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Male mantises have 7-8 abdominal segments, while females have 5-6 (Usually). A females abdomen ends in an upward pointing triangle like shape, while males end with an upward pointing cup. Females sometimes have slightly more molts than males, but for some species, that is not the case. Did you...

Looks like a female to me, but I would need a clear and close pic of the abdomen.

Hello! Welcome to the forum! Hopefully you find the info you are looking for. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for your first posts! -Alex

The pair above is the younger version of the adult pair in the first photos in this thread.

Sexual dimorphism in L4 (I believe) Deroplatys desiccata. Female -> first pic Male -> second pic.

Thanks! Happy something good could come out of this incident.

A feeder insect got into my incubator and ate half of one of my Deroplatys ooths last night. This ooth has had a pretty rough time. This ooth was left out of my females enclosure for a week by a friend who was looking after my mantises (and didn’t know it was an egg). It completely dried up in...

Newest ooth! Ready to be shipped out Tomorrow!

My Deroplatys desiccata’s 3rd ooth is available. It is guaranteed to be fertile. Contact me for more info.

Image of an adult female. From Mantid Den I believe.

Just some background information: Astyliasula phyllopus (ex. Hestiasula major) The Giant Boxer mantis Unlike the name suggests, this species of mantis is not as massive as one would expect. Adult males and females reach a maximum size of 1.5” in length as adults. This is one of my favorite...

Very soon! I’ll contact you when the first ooth hatches or when she lays her next ooth.

Sorry for how blurry this picture is. Mantis molting.