====================================================================== ********************************************************************** *Product Name: 3D Animals: Nature's Wonders Mantises of the World Volume 1 *Copyright January 2025 *By: Ken Gilliland *Contact: Renderosity Sitemail *System requirements: Poser 11+ and/or DAZ Studio 4.9+ using a PC/MAC *Additional Content Requirements: Nature's Wonders Mantis (base set) ********************************************************************** Mantises are in the order, Mantodea, of insects which contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantises have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey. Their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name of “praying” mantis. This Mantises Add-on set comes with 8 different species of Mantidae. It does require the “Nature’s Wonders Mantis” base set which is sold separately. It includes the spectacular Pink Orchid Mantis, as well as popular mantises within the pet trade such as the Shield Mantis, Ghost Hopper Mantis and Giant Asian Mantis. Regional favorites such as the California and Bordered Mantises, and the spectacular Beautiful Peruvian Leaf Mantis, are also included.. It comes in both Poser and DAZ Studio native versions and support Firefly, 3Delight, Superfly and Iray render engines. What's Included & Features NOTE: This set requires the Nature's Wonders Mantis (base set) to function. Species included (.cr2 and .duf with 4K maps) * Shield Mantis M/F (India and Thailand) * Bunny Hopper or Large Brown Mantis M/F includes "Ghost" subspecies (Australia) * Giant Asian Mantis M/F (Southeastern Asia) * Bordered Mantis including both green and brown variants M/F (Southwestern US) * California Mantis including both green and brown variants M/F (California and Mexico) * Pink Orchid Mantis M/F (Southeastern Asia) * Beautiful Peruvian Leaf Mantis M/F (Northern South America) * Avocado Praying Mantis M/F (Java) Poses (.pz2 and .duf) * Orchid Mantis Classic (pose tuned specifically for the Pink Orchid Mantis) Materials (.mc6) * Non-Subsurface Scattering shaders added for Poser legacy Firefly support Manuals (.pdf) * Field Guide and Manual. Information and tips on use of product. Field Guide on the included species -------------------------------------- Installation Instructions: Poser User: Unzip the zip-file directly into your Poser Runtime. DS User: Unzip into your DS Library directory. Mac: Extract to a temporary directory then copy the files over to your Poser installation, remote Poser Runtime, or DS Library directory. -------------------------------------- Where I can find this product in Poser: Mantis Species are in \Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Firefly\ and \Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Superfly\ Poses are in \Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Poses\ Online Manual is in \Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Manuals\ -------------------------------------- Where I can find this product in DAZ Studio: Mantis Species are in \Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\3Delight\ and \Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Iray\ Poses are in \Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Poses\ Online Manual is in \Animals\Natures Wonders\Manuals\ -------------------------------------- ****************************** ** Merchant resources used: ** ****************************** All resources were created by Ken Gilliland and are subject to copyrights. You may sell any 2D created art you create with this product. You may create your own unique and new textures for the base model(s) and sell those provided no files from this product are included. You may not distribute (whether for free or for sale) any of the files included in this product. This includes heavily edited models or textures from this product or the selling of 3D products using user created 2D imagery from this product. ************************ * General Stuff * ************************ Templates for creating textures can be found in the Templates folder. The base model found in the Resources/Insect-Based Models folder is a "blank" model. The purpose of including this model is to allow users to create "New and Unique" fauna of their own. -------------------------------------- Files Included in the Product: DAZ Studio Version: \DAZ Studio\Runtime\Textures\Notung\Mantids\ NW_AvocadoMantis.jpg NW_AvocadoMantism.jpg NW_AvocadoMantism_t.jpg NW_BorderMantis.jpg NW_BorderMantisf.jpg NW_BorderMantisf2.jpg NW_CaMantis.jpg NW_CaMantis2.jpg NW_GAMantis.jpg NW_LBMantis.jpg NW_LBMantis2.jpg NW_LBMantis_b.jpg NW_LBMantis_n.jpg NW_POrchidMantis.jpg NW_POrchidMantis_b.jpg NW_POrchidMantis_d.jpg NW_POrchidMantis_n.jpg NW_PeruMantis.jpg NW_PeruMantis_t.jpg NW_ShieldMantis.jpg NW_ShieldMantis_b.jpg NW_ShieldMantis_n.jpg NW_ShieldMantis_t.jpg NW_ShieldMantism.jpg NW_bordermantis2.jpg \DAZ Studio\Documentation\Ken Gilliland\ NW_MantisesV1.pdf Nature's Wonders MantisesV1 ReadMe.txt RENDEROSITY-LICENSE.txt \DAZ Studio\Animals\ Natures Wonders.png \DAZ Studio\Animals\Natures Wonders\ Fauna Libraries.png Manuals.png Natures Wonders.ds Natures Wonders.png \DAZ Studio\Animals\Natures Wonders\Manuals\ Mantis of the World v1.ds Mantis of the World v1.png \DAZ Studio\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\ Insects.png \DAZ Studio\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\ Mantises of the World.png \DAZ Studio\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Poses\ Orchid Mantis Classic.duf Orchid Mantis Classic.duf.png \DAZ Studio\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Iray\ Asian Shield Mantis-F.duf Asian Shield Mantis-F.duf.png Asian Shield Mantis-M.duf Asian Shield Mantis-M.duf.png Avocado Mantis-F.duf Avocado Mantis-F.duf.png Avocado Mantis-M.duf Avocado Mantis-M.duf.png Bordered Mantis1-F.duf Bordered Mantis1-F.duf.png Bordered Mantis1-M.duf Bordered Mantis1-M.duf.png Bordered Mantis2-F.duf Bordered Mantis2-F.duf.png Bordered Mantis2-M.duf Bordered Mantis2-M.duf.png California Mantis1-F.duf California Mantis1-F.duf.png California Mantis1-M.duf California Mantis1-M.duf.png California Mantis2-F.duf California Mantis2-F.duf.png California Mantis2-M.duf California Mantis2-M.duf.png Giant Asian Mantis-F.duf Giant Asian Mantis-F.duf.png Giant Asian Mantis-M.duf Giant Asian Mantis-M.duf.png Large Brown Mantis1-F.duf Large Brown Mantis1-F.duf.png Large Brown Mantis1-M.duf Large Brown Mantis1-M.duf.png Large Brown Mantis2-F.duf Large Brown Mantis2-F.duf.png Large Brown Mantis2-M.duf Large Brown Mantis2-M.duf.png Peruvian Leaf Mantis-F.duf Peruvian Leaf Mantis-F.duf.png Peruvian Leaf Mantis-M.duf Peruvian Leaf Mantis-M.duf.png Pink Orchid Mantis-F.duf Pink Orchid Mantis-F.duf.png Pink Orchid Mantis-M.duf Pink Orchid Mantis-M.duf.png \DAZ Studio\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\3Delight\ Asian Shield Mantis-F.duf Asian Shield Mantis-F.duf.png Asian Shield Mantis-M.duf Asian Shield Mantis-M.duf.png Avocado Mantis-F.duf Avocado Mantis-F.duf.png Avocado Mantis-M.duf Avocado Mantis-M.duf.png Bordered Mantis1-F.duf Bordered Mantis1-F.duf.png Bordered Mantis1-M.duf Bordered Mantis1-M.duf.png Bordered Mantis2-F.duf Bordered Mantis2-F.duf.png Bordered Mantis2-M.duf Bordered Mantis2-M.duf.png California Mantis1-F.duf California Mantis1-F.duf.png California Mantis1-M.duf California Mantis1-M.duf.png California Mantis2-F.duf California Mantis2-F.duf.png California Mantis2-M.duf California Mantis2-M.duf.png Giant Asian Mantis-F.duf Giant Asian Mantis-F.duf.png Giant Asian Mantis-M.duf Giant Asian Mantis-M.duf.png Large Brown Mantis1-F.duf Large Brown Mantis1-F.duf.png Large Brown Mantis1-M.duf Large Brown Mantis1-M.duf.png Large Brown Mantis2-F.duf Large Brown Mantis2-F.duf.png Large Brown Mantis2-M.duf Large Brown Mantis2-M.duf.png Peruvian Leaf Mantis-F.duf Peruvian Leaf Mantis-F.duf.png Peruvian Leaf Mantis-M.duf Peruvian Leaf Mantis-M.duf.png Pink Orchid Mantis-F.duf Pink Orchid Mantis-F.duf.png Pink Orchid Mantis-M.duf Pink Orchid Mantis-M.duf.png ==================================================================================================================== Poser Version: \Poser\Runtime\Textures\Notung\Mantids\ NW_AvocadoMantis.jpg NW_AvocadoMantism.jpg NW_AvocadoMantism_t.jpg NW_BorderMantis.jpg NW_BorderMantisf.jpg NW_BorderMantisf2.jpg NW_CaMantis.jpg NW_CaMantis2.jpg NW_GAMantis.jpg NW_LBMantis.jpg NW_LBMantis2.jpg NW_LBMantis_b.jpg NW_LBMantis_n.jpg NW_POrchidMantis.jpg NW_POrchidMantis_b.jpg NW_POrchidMantis_d.jpg NW_POrchidMantis_n.jpg NW_PeruMantis.jpg NW_PeruMantis_t.jpg NW_ShieldMantis.jpg NW_ShieldMantis1.jpg NW_ShieldMantis_b.jpg NW_ShieldMantis_n.jpg NW_ShieldMantis_t.jpg NW_ShieldMantism.jpg NW_bordermantis2.jpg \Poser\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\ Natures Wonders.png \Poser\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\ Natures Wonders.cr2 Natures Wonders.png Natures Wonders.py \Poser\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Manuals\ Mantis of the World v1.cr2 Mantis of the World v1.png Mantis of the World v1.py Manuals.png \Poser\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\ Fauna Libraries.png \Poser\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\ Insects.png \Poser\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\ Mantises of the World.png \Poser\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Superfly\ Asian Shield Mantis-F.cr2 Asian Shield Mantis-F.png Asian Shield Mantis-M.cr2 Asian Shield Mantis-M.png Avocado Mantis-F.cr2 Avocado Mantis-F.png Avocado Mantis-M.cr2 Avocado Mantis-M.png Bordered Mantis1-F.cr2 Bordered Mantis1-F.png Bordered Mantis1-M.cr2 Bordered Mantis1-M.png Bordered Mantis2-F.cr2 Bordered Mantis2-F.png Bordered Mantis2-M.cr2 Bordered Mantis2-M.png California Mantis1-F.cr2 California Mantis1-F.png California Mantis1-M.cr2 California Mantis1-M.png California Mantis2-F.cr2 California Mantis2-F.png California Mantis2-M.cr2 California Mantis2-M.png Giant Asian Mantis-F.cr2 Giant Asian Mantis-F.png Giant Asian Mantis-M.cr2 Giant Asian Mantis-M.png Large Brown Mantis1-F.cr2 Large Brown Mantis1-F.png Large Brown Mantis1-M.cr2 Large Brown Mantis1-M.png Large Brown Mantis2-F.cr2 Large Brown Mantis2-F.png Large Brown Mantis2-M.cr2 Large Brown Mantis2-M.png Peruvian Leaf Mantis-F.cr2 Peruvian Leaf Mantis-F.png Peruvian Leaf Mantis-M.cr2 Peruvian Leaf Mantis-M.png Pink Orchid Mantis-F.cr2 Pink Orchid Mantis-F.png Pink Orchid Mantis-M.cr2 Pink Orchid Mantis-M.png \Poser\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Poses\ Orchid Mantis Classic.png Orchid Mantis Classic.pz2 \Poser\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Firefly\ Asian Shield Mantis-F.cr2 Asian Shield Mantis-F.png Asian Shield Mantis-M.cr2 Asian Shield Mantis-M.png Avocado Mantis-F.cr2 Avocado Mantis-F.png Avocado Mantis-M.cr2 Avocado Mantis-M.png Bordered Mantis1-F.cr2 Bordered Mantis1-F.png Bordered Mantis1-M.cr2 Bordered Mantis1-M.png Bordered Mantis2-F.cr2 Bordered Mantis2-F.png Bordered Mantis2-M.cr2 Bordered Mantis2-M.png California Mantis1-F.cr2 California Mantis1-F.png California Mantis1-M.cr2 California Mantis1-M.png California Mantis2-F.cr2 California Mantis2-F.png California Mantis2-M.cr2 California Mantis2-M.png Giant Asian Mantis-F.cr2 Giant Asian Mantis-F.png Giant Asian Mantis-M.cr2 Giant Asian Mantis-M.png Large Brown Mantis1-F.cr2 Large Brown Mantis1-F.png Large Brown Mantis1-M.cr2 Large Brown Mantis1-M.png Large Brown Mantis2-F.cr2 Large Brown Mantis2-F.png Large Brown Mantis2-M.cr2 Large Brown Mantis2-M.png Peruvian Leaf Mantis-F.cr2 Peruvian Leaf Mantis-F.png Peruvian Leaf Mantis-M.cr2 Peruvian Leaf Mantis-M.png Pink Orchid Mantis-F.cr2 Pink Orchid Mantis-F.png Pink Orchid Mantis-M.cr2 Pink Orchid Mantis-M.png \Poser\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Animals\Natures Wonders\Fauna Libraries\Insects\Mantises of the World\Firefly\Non-SSS Shaders\ Asian Shield Mantis-F.mc6 Asian Shield Mantis-F.png Asian Shield Mantis-M.mc6 Asian Shield Mantis-M.png Avocado Mantis-F.mc6 Avocado Mantis-F.png Avocado Mantis-M.mc6 Avocado Mantis-M.png Bordered Mantis1-F.mc6 Bordered Mantis1-F.png Bordered Mantis1-M.mc6 Bordered Mantis1-M.png Bordered Mantis2-F.mc6 Bordered Mantis2-F.png Bordered Mantis2-M.mc6 Bordered Mantis2-M.png California Mantis1.mc6 California Mantis1.png California Mantis2.mc6 California Mantis2.png Giant Asian Mantis.mc6 Giant Asian Mantis.png Large Brown Mantis1.mc6 Large Brown Mantis1.png Large Brown Mantis2.mc6 Large Brown Mantis2.png Peruvian Leaf Mantis.mc6 Peruvian Leaf Mantis.png Pink Orchid Mantis.mc6 Pink Orchid Mantis.png \Poser\Documentation\Ken Gilliland\ NW_MantisesV1.pdf Nature's Wonders MantisesV1 ReadMe.txt RENDEROSITY-LICENSE.txt