Who molted?

Hey guys! We all get excited about molts, so let's use this thread to share our recent molts, molts we are anticipating, and celebrate successful molts! 

I'll start. I've had several successful adult sheds with my Giant Asian mantids lately and I've got two adult pairs now!

My subadult male violin has inflated wingbuds, so it shouldn't be long now!

- MantisGirl13 

My L7 Chinese mantis has inflated wing buds so any day...

Oooh. The Molt Repolt of old.

Last seven days, twelve molts: Two basalis females and one orchid female got their wings.

That aside, various others leveled up: P. kuhlii, H. venosa, H. majuscula, D. lobata, P. spurca, and P. chlorophaea.





Timestamp


Mantis


Event


5/14/2020 7:13:48


HM08


MOLT


5/14/2020 1:59:24


PK01


MOLT


5/13/2020 19:39:22


HV06


MOLT


5/13/2020 16:18:06


RB10


MOLT


5/13/2020 3:30:38


HM07


MOLT


5/11/2020 23:15:55


DL12


MOLT


5/11/2020 15:18:49


PS08


MOLT


5/10/2020 5:13:16


HM01


MOLT


5/9/2020 2:52:03


HV09


MOLT


5/9/2020 1:00:00


HC25


MOLT


5/8/2020 1:08:43


PC10


MOLT


5/7/2020 14:14:36


RB15


MOLT

I just witnessed one of my H. Majuscula nymphs Moriarty shed to L4! His last shed was the 7th of May, I think? 
it was fascinating to watch, and really intriguing to see his color change so much. He doesn’t have the little stripe down his back anymore and the tips of his arms are starting to develop into a beautiful, bright red! It’s also really cool because now I know for sure I named him correctly, as I’m pretty sure he’s a dude. 
he looks like he outgrew the melanogaster colony I had, though— I need to get him something that better fits those HUGE raptorial legs.

This also means that Sherlock will probably shed tomorrow or the day after that— he’s already showing a lack of appetite and stuff. Just misted his enclosure and turned off his light for the night.

Ahh, they’re getting so big so quickly, I love it!!! I remember when both of them used to be able to sit on my thumbnail, they grow so fast : D 

I am waiting for molts of my  3 subadult females. but will take a while. they have no swollen  wing buds yet. But the girls are sneaky. They prefer to molt at night

I woke up to a beautiful adult male violin this morning!

- MantisGirl13 

MantisGirl13 said:

I woke up to a beautiful adult male violin this morning!

- MantisGirl13 

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My gongys wont be much longer.

MantisGirl13 said:

I woke up to a beautiful adult male violin this morning!

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Congratulations!!! : D

Male popa spurca molt to L6