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huh! Just the larger green one in this photo? (Or do you mean Penh?) Does that mean the smaller nymphs like my girl, and the little brown one in the bottom photo are a different species? There was certainly quite a dramatic size difference, and there were a few nymphs like the larger green lass...

Okay, so I'm thinking then that she's maaay be a smaller member of the Hierodula family. I assume they all generally require the same kind of care? Maybe I'll eventually start a thread in the photo section to visually document her growth :D (also, mantids are just so fun and easy to photograph...

ah, alright! :D Good to know! I don't suppose there's anyone out there who might be able to ID her species then? I imagine IDing nymphs as opposed to adults and sub-adults can get pretty tricky... A lot of them look so similar (at least to untrained eyes like mine)!

Hi there! I'm a shiny new member to this board! I've always loved mantises, but living in canada, there wasn't much opportunity to spot them in the wild. At the beginning of February this year, I decided to move across the world, and now find myself living on Phuket Island, Thailand! The...