My mantids.

[Mantis Lady]

Maybe you could use a site like this for mantis pics: https://postimages.org/

 I am using it. We want to see a pic of adult Nuggets

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

Oh. Thank u soooo much for the website 

I have to put down my ipad and go to sleep  so ill take some pics tmorrow\ (night here rn) 

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

Finally got a photo of nuggets! She was moving all over the place and was such a pain XD

Here she is! ...

 

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

She isnt as green as she looks!

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

But she has a yellow abdomen with green wings and it looks kina odd

I will try to get a pic from above

 

[TheWrongCrowd]

My gosh i love your mantids so much. I love your othodera ministralis, their arms being tucked in makes them look so precious for some reason. 

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

My gosh i love your mantids so much. I love your othodera ministralis, their arms being tucked in makes them look so precious for some reason. 

Thank u!!! Ikr i love orthodera

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

DUE TO THE 48 DiGREE CeLCIUS WEATHER IN SYDNEY, ALL MY JUMPING SPIDERS (5, 2 were even preggo ), sage and thyme( all my female green garden mantids) and chips all died! . There goes all my breeding plans  

 

[MrGhostMantis]

DUE TO THE 48 DiGREE CeLCIUS WEATHER IN SYDNEY, ALL MY JUMPING SPIDERS (5, 2 were even preggo ), sage and thyme( all my female green garden mantids) and chips all died! . There goes all my breeding plans  

HOW!? Don’t you have AC?

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

We went somewhere last night and came back today afternoon (local time) and my bloody fan decided to stop. I punched it soo hard it cracked no joke  XD

 

[MrGhostMantis]

We went somewhere last night and came back today afternoon (local time) and my bloody fan decided to stop. I punched it soo hard it cracked no joke  XD

Well rip your mantids (and fan ).

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

Well rip your mantids (and fan ).

My fan doesn’t deserve to rest in peace.

it deserves to rest in pieces.

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

My first ever stick insect egg!

Ik its not mantids but still!

https://i.postimg.cc/J40Y5Qsg/1-C7-F6-BBE-4567-4997-9-BA8-F9457-EF9-E8-F0.jpg

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

Finally caught my dream mantids!!!!!(5)

https://postimg.cc/gallery/fJD974S

Archimantis latistyla. better pix to come !

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

Another update...

This is one of my 5 archimantis sp (Likely latystila). They are all wild caught and are one of Australia’s largest (gals up to 11 cm) most common mantids. 1 of my favourite types too!! I also have 1 rare green form!











Apparently this species is very difficult to sex so fingers crossed we get a pair!

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

I think I am getting slightly better at taking pics  

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

(Taken from iPhone 12 Pro)

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

 https://postimg.cc/4m0tNrdj
OMG YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!! 
Despite the loss of chips and taco, I found 2 ADULT males and put 1 next to nuggets and before I could say breed it jumped on and started copulation in 8 seconds (I even counted XD)     Hopefully the I can get the other male to mate with her toooo!!!!        Also, how many times CAN I mate them to make sure I get a nice fertile Ootheca?

 

[MrGhostMantis]

You can mate them as many times as you want. Just give the male a few days off.

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

Thx!

I will probably mate her 4 times (2 times with each male) so i get a large hatch rate!