Giant Asian Mantis

matt.hoffmann · Jun 5, 2024

This is Greenie, pretty sure he's a male, Hierodula membranacea, currently 5th instar and eating mostly small brown crickets. Not sure what else you guys might want to know but happy to chat about this little guy and what I'm doing if it's of interest

kurliefrie · Jun 6, 2024

hes so cute!! i also have a hierodula membranacea :3

matt.hoffmann · Jun 6, 2024

kurliefrie said:
hes so cute!! i also have a hierodula membranacea :3

Snap! Attempted to do him justice with my phone and a magnifying glass

OrchidMantis · Jun 6, 2024

Good looking photo of him/her.

matt.hoffmann · Jun 6, 2024

OrchidMantis said:
Good looking photo of him/her.

Thank you!

Firenkyo · Jun 7, 2024

Cute!! I've got one as well, her name is Rhubarb! They're so big, it was surprising to get her after having finger-sized mantids before. I love the slight pink/red on their legs!

matt.hoffmann · Jun 7, 2024

Firenkyo said:
Cute!! I've got one as well, her name is Rhubarb! They're so big, it was surprising to get her after having finger-sized mantids before. I love the slight pink/red on their legs!

Greenie's got brown stretches rather than pink that's so interesting that they are so different!

Synapze · Jun 7, 2024

matt.hoffmann said:
Not sure what else you guys might want to know but happy to chat about this little guy and what I'm doing if it's of interest

You'll find there's lots of people on here who love to chat about mantids.

matt.hoffmann · Jun 7, 2024

Synapze said:
You'll find there's lots of people on here who love to chat about mantids.

matt.hoffmann · Jun 19, 2024

Greenie has successfully molted! Been so nervous about this but but he seems to have had no problems at all which is a relief! Amazed how much bigger he is

matt.hoffmann · Jul 13, 2024

Feeding after another successful molt (got stuck in the very last bit but doesn't seem to have done any harm), which turns out not to have been the last one which was a big surprise!!

matt.hoffmann · Jul 27, 2024

Caught a wonderful moment between my youngest son and an increasingly massive Greenie today

Nero · Jul 28, 2024

Simon Cowell Wow GIF by America's Got Talent

Those photos are awesome!

Clint · 2024-10-30T12:03:35-0400

matt.hoffmann said:
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Greenie has successfully molted! Been so nervous about this but but he seems to have had no problems at all which is a relief! Amazed how much bigger he is

matt.hoffmann said:
I know right molting is always kinda stressful on you and your mantid lol

Clint · 2024-10-30T12:04:18-0400

And it is crazy how much bigger they are after each molt it’s so cool

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