Green Violin

[lunarstorm]

I don't recall seeing a green Violin pic posted here lately, so I figured I'd share one of mine.

I hope the color sticks through her final molt!

 

[meaganelise9]

Very nice

 

[beatsnotbombs]

all you pros never cease to amaze me! ^____^

such inspiration for my hobby!

 

[jcal]

Nice. I haven't see too many green ones.

 

[Precarious]

That means he's not ripe. Don't eat him yet.

 

[ismart]

Very nice! Yes, i hope he stays that color? I once had a sub-adult male green ghost. He turned beige on the final molt. I cried a little that day.

 

[Mvalenz]

Wow! I didn't know these guys came in green.

 

[warpdrive]

Very nice! Yes, i hope he stays that color? I once had a sub-adult male green ghost. He turned beige on the final molt. I cried a little that day.

Try lowering your temps just a drop and keep thine humidity high and you'll have more green ghosts.

With humidity no lower then 70% and my temps about 75F, I had about 50%green females and 15% green males.

I still have never had a black ghost yet.

Harry

Oh, nice green violin you have there.

 

[dragon]

Lovely critter ya have there!

 

[minard734]

AWESOME!

 

[jcal]

Try lowering your temps just a drop and keep thine humidity high and you'll have more green ghosts.

With humidity no lower then 70% and my temps about 75F, I had about 50%green females and 15% green males.

I still have never had a black ghost yet.

Harry

Oh, nice green violin you have there.

This is the second time I have heard this! Did this work on one hatch or multiples?

 

[psyconiko]

You forgot mine!The color should stay but I found that green Gongys are very fragile,dont know why they die more often than other colors.

http://youtu.be/3Hs1Y7Q7SO4

 

[psyconiko]

To me,all those tricks with temp and humidity do not work...I believe the color of a mantis is given by the genes.

 

[lunarstorm]

Awesome Nikkko, I didn't see that video before! She looks very similar to yours, very cool.

Though now I'm spooked, I hope my green gal isn't more fragile (thus far I haven't noticed any differences between her eating, behaviors, etc. compared to her tan hued brethren.) Time will tell! :wacko:

 

[psyconiko]

The one you see on video turned black at its final molt...I have 6 L4,L5 greenies so far.I am quite sure they are all female as I have never seen a green male( one of the reason why I think it is genetic).Good luck with yours.

 

[lunarstorm]

Interesting! I'll let you know if I ever see a green male.

And I agree with you, I believe coloration is purely genetic. I'm not convinced mantid owners can influence the coloration of their nymphs or adult mantids but I'd love to be proven wrong.

 

[ismart]

Try lowering your temps just a drop and keep thine humidity high and you'll have more green ghosts.

With humidity no lower then 70% and my temps about 75F, I had about 50%green females and 15% green males.

I still have never had a black ghost yet.

Harry

Oh, nice green violin you have there.

Mine are kept close to the temps, and humidity you are saying. In fact most of my females are green.

Are you saying you have had an adult male green ghost? I have yet to ever see one. Nymphs yes! Adults no!

 

[lunarstorm]

Thanks to everyone who was complimentary of my green Violin picture! I'll try not to let my crappy camera prevent me from sharing pics of my mantids.

all you pros never cease to amaze me! ^____^

such inspiration for my hobby!

I'm not a pro. I'm just a person who likes mantids, same as you, but thanks for the kind words!

 

[agent A]

Just wondering, since many peeps say female mantises r more likely green or an unusual color, do u think the interesting color is a sex linked characteristic like the calico color some cats take but nearly all calicoes r female? Just a thought