Aychen's Species

[aychen222]

6/30/13

Odontomantis planiceps

male





mating

first ooth my mantids have ever produced

 

[aNisip]

Nice shots andrew! Also nice species hope they hatch for you :clap:

 

[aychen222]

Thanks Andrew, this is the first species that I have kept to completion, if the ooth hatches, and it also has to be my favorite. I love that they are voracious eaters that only need fruit flies their entire lives. I wish I had pictures of them at their earlier instars, when they really looked like ants, but they were just too quick

 

[sally]

Good luck! They are beautiful!

 

[agent A]

nice! I love odontos

 

[aychen222]

Just got my second ooth from my girl. That was 5 days in between ooths!

 

[agent A]

Just got my second ooth from my girl. That was 5 days in between ooths!

they r VERY prolific

 

[aychen222]

These were my Creobroter pictipennis. Both have since passed on and I couldn't get them mated (there were many failed attempts to get a male).

 

[SilentDeviL]

Nice Andrew Keep it up

 

[sally]

I love the Creo sp. Sorry bout the male though , :S

 

[aychen222]

It's ok, we will get that species right the next time

 

[aychen222]

My "twin" blue flash males. They molted to adulthood on the same day. Anyone know how long the males live?

 

[Jinx]

Love the color variance between the two. Very pretty.

 

[aychen222]

They were both a kind of mint/bright green at subadult, and they turned out this way. Both females that I have are the olive green color.

 

[SilentDeviL]

Nice to see my boys made it to adult .. good job ..

 

[aychen222]

How long do they live Albert? The females are a molt behind

 

[SilentDeviL]

6-8 weeks but it takes ,,,, 3-4weeks before u can mate the females ... so I hope u got more younger males ...

 

[aychen222]

Mating the blue flash, they stayed connected for 14 hours. Now to mate the second pair.

she's a big girl

Popas growing

 

[aychen222]

Double mated now! Both girls should be fertile.