Acromantis formosana Hatched!!
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macro junkie
Dead Leaf Mantis
i have about 40 of these..they run faster than ant mantids..lol
They only take about 4 weeks, and they lay many and live a long time, I have a hatching of these almost 2 to 3 a week.... whew.... can't wait for them to stop laying, now their offspring are almost adult and here we go again, they are cute little buggers though and they do run fast, I find 3 or 4 every day somewhere in the Bugatorium, in fact I spend a lot of time putting them back in the containers,for they are always running around the rim like a band of indians surrounding a wagon train,,,, ha ha ha and sure enough a few always jump off and run away. 
nympho
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grate photos. thanks for showing. its always good to see an ooth hatch
OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
I'm waiting for mine to hatch/
ABbuggin
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LOL!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: I almost fell out of my chair reading your post! (little band of indians) :lol:I find 3 or 4 every day somewhere in the Bugatorium, in fact I spend a lot of time putting them back in the containers,for they are always running around the rim like a band of indians surrounding a wagon train,,,, ha ha ha and sure enough a few always jump off and run away.
As the Cowardly Lion always said " Ain't it the truth, ain't it the truth!"
Ya know maybe it wasn't him? Hummmm, who was it then, Tony the Tiger?
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OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
Mine hatched yesterday! Woohoo! Thanks, Mike!
OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
Awesome, the second one hatched today.
Well mine have become a tragic testiment to how mantids really are... I started with 35+ and by the first molt I had lost 10 to sudden hatchling death syndrome. Then, around the second molt the time when they were all going through their second molt, they completely ignored their fruit flies and turned on each other.. By the time I noticed them eating one another I was down to 7. Now they are in their own enclosures. Savage little suckers.
OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
Oh dear, I'll have to watch out for that. I have 35-40 of them right now and I don't think they've eaten each other yet. They have yet to molt and I have yet to see the sudden death syndrome. I guess I'll try to do something about the cannibalism after they molt.
Oh, but my virescens that started with 14 are now down to 6. A few died before molting and I watched one get stuck in a molt.
Oh, but my virescens that started with 14 are now down to 6. A few died before molting and I watched one get stuck in a molt.
OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
I saw 2 unsuccessful molts this morning and another mantis eating its sibling. Actually, I don't really know how many have eaten each other so far.
Good news though: Just now, I saw the first successful molt! Woohoo! This L2 is much lighter in color and like 3 times bigger!
Actually, I don't really know how many have eaten each other so far.Good news though: Just now, I saw the first successful molt! Woohoo! This L2 is much lighter in color and like 3 times bigger!
macro junkie
Dead Leaf Mantis
iv had 15 housed in 1ftx1ft net cage from 1st instar..there now sub adult and with plenty of good iv had no casualties.
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i saw quite a few unsucesful first moults with this species. however from second instar onwards theyre pretty much built from stone, taking on all kinds of size prey, eating ravenously but equally being ok with less food, and moulting in less than favourable conditions. hardy buggers. not to mention growing fast.I saw 2 unsuccessful molts this morning and another mantis eating its sibling.
OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
Aww, really? Other than the two mismolts I mentioned, I haven't seen or know or any other mismolts. I have exoskeletons all over the place and I'm assuming that meant success.
