Oxyopsis gracilis - color morph mega post!

Precarious · Aug 13, 2012

Oxyopsis gracilis (Paraguayan Mantis) adult females are normally all the same bright green color. I've been experimenting with selective breeding for several generations. This generation produced a beautiful range of colors that carried over into adulthood. In this video you can see the standard bright green female toward the top, a lighter pear green with red, a mint green, and, my favorite, a rusty red/orange female.

I really love this species and now I have a reason to love them even more.

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Precarious · Aug 13, 2012

Oxyopsis gracilis - MINT color morph

Minty green Oxyopsis gracilis (Paraguayan Mantis) adult female enjoys a snack. This color makes her look almost plastic.

Mime454 · Aug 13, 2012

I love the second one. Most beautiful color I've seen on a mantis.

sueb4653 · Aug 13, 2012

i can see why you like the orange way cool

Precarious · Aug 13, 2012

Oxyopsis gracilis (RUST) coupling

Rust-colored Oxyopsis gracilis (Paraguayan Mantis) adult female is mated. You get a very good look at the mating process and get a peek at the male's hooked organs.

Ooths available now! Contact me if you want on the list for ooths or nymphs.

stacy · Aug 13, 2012

beautiful

mkayum · Aug 13, 2012

I love the orange/brown ish oxy! She could have easily mimic as a red leaf. I only have a green oxy, I believe she's a green mint! Excellent pictures by the way.

LLCoolJew · Aug 13, 2012

WOAH! You're right! The mint green one looks like a toy! I LOVE it!!!!

angelofdeathzz · Aug 14, 2012

My hats off to the mint green one for knowing his job and getting to work!!! Life is a gift and he seem's to know that...gift exchange in the happs. :devil2:

hibiscusmile · Aug 14, 2012

I have two that rust color, can't tell by your pics, cause I am hard of seeing! mine have the rust right down the middle, do yours?

sueb4653 · Aug 14, 2012

great videos and pics

Precarious · Aug 14, 2012

hibiscusmile said:
I have two that rust color, can't tell by your pics, cause I am hard of seeing! mine have the rust right down the middle, do yours?

Not sure what you mean by "rust right down the middle" but the thorax is usually darker than the rest. Would make sense you have some colors since you've been getting ooths from my stock over the last couple generations.

hibiscusmile · Aug 14, 2012

hee hee! u rite

aychen222 · Mar 5, 2013

What variations do yo see in the males for this species?

Precarious · Mar 5, 2013

aychen222 said:
What variations do yo see in the males for this species?

Again, next to none. Seems the females tend to express all the color mutations. Would love to see different colored males though!

aychen222 · Mar 5, 2013

My thoughts exactly, I was wondering for both species but I figured that for continuity of each thread I posted in both haha.

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