Cutesy Little Wahlbergii

[agent A]

here is one of the 15 L3 Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii tammy sent me

they r sooo cute!!

 

[agent A]

oh, and i think it's a male!!

 

[Bryce08]

ahhhh i cant wait for mine im excited

 

[hibiscusmile]

they are cute!

 

[CoolMantid]

I cant wait for mine! they are really cute!

 

[warpdrive]

yep, they are awesome. I'm glad you're enjoying yours.

mine are all molting and it's getting harder to feed or mist them without disturbing the lone molter in the past few days.

just a quick question...why do you say it's a male? just what are you looking for to tell the difference?

Harry

 

[happy1892]

yep, they are awesome. I'm glad you're enjoying yours.

mine are all molting and it's getting harder to feed or mist them without disturbing the lone molter in the past few days.

just a quick question...why do you say it's a male? just what are you looking for to tell the difference?

Harry

8 segments on the bottom of the mantis's abdomen. If it is six then it is a female. I have read that a few species are different.

 

[warpdrive]

8 segments on the bottom of the mantis's abdomen. If it is six then it is a female. I have read that a few species are different.

I fully understand that happy. it's why I asked, as I only see "about" 6 segments at best in the photos.

Harry

 

[gripen]

Hmmm I see 8.

 

[agent A]

look at the bottom pic

there appear to be 2 tiny hairs between the cerci, which are present on a male's subgenital plate

i will sex mine later, for now i have yard work to do

 

[happy1892]

I see 8 segments too.

 

[warpdrive]

look at the bottom pic

there appear to be 2 tiny hairs between the cerci, which are present on a male's subgenital plate

that's what I was hoping you were going to say, as I did see that. thank you for the clarity.

Harry

P.S. I'm not sure how others count segments, but even including what is NOT in the photos, I clearly don't count 8...and there are a few missing segments not photographed. *perplexed*

 

[gripen]

that's what I was hoping you were going to say, as I did see that. thank you for the clarity.

Harry

P.S. I'm not sure how others count segments, but even including what is NOT in the photos, I clearly don't count 8...and there are a few missing segments not photographed. *perplexed*

All 8 segments are shown in the pics.

 

[happy1892]

All 8 segments are shown in the pics.

Actually you can only see 6 segments clearly and one little mark in the second pic. But you can there is another segment because there is a lot of room.

 

[Mimblex]

Aaah! They're so cute and pudgy as nymphs. Look at those big baby eyes!

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Aw... So cute! They don't look anything like my wild caughts

 

[happy1892]

Aw... So cute! They don't look anything like my wild caughts

Do you know what they look like when they are adult?

 

[agent A]

They all appear males lol but they r only L3

Will determine gender when they r a bit bigger

 

[happy1892]

They all appear males lol but they r only L3

Will determine gender when they r a bit bigger

All of the Stagmomantis carolina I tried to sex at L3 had 8 segments. Some changed to 6 segments at L4.