Aluine - Sphodromantis lineola

[Mëluzynn]

I wish I can soon buy a macro lens, she's so tiny it's hard to have close capture ^^

 

[fleurdejoo]

Well when I think terrarium, I think pretty, natural substate and live plants etc. But a lot of people keep their mantids in enclosures with no live plants or earthy substrate.

I keep some of mine in net cages, some in exo-Terra's and some in plastic hex's, these enclosures have some twigs fake leaves, paper towel substrate and lots of screen ventilation. It's not super pretty but is more cost effective and I can control their molting and food intake better. Yours is way nicer!!!!!!

 

[Mëluzynn]

Well when I think terrarium, I think pretty, natural substate and live plants etc. But a lot of people keep their mantids in enclosures with no live plants or earthy substrate.

I keep some of mine in net cages, some in exo-Terra's and some in plastic hex's, these enclosures have some twigs fake leaves, paper towel substrate and lots of screen ventilation. It's not super pretty but is more cost effective and I can control their molting and food intake better. Yours is way nicer!!!!!!

Ok, so an enclosure is no a terrarium, it's more like a breeder box or something like that ? Great, I learned a new word ^^

 

[fleurdejoo]

For instance

 

[Mëluzynn]

Ok, I see, thank you

 

[agent A]

For instance

wow u got quite a collection!! i really need a shelf lol

 

[Mëluzynn]

I have a shelf quite the same, full of small fishtanks for my Betta. The advantage with mantis is the enclosures are not filled with water, it's not as heavy as fishtanks so I think you can use any kind of shelfs

 

[fleurdejoo]

That's about half of it! I will post my desk top later.

Having a blast with them A.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Sweet!!! we do think alike , Exo's, deli's, smaller net cages can all get their perfect temperature zones, the higher up the warmer it gets with the lights I installed, 20 watt halogens and small florescent light strips.

 

[leviatan]

how big are your S. lineola adult?

 

[Mëluzynn]

how big are your S. lineola adult?

Mine ? I have no idea, she's my first mantis and is still subadult.

 

[ismart]

Geez Nick throw on a shirt, and stop scaring the poor mantids! :lol:

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Geez Nick throw on a shirt, and stop scaring the poor mantids! :lol:

I know right? :clown:

For some reason its the only downloaded pic of one of my shelves I have, and I didn't even take it??? :wacko:

 

[agent A]

I know right? :clown:

For some reason its the only downloaded pic of one of my shelves I have, and I didn't even take it??? :wacko:

the idolos took it!

 

[Mëluzynn]

Lol !

 

[Mëluzynn]

New photo shooting of the cutie today, still inside the terrarium but with my undead (I cross my fingers) D90. I'm really afraid to handle Aluine, not really because scares me but because I'm affraid I can hurt her. So I took advantage of a moment where she had decided to move to make a few pictures

The pictures are retouched with Photoforge2 and Photoshop for iPad, my computer screen calibration need to be redone.

I really like the first one, she was conciensiously cleaning her antennas, it's so cute to watch her cleaning herself like a cat

 

[Malakyoma]

She's a very pretty mantis

 

[agent A]

She will be adult soon

 

[Mëluzynn]

She's a very pretty mantis

Thanks for her

 

[Mëluzynn]

She will be adult soon

Her colour changed, I think she will molt but I don't know when, hard to know when you have no experience...