The Carolina female (Stagmomantis carolina) I captured/rescued on November 7th died today. She laid three ooths total, and of course her last ooth was tiny compared to her previous ones - as that seems to be common sign from wild captured mantids.
The cycle of life though showed itself today, the death of my last adult female then another ooth hatching later.
The wild Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) ooth I collected on November 11th, is currently hatching (33 days incubated (just a few weeks of cold temps outside)). The photos are a bit discolored/rougher than usual as all the lights were off already for the night (the "bug" lights on the timer and room lights) as my wife was in bed, so I did the best I could. You can tell though from their nearly white colored bodies they just freshly hatched and haven't hardened yet - I figured it was worth bad lighting to get the shot of the new babies.
The cycle of life though showed itself today, the death of my last adult female then another ooth hatching later.
The wild Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) ooth I collected on November 11th, is currently hatching (33 days incubated (just a few weeks of cold temps outside)). The photos are a bit discolored/rougher than usual as all the lights were off already for the night (the "bug" lights on the timer and room lights) as my wife was in bed, so I did the best I could. You can tell though from their nearly white colored bodies they just freshly hatched and haven't hardened yet - I figured it was worth bad lighting to get the shot of the new babies.
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