Deroplatys lobata

[collinchang635]

I think the reason people are less and less interested in such type of mantis is simple - they are a bit boring.

So are ghosts but people still keep them.

 

[Morpheus uk]

If they are boring then why do people still breed ###### like african mantids

 

[The_Asa]

I never thought African mantids were boring...I found these less interesting. Look awesome though.

 

[idolomantis]

If they are boring then why do people still breed ###### like african mantids

ye there so.. plain.

 

[mrblue]

what does "boring" even mean when describing mantids? do some species sing, dance and perform stand-up? regardless, i would love to be keeping any deroplatys species right now, i just haven't seen them for sale in ages, maybe i haven't been looking hard enough!

 

[idolomantis]

boring= normal mantis looks..

deroplatys has a strange look.

 

[collinchang635]

boring= normal mantis looks..deroplatys has a strange look.

Oh, i thought you all were talking about the behavior not looks.

 

[Morpheus uk]

Same as idolo, the plain old mantis shape is regarded as boring lol, once you kept them i wanted to move to the more cryptic exotic looking species :lol:

 

[mrblue]

its all very subjective so each to their own! it would be good to have these in the uk, i wish you luck in breeding them.

 

[Morpheus uk]

Thanks you

Got 2 females and 3 males i think, i hope...

 

[MantidLord]

Coming from someone who breeds Iris oratoria, I don't think any mantis is boring. Maybe that's because I haven't kept any exotics, but I still wouldn't mind a native species even if I did have exotic, cryptic mantids. In fact, if anything is boring to me, it's communal species, but I'd keep them without any complaints too.

Good luck breeding those Morpheus, those look real cool. I don't know anything about this genus, but it sounds like they're awesome. Are they aggressive?

 

[Morpheus uk]

Thx, look at the photos and i think that`ll answer your question

 

[Morpheus uk]

I had one male die over the holidays and 1 unsexed nymph turned out to be female <_<

So 3 females and 2 males, 2 females moulted up today so i took both out on the magical tree stump of photography i use so much.

Heres both of them, didnt mind each other, the lighter one kept climbing over her sister XD

And heres the one with the other trying to get in

Heres some more from i left for photobucket, they have some nice shields on them now

 

[yen_saw]

Don't feel dispirited because someone think it is boring. Maybe it is boring for certain people cos they couldn't breed the mantis.

Looks like your female has probably around 3 more molts to go, best of luck in breeding this species.

The dead leaf mantids i sent to museum have matured into adult too and been pairing up. I hope to have some dead leaf nymphs available again in near future. Finger crossed.

 

[hibiscusmile]

These are neat mantis, I can't get over the way they look as adults! God is so Awesome!

 

[yeatzee]

^ agreed

 

[collinchang635]

I have never had any mantid other than ant mantid and Tropidomantids. They have a very normal appearence so any mantid is not boring to me.

 

[Christian]

D. lobata was offered exhaustively some years ago. Everyone had them and you couldn't get rid of your nymphs. some of the breeders dropped this species then. D. lobata and desiccata are still available over here, but not in former numbers. I also offered lots of them, but I abandoned it to concentrate on D. trigonodera, which is much more difficult to breed. Not that D. lobata is really easy - there were just a few people breeding them regularly, the reason that they are less nowadays is because these people abandoned it - but compared to trigonodera it's a beginner species. D. truncata is not in stock at moment. If it should appear, I have to get my hands on it, otherwise it will dissappear again in a blink of an eye... This species is also rather difficult to breed. I missed it the last time it was offered. I won't do this fault again.

 

[collinchang635]

D. lobata was offered exhaustively some years ago. Everyone had them and you couldn't get rid of your nymphs. some of the breeders dropped this species then. D. lobata and desiccata are still available over here, but not in former numbers. I also offered lots of them, but I abandoned it to concentrate on D. trigonodera, which is much more difficult to breed. Not that D. lobata is really easy - there were just a few people breeding them regularly, the reason that they are less nowadays is because these people abandoned it - but compared to trigonodera it's a beginner species. D. truncata is not in stock at moment. If it should appear, I have to get my hands on it, otherwise it will dissappear again in a blink of an eye... This species is also rather difficult to breed. I missed it the last time it was offered. I won't do this fault again.

Hope you are able to breed this sp. When you do, be sure to pass it around. I think I will be able to get some from a local shop. Maybe then I could pass some around. :lol:

 

[Rob Byatt]

D. lobata was offered exhaustively some years ago. Everyone had them and you couldn't get rid of your nymphs. some of the breeders dropped this species then.

This happened here two years ago - Sheldon was walking around with a tub of nymphs and no-one would take them for free :blink:

I also offered lots of them, but I abandoned it ......Not that D. lobata is really easy - there were just a few people breeding them regularly, the reason that they are less nowadays is because these people abandoned it

Well it's a good job I didn't abandon it It's the smae old story isn't it; everyone has them so no-one wants them, everyone stops keeping them and they disappear and then they become popular I see this happening with Cilnia humeralis at the moment - I was offering them for two years and hardly sold any. This year my breeding stock died and now they are popular !!!

D. truncata is not in stock at moment. If it should appear, I have to get my hands on it, otherwise it will dissappear again in a blink of an eye... This species is also rather difficult to breed. I missed it the last time it was offered. I won't do this fault again.

It's always the case now that new species go to the wrong people; this isn't how it used to be :angry: