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All this talk about Orchid mantids make me want to try raising them again!
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And we’re back! Hoping to start raising some mantids during this time! Hope all are well!
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The Ghost Mantids have been outside since Sunday and they are honestly loving it! They camouflage is just so amazing, I'm not at all worried! I just need to find a way to feed them while outside! Haha! (Don't worry, I'm watching the weather for cold nights!) 🙂
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Just came from work and Mocha is in the middle of molting!! The first ghost molting I've witnessed! She's beautiful!
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It's been a little while and I promise I'm still around, just a lot of life things happening at the moment. The ghosts are all doing really well! ButterRum-Verde molted the first week or March into a beautiful green mantis! Her wings are a little lighter than Iris'! Mocha is actually on the verge of a molt! I'm pretty excited for her! She is still a beautiful brown and I believe she will keep this rich deep brown which is a OKAY! Lol I'm hoping for a molt today or tomorrow!
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Another good morning in the Mantis household! ButterRum-Verde is on the verge of a molt! Iris and Mocha took down a dubia today and they were on the bigger side. Although she has one arm, Iris is still very fierce! Love my mantids! Happy Friday everyone!
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Iris and ButterRum-Verde has a little altercation this morning. Put them on the same plant and Iris felt threatened. They sized each other up for a little. Iris even almost opened her wings. I have to remember that ghosts are semi communal! It was interesting to see this behaviour though! Watching a mantis with wings display vs. a mantis without wings.
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It was a good morning in the mantis household! Iris ate her first real meal after molting which was a good sized dubia! She is a one armed wonder!😊 ButterRum-Verde also had a roach which I was surprised about. Her wings are in the prepuff stage and I guess only the mantis keepers of a long time would understand that idea, but I'm trying to fatten her up before she stops eating! Mocha demolished two flies today and it was so impressive! Haha! Love them!
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We have an adult Iris!! She's gorgeous! Pictures will come soon!
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I see a pumping abdomen! Iris will molt soon!
Idk if it's just me, but my phone won't allow me to type 'molt' without trying to correct it to something else! 🙃🙃🙃 Every time...🙃
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Proud to report that Mocha molted last and she is still, well mocha! Haha! Operation will she turn green is in effect! Iris has swollen wing buds so I know a molt is coming soon! ButterRum-Verde is living life eating flies and dubias!
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How does this work @Graceface? My nymph already has a lot of green. She may lose it?
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Well, she just molted, right @hysteresis? Color post molt takes a few days to sort itself out. Iris didn't turn green until L6. Bellatrix was green as of L4 and stayed that way all through her molts. It depends on a lot of factors, including genetics, humidity, temperature, and perch coloration. I would say if she is green now, she will probably stay green.
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I agree with @Graceface! Remember ButterRum-Verde turned green a week after her molt but only after she was on a green perch and misted everyday multiple times a day. I think they change accordingly to what’s needed. When I got Iris, she was green but she has settled into a yellow green now. Many factors.
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Out of town for a couple days and left the ghosts on the house plant! They'll be fine! Might come back to three green ghosts!
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Found some of you on Instagram! If you have a mantis or animal account let me know!
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Mama Hierodula is on her last stretch.
She made her way to the ground and slowly making her way out. I pet her on the thorax and thanked her for being a good mantis friend and now I will allow nature to naturally take her away. Such a good little girlie!
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Bought "Keeping the Praying Mantis" and excited for a relaxed Sunday evening!
She made her way to the ground and slowly making her way out. I pet her on the thorax and thanked her for being a good mantis friend and now I will allow nature to naturally take her away. Such a good little girlie!