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I have 2 Violin Mantids whose ages I am fearing I may have got wrong - I hope I can provide enough information here for you experts to help out!
Case 1: Asgor (Female, presumed L8)
This is Asgor. From what I can see, she is huge - when she was at the same supposed instar as her housemate, she was significantly larger but not so much larger that it was blatantly obvious that she was not in fact the same age. She is a very good eater and is much braver than Tallulah. From what I can estimate, the length from the top of her head to the bottom of her abdomen would be about 5cm (~2in). She last moulted on the 29th of June.
Case 2: Tallulah (Female, presumed L7)
Tallulah seems to be a lot smaller and more timid than Asgor. She last moulted on the 21st of June and seems to be preparing for a moult now as she is much more stationary than usual and has not eaten in a few days. She is roughly 3.5 - 4cm (1.4 - 1.6in).
I've provided the full-size JPG's in an Imgur album here if these lack detail:
https://imgur.com/a/qiOrUrN
Finally, a question that I will add here as I don't want to flood the forums; do mantids have control over when they moult, or is it more similar to the feeling of nausea in a human (ie feeling a bit sick and running to the toilet in preparation)?
Thank you all!
Case 1: Asgor (Female, presumed L8)
This is Asgor. From what I can see, she is huge - when she was at the same supposed instar as her housemate, she was significantly larger but not so much larger that it was blatantly obvious that she was not in fact the same age. She is a very good eater and is much braver than Tallulah. From what I can estimate, the length from the top of her head to the bottom of her abdomen would be about 5cm (~2in). She last moulted on the 29th of June.
Case 2: Tallulah (Female, presumed L7)
Tallulah seems to be a lot smaller and more timid than Asgor. She last moulted on the 21st of June and seems to be preparing for a moult now as she is much more stationary than usual and has not eaten in a few days. She is roughly 3.5 - 4cm (1.4 - 1.6in).
I've provided the full-size JPG's in an Imgur album here if these lack detail:
https://imgur.com/a/qiOrUrN
Finally, a question that I will add here as I don't want to flood the forums; do mantids have control over when they moult, or is it more similar to the feeling of nausea in a human (ie feeling a bit sick and running to the toilet in preparation)?
Thank you all!
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