Soon...very soon...

Hey guys, just figured I would share the news.Some of my wild caught individuals are almost adult...two sub females and a sub male...the male has really swollen wingbuds and has had them for a few days....im pretty sure tonight is the night...and im moving him into the big square net cage with bark...enjoy the pics!

Awesome! I hope to be getting some L2's soon. Are they communal? I just love the look of them.

and my h coronatus female at pre-pre-sub taking down a dragon-fly! she loved it

Kiss of death!

Off with his head!

Mime454 said:

Awesome! I hope to be getting some L2's soon. Are they communal? I just love the look of them.

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at the younger instars...yes

but i will try with the older nymphs soon...

Can't wait until I can start catching bugs outside again!!

They really look great.

Very cool! What species are they, AndrewNisip?

Very nice very nice! Now quit waving these candy bars in my face and hook me up with some :-D

That bark mantis looks so cool. Are they active?

Oh, and can you please make a circle around the mantis in the pics 4 and 5? My eyes hurt from trying to find them

Love the bark mantids will you be breeding them?

wow!! u r housing them together?

These are Gonatista grisea, Florida Bark Mantis or Grizzled Mantis or Lichen mantis....too many common names so I just call them grisea

And there aren't any mantids in the 4th and 5th pics......it is just their adult setup...

I do plan on breeding them, and spreading them throughout the members to get them in culture again...

I'm going to try and keep the adult females together(once they get to adult)...they freak out when they see each other (run really fast in any direction away from the other) so cannibalism won't be a problem...

I love the tenacity of the Hymenopus Coronatus ! They seem so gentle, but if there is food, lookout! :chef:

Cool! I should have some L1 nymphs soon.

I love this species, so much fun to have around.

Precarious said:

Cool! I should have some L1 nymphs soon.

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Good! Because my photos don't do this species justice, hopefully you'll be able to

And yeah they are quite fun to have! Mime I hope you can keep them going

A cold spell has come through and temporarily halted his last molt.....sorry for the wait

Very cool looking!

I want one of these, but they don't seem to be available anymore.