Do I have a male?

[collinchang635]

Here are some pics of it. Can you tell me if it's a male judging from its abdomen size?

It molted six times. Here are it's molts...

The ant mantid. This one is about 2cm. The female is 2.5.

Please tell me its a male...

 

[Rick]

I have zero experience with those so I would need an abdomen pic. Most mantids I can tell by looking at adults but have never kept those. With many species the males are much thinner and if that applies to these as well then I would say female. But like I said I have never kept those.

 

[collinchang635]

Here is a pic of its abdomen. I think it looks like a female. Sadly....

 

[Birdfly]

It is, sorry.

 

[kamakiri]

Yeah, sorry...looks girlie to me!

 

[The_Asa]

Female

 

[idolomantis]

that's a girl.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Males are much thinner and smaller. You cannot see their abdomen at all from the top view.

 

[Rick]

Just as I suspected. So it is the same with these as well. .

 

[collinchang635]

Guess I can't mate them....

 

[joossa]

Guess I can't mate them....

Maybe it's time to post a wanted ad? Good luck!

 

[Morpheus uk]

If you keep mis counting the segments look how the the last segment/s are formed, your female pic shows it nicely like a funnel, males usually habe a bulbous end