Decimiana bolivari IGM No 162

[tier]

Hi

Again, a friend of mine gave a very rare and great looking species to me.

It's from Paraguay.

Decimiana bolivari



regards

 

[leviatan]

Wow, really nice species! You have more than this 2, wright?

 

[ismart]

Very nice indeed!

 

[ABbuggin]

Very cool. How many do you have?

 

[hibiscusmile]

Hi Tier, a type of boxer? :blink:

 

[tier]

Hi

Thanks all.

No, it's no boxing species. They are one of the famous Acanthopidae, resp. Acanthopinae. They look similar like Acanthops or Metilia, the adult females are overwhelming, one of my "must have" mantids.

They are in stock pretty new. There are also Acanthops sp. in stock in germany right now, looking similar. But for all who have the Acanthops sp.: You have somethinmg else, you don't have to call your Acanthops sp. Decimiana bolivari now. The Acanthops sp. from Venezuela are IGM No. 151 and not No. 162.

Yes, I have more than these two. It should be enough to breed another generation, time will tell.

regards

 

[revmdn]

Very cool.

 

[chrisnoahdana]

Very cool.

hey I think frey sent me a pic of these he said he had for sale???

 

[massaman]

wonder what the adults would look like!

 

[tier]

hey I think frey sent me a pic of these he said he had for sale???

Yes, he has everything. Metalliticus splendidus, Decimiana bolivari and so on. But there is no chance he really has them. I know all people keeping them, and all people offering or selling them.

He is only selling the rarest, most expensive species. But he has never seen one of them for real.

He is selling the most expensive species for the cheapest price.

But he has never seen one of this species in his life.

I will post something to his (two) breeder feedback(s) tomorrow I guess.

Do not discuss about this subject in my photo thread. But be sure: Frey is not keeping the species Decimiana bolivari. No chance. I believe he is telling you such ********, as he seems to be way to smart to post all his lies public, he swithced to fooling you all via pm. Be aware and send all messages from Frey to Peter. Peter will check it seriously. I already warned you, but again: Don't let him fool you!!!

edit: The pic he sent you must be stolen, too!

 

[Katnapper]

Best of luck to you, Tier, to breed this species.

 

[massaman]

they look very good!

 

[tier]

Best of luck to you, Tier, to breed this species.

Don't think this will be a problem ;-)

The nymphs have an age where it is possible to detect the ***. I have enough pairs...

But thanks, honey.

 

[ismart]

Tier, what instar are yours currently?

 

[tier]

I don't know ecactly. Something like L4-presub I guess. The oldest nymphs are femlales, I guess they are presub, around 2.2cm or something like that. I have heard they have a size of 4cm when adult, so it should be presub.

 

[ismart]

Wow! Yours are big already! Very cool! Cant wait to see them with there wings. Good luck in mating them!

 

[brancsikia]

Wow! Yours are big already! Very cool! Cant wait to see them with there wings. Good luck in mating them! --------------------

Current collection:

Hymenopus coronatus, Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii, Rhombodera sp., Phyllocrania paradoxa, Acromantis formosana, Phyllovates chlorophea, Stagmomantis limbata, Pseudoharpax virescen, Tenodera sinensis, Tenodera angustipennis, Gongylus gongylodes, Deroplatys desiccata, Parasphendale agrionina, Miomantis paykullii, Decimiana bolivari Other critters: Parcoblatta lata, Brachypelma smithi, Grammostola rosea

hi ismart,

you mention D. bolivari in your current collection. Are you sure it is this species? I cannot believe because they were imported just recently and the first generation was available just a few weeks ago.

You might have IGM Nr. 151 that is Acanthops sp., completely different genus, maybe at a first glance similar appearance.

Numbers are useful and might avoid to mate different genera in the future... without success.

Cheers,

brancsikia

 

[ismart]

hi ismart,you mention D. bolivari in your current collection. Are you sure it is this species? I cannot believe because they were imported just recently and the first generation was available just a few weeks ago.

You might have IGM Nr. 151 that is Acanthops sp., completely different genus, maybe at a first glance similar appearance.

Numbers are useful and might avoid to mate different genera in the future... without success.

Cheers,

brancsikia

Hey brancsikia,

I don't think mine are a Acanthops sp. I don't think anybody in the US has Acanthops sp. yet? Here are some pic's. Sorry about the horrible quality.

 

[brancsikia]

Hey brancsikia,I don't think mine are a Acanthops sp. I don't think anybody in the US has Acanthops sp. yet? Here are some pic's. Sorry about the horrible quality.

Hi ismart,

of course you are right. You have Decimiana bolivari IGM No. 162

Good luck!

Brancsikia

D. bolivari just after hatching