Chinese male/female

[scriabin]

Forgive me for the newbie question but -

i have 4 Chinese Mantids which I raised since hatching (their siblings are released, given away, or snacks) - I haven't decided whether or not I want to try to breed them, but first things first - how do I tell the males from the females?

Thanks!

Jonathan

PS - they have molted 3-4 times and are about 2 inches long.

 

[Anleoflippy]

1.Females are usually bigger than males.

2.The Antenna of a male is much longer then a female...

3.Males have 8 segments at the abdomen while the females usually have 5 or 6 segments...

 

[kamakiri]

Count the segments on the underside. Also look at the 'sticky' thread posted above.

 

[kamakiri]

urf. double post.

 

[hibiscusmile]

All very good advice, very good