Molted to L5

The Gex Files · Dec 9, 2010

Our female molted to L5 last night. To bad we didn't see her molt. We miss it every time...

She looks amazing and it keeps surprising me how much they grow each molt.

sporeworld · Dec 9, 2010

Beautiful photography (and model). Nice work!

warpdrive · Dec 9, 2010

I have some that molt in the afternoon, but most seem to molt at 8:30am so try looking at that timetable.

Now maybe its because I'm on my blackberry but... Also, your fingers and nails look so bad that you really need to see someone about that. Lol

Harry

The Gex Files · Dec 9, 2010

All of our mantids seem to molt during the night.

Precarious · Dec 9, 2010

Congratulations! She's a beauty. Way more green than mine are.

I woke to find two more molted to L7! Now I'm up to four L7 and one L6. All girls.

Mine tend to molt late at night (midnight to 2 am) or mid morning (8 to 10 am) which is great for me! I get to watch just about every time. Missed them this morning because I slept late.

Check out the size difference between L6 and L7. They double in size! :blink:

Horrible pic but you get the point. That's the L6 to the right in front of all the L7s. Their legs get so long!