Precarious
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Purple Boxer Mantis L2 (Ephestiasula pictipes) VIDEO
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fleurdejoo
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Wow! So beautiful!
Mime454
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Is this the same species that bartek has for sale? I'm even more excited to get them if so!
Precarious
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Extrememantid
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I want some!
Precarious
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Some fresh hatched nymphs...
Carapace is light tan then hardens into darker shades. You can see the heart beating at :25 and a little arm dance at 1:20.
Carapace is light tan then hardens into darker shades. You can see the heart beating at :25 and a little arm dance at 1:20.
fleurdejoo
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OMG! So cute!!!!
Malakyoma
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I love the little arm dance in mine too. So cute. I'm amazed they take melanos so easily too
Very cute. I'm amazed you can get such nice quality video from such tiny nymphs.
I'm really enjoying this species. Thank you for sharing these!!
I'm really enjoying this species. Thank you for sharing these!!
Precarious
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Yeah, not bad for a mid grade camcorder and $20 diopter. It all comes down to lighting.
Glad you like the species! They're very cute. My females are still sporadically producing ooths and I've got at least 20 nymphs living communally. May sell off pairs later.
Malakyoma
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I hope they're hardy. Looks like I may only get 5, and I would love to have a pair make it to adulthood.
Precarious
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Definitely separate them to be sure you don't lose any to cannibalism and let me know what happens with the second ooth.
I haven't separated mine yet. The nymphs from the first ooth all molted to L2 without any issues.
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Precarious
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I meant that for Malakyoma if he gets stuck with only 5 nymphs. Mine will be communal until around sub.
That's good to know. I'm still thinking of dividing up the larger hatch so that there are only 4 per deli cup. I've noticed they box with each other a bit.
Precarious
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They are voracious eaters so if you keep them communally be sure there is food available every day.
ShieldMantid1997
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MIne (had 3 ooths hatch) took a little encouragement to start eating. At first they only took d mel males.
HOw many did your ooth produce?
Malakyoma
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Mine were separated minutes after hatching. Each of them is in their own sauce deli cup now.
sally
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gorgeous!!
