could get some more love for the Phasmids and Orthopterans!!

They are looking really good!!

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'Dictyoptera' - Mantodea (mantids) + Blattodea (cockroaches and termites)