Cool colors and a guessing game!!

[gripen]

Male.

 

[Malakyoma]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME! ARGH! My second guess was maj, but her upper forearm looked a little strange for a maj.

Also, I heard there was a growth jump around L4. Is it the L3-L4 molt, or the L4-L5 molt? My supposedly L4 is pretty tiny!

Mine molted to L4 today. There was a decent size increase but after they curl their tails its less noticeable. I'm guessing L4-5 is when it starts doubling.

 

[brancsikia339]

Oh okay! now my female has a mate!

 

[gripen]

Oh okay! now my female has a mate!

You sure its a female?

 

[brancsikia339]

You sure its a female?

My female is an adult! Lol

And NO i dont have issues sexing mantids iit's just this one's unusually small

 

[gripen]

I was just pulling your leg

 

[brancsikia339]

I was just pulling your leg

I kinda figured :lol: nline2long:

 

[aNisip]

You have a red male majuscla! Cool/interesting color morph!

 

[brancsikia339]

You have a red male majuscla! Cool/interesting color morph!

Thanx! How are the ones i sent you?

 

[aNisip]

Rusty and his brother are both sub-adults and the female is molting to adult as I type...

 

[Mëluzynn]

Chocolate mantis

 

[brancsikia339]

Rusty and his brother are both sub-adults and the female is molting to adult as I type...

Yay!!!! Congratz!

 

[patrickfraser]

Here's one of mine. It seems to be lightening up with the latest molt.

 

[gripen]

Yours looks just like mine did. I think you are in for a nice golden female!

 

[AxolotlsAreCoolToo]

hierodula majuscula?

 

[agent A]

hierodula majuscula?

Yes

I wonder if they can be brown as adult...

 

[brancsikia339]

Yes

I wonder if they can be brown as adult...

That would be interesting! I hope mine is brown!

 

[hierodula]

i think there are some pics of brown adults, as i remember seeing them, but i dont remember where...

FOUND THEM!!! http://www.google.com/imgres?q=hierodula+majuscula&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&tbo=d&rls=en&biw=967&bih=664&tbm=isch&tbnid=6DTteVTfrUj92M:&imgrefurl=http://igm.mantisonline.info/view/index.php%3Fanchor%3Dgenus_value_select%26lan%3Den%26first_id%3D1%26where_subspecies%3D2,18,54,89,102,111,118,120,156,159,180,191,193,194&docid=spvST4QjB2LilM&imgurl=http://igm.mantisonline.info/igm-images/135/Hierodula%252520majuscula%252520IGM%252520135%252520Collage_prot.jpg&w=1250&h=628&ei=wgC8UM7IDcK7qgGPpYDwBg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=219&sig=102318870736792079658&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=266&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:89&tx=171&ty=90

 

[brancsikia339]

i think there are some pics of brown adults, as i remember seeing them, but i dont remember where...

FOUND THEM!!! http://www.google.co...89&tx=171&ty=90

Those are freshly molted

 

[hierodula]

are you sure? the bottom ones look like dark brown adults to me.