14 days from sub. Already going to molt?

[Mime454]

My male's budwings are swelling now too!

 

[agent A]

My male's budwings are swelling now too!

wingbuds u mean??

 

[Mime454]

wingbuds u mean??

Oops. :blush: nline2long: :stuart:

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Let us know when the male molts

 

[Mime454]

Will do. He's not even 1/3 her size, but I think that he's going to look really cool when he gets his wings. Should molt early next week I think.

Let us know when the male molts

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Mine are not showing as much green, mine are pale :/

Male

Female

Were your's this pale at a lower instar? Just wondering cause i love the green on yours, not so much on mine :/

 

[Mime454]

Mine are not showing as much green, mine are pale :/

Male

Female

Were your's this pale at a lower instar? Just wondering cause i love the green on yours, not so much on mine :/

That are no photos in this post...

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Where'd they go?? haha

Never mind i guess, that's weird

 

[Mime454]

Gotta be soon.

 

[hierodula]

Wow! Those are swollen!

 

[Mime454]

Wow! Those are swollen!

He ate today too. So I'm confused. He should be molting any day...

 

[Mime454]

Another of the girl.

 

[Mime454]

I have an adult pair now!

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Ooh, congratulations! You might want to partially snip off those wings since they're all spread out like that

 

[gripen]

Ooh, congratulations! You might want to partially snip off those wings since they're all spread out like that

That is how all wings look before the mantids fold them up after a moult. DO NOT SNIP THEM!

 

[Mime454]

Ooh, congratulations! You might want to partially snip off those wings since they're all spread out like that

That was right after the molt. Here he is now with his beautiful wife.

 

[brancsikia339]

Are you gonna mate them?

 

[fleurdejoo]

Oh yeah he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mime454]

Are you gonna mate them?

This male is going to get some action! He's gonna get nasty with my girl, Jude is sending me hers, and then he's getting ship off to another guy that wants him.

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Oh, I didn't realize the picture was right after the molt. I'm always careful not to handle mine after the molt so they can finish with their wings, so I though that's how his dried. Glad to see he's okay, and what pretty coloration!