Ricardo
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Some look dull and brown , so it's hard to believe this is the exact same kind :huh:
Idolomantis Diabolica
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sporeworld
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Ah, I see your confusion. Yeah, they're all tanish brown (almost orangish) right up to adult. Then, they're STILL brownish for another 3 or 4 days as they start to develop the bright greens and reds.
Make sense...?
Make sense...?
Ricardo
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yep! Man they have to be the greatest looking mantids around once they reach adulthood!
sporeworld
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I tell you the truth, they are simply amazing at any age.
I keep meaning to sort through my videos and pics, but they are truly epic - on a number of scales:
I doubt if I've ever seen a WIDER mantid (the shield is ginormous).
The biggest L1 nymph I've ever raised.
I can't remember holding a heavier mantid (although a few were close).
Quite possibly the most unnerving (if not most iconic) threat pose.
Among the most demonic and alien looking I've seen.
Top 5 wing patterns (oooo, those psuedocreos ARE lovely).
Besided the molting issue that we're all working on - they're really easy to care for. Hardy, tollerant of heat and humidity, communal, docile (to me, not food) and can manage on a very simple diet (I'm convinced I could go L1 on house flies, and then nothing but BB's til death).
I really hope we can keep this breed going healthy here in the states.
I keep meaning to sort through my videos and pics, but they are truly epic - on a number of scales:
I doubt if I've ever seen a WIDER mantid (the shield is ginormous).
The biggest L1 nymph I've ever raised.
I can't remember holding a heavier mantid (although a few were close).
Quite possibly the most unnerving (if not most iconic) threat pose.
Among the most demonic and alien looking I've seen.
Top 5 wing patterns (oooo, those psuedocreos ARE lovely).
Besided the molting issue that we're all working on - they're really easy to care for. Hardy, tollerant of heat and humidity, communal, docile (to me, not food) and can manage on a very simple diet (I'm convinced I could go L1 on house flies, and then nothing but BB's til death).
I really hope we can keep this breed going healthy here in the states.
Ricardo
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If I get a hold of some, I will breed them until Im old and grey , just to be sure there will always be some of them around
Penguin
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Wow.. he's so beautiful :]
Termite48
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I enjoyed seeing your video and still pics. What camera are you using for the still photograhy? Your pictures are awesome in quality.
PhilinYuma
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Good for you, Ricardo! This was a resurrected, thread from last year, and of the nine members who posted, six, including the photographer, have dropped out. Ten years from now, you will probably be telling a bunch of new members about "the good old days"!If I get a hold of some, I will breed them until Im old and grey , just to be sure there will always be some of them around
