Creobroter pictipennis molted to maturity :)

[papilio_]

My first adult mantis molted last night, raised from hatchling.

Creobroter pictipennis, exuvia




Creobroter pictipennis, adult

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I'm too new at this to be sure ... female?

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Just hatched ... only three and a half months ago!


Thanks for looking!

 

[CosbyArt]

Awesome images, really neat looking translucent/metallic look to it! The last image surprised me, going from such large close-ups of a obvious older mantis, then freshly hatched sitting on a dime.

You're truly a professional photographer, thanks for the peek at your Creobroter pictipennis.

 

[papilio_]

Thanks so much for the very kind words CosbyArt! I appreciate it very much.

 

[Tegmina]

Wow what great images! It's always amazing how they start off so small.

 

[papilio_]

Thank you Tegmina!

I've only been into mantids for about six months, everything about them is fascinating!!

 

[sally]

I love the head shot!

 

[jsorigami]

Beautiful shots.

 

[Precarious]

Nice! Yes, female for sure. In a male that final segment on the underside would be 2 or 3 small segments.

 

[dmina]

Wow... papilio I missed this one... I remember you doing a photo shoot when she was a nymph... She is beautiful.. congrats... You did good!

 

[papilio_]

Wow... papilio I missed this one... I remember you doing a photo shoot when she was a nymph... She is beautiful.. congrats... You did good!

Thanks again! I love my wahlbergiis, but perhaps because I hatched the Creos myself I find that I'm even more fond of them.

 

[papilio_]

I love the head shot!

Thanks sally! Hard to beat a nice focus stack.

Beautiful shots.

Thank you jsorigami!

Nice! Yes, female for sure. In a male that final segment on the underside would be 2 or 3 small segments.

Thanks so much Precarious!

I was quite sure of the sex even at earlier instars but since that image displayed the ab so nicely I just wanted confirmation from the rest of you who know what you're looking at far more than I do.