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Darkrai283

Darkrai283

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Nice looking orchids!

Pre-presubadult males are 3rd instar, and pre-sub females are 6th instar.

 
[13.10.14]

The male moulted today.

Male moulted to 4th instar
Moulting interval: ??? days (first time he moulted since I got him)

Current stadium of the two nymphs:
Female: 6th instar (Pre-subadult)
Male: 4th instar (Pre-subadult)
 
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[14.10.14]

The female moulted today.

Female moulted to 7th instar
Moulting interval: ??? days (first time she moulted since I got her)

Current stadium of the two nymphs:
Female: 7th instar (Subadult)
Male: 4th instar (Pre-subadult)
 
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What kind of light did you have to get the orchid pink? Mine are all white (not that I'm complaining, they're very pretty, just trying to see how to get them pink). Thanks :)

 
jsorigami said:
What kind of light did you have to get the orchid pink? Mine are all white (not that I'm complaining, they're very pretty, just trying to see how to get them pink). Thanks :)
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Darkrai283 said:
The only thing I can think of that triggered this is the light... :)
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I'm not sure if it really was the lighting that caused this but it's the only thing I can think of right now as lighting affects the colouration of other species as well (so don't take my word for it!)... :)

Arthropodia is based in France so for them to get to London here in the UK, they would have had to got the ferry or the Eurostar so their whole stock would have been in complete darkness for a day or two until they set up their stand for the start of the show.

When I got home, I set up her enclosure (plain Braplast box with kitchen roll on the bottom) and placed her with others on my growshelf which I use to overwinter sub-tropical Drosera spp. and Mexican Pinguicula spp.. I have two T5, 24W fluorescent tubes (one 3400k and the other 6400k) fixed on the top and because she changed colour so quickly, I think the transition from being in complete darkness for 1-2 days to being beamed on by two 24W growlights triggered the colour change in some way.

 
Beautiful pictures and Mantids... Keep us updated please.. Thanks for sharing!

 
[28.10.14]

The male moulted today.

Male moulted to 5th instar
Moulting interval: 15 days

Current stadium of the two nymphs:
Female: 7th instar (Subadult)
Male: 5th instar (Subadult)
 
[21.11.14]

The male moulted today just before I went to sleep.

Male moulted to 6th instar
Moulting interval: 24 days

Current stadium of the two nymphs:
Female: 8th instar (Adult)
Male: 6th instar (Adult)

Male:
10363975_997525373607649_6520193719173721241_n by darkrai283, on Flickr
10603207_997525386940981_5148445677107827934_n by darkrai283, on Flickr
10734258_997525480274305_592429887863951969_n by darkrai283, on Flickr
1908453_997525420274311_1639197579978490547_n by darkrai283, on Flickr


Now that the female has fully coloured up:
IMG_1394 by darkrai283, on Flickr
IMG_1420 by darkrai283, on Flickr
IMG_1422 by darkrai283, on Flickr
IMG_1438 by darkrai283, on Flickr
IMG_1432 by darkrai283, on Flickr
 
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WOW... Beautiful... congrats on the molt... they look amazing. She looks like she has a dress on.. Beautiful wings ... Thanks for sharing..

 
[13.12.14]

Witnessed the female calling for the first time just before going to bed; 33 days since her adult moult.

[14.12.14]

At 23:00, I decided to introduce the male to the female by placing him on my finger. He jumped on after 5 mins and started drumming on her back. I witnessed one attempt to connect where the male couldn't reach but the female started calling again so I will leave them in a large Phasmid enclosure overnight.

Fingers crossed. :)

Pics:
Untitled by darkrai283, on Flickr
Untitled by darkrai283, on Flickr
 

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