Carolina mantis nymph experiment

[Bugmankeith]

I read with each molt nymphs alter their color to match their surroundings.

Has anyone tried raising them surrounded by bright colors like pink,yellow, or orange? Only putting those color items in the enclosure.

 

[LAME]

I was actually going to run the "color test" on my S.c nymphs whenever my ooths hatch.

Edit: I housed a male stagmo (Apollo.) In a pink outfitted enclosure from his presub/sub/adult molts and he did in fact come out with a small bit of a pale pink hue on his underbelly. Wasn't a huge color change, however it did change some. But again.... He was already close to his ending molts and could've not had enough time to color swap?...

Apollo actually was 3-4 different colors/patterns before hitting adult, breeding multiple times, and joining those in the land of paradise.