Empusa pennata

[Chien_Ming Lee]

Wow!

They look like Violins.

Nice pic :lol:

 

[ABbuggin]

Thanks. Both Gongylus and Empusa are in the same family, so naturally, they share a lot of similarities.

 

[sbugir]

Hey AB,

Have you tried keeping the Empusa and Gongylus together?

 

[ABbuggin]

Hey AB,

Have you tried keeping the Empusa and Gongylus together?

To some extent. I actually have a gongylus male that it ahead of all my other nymphs (considerably larger) and I'm keeping him with my sub empusa. A female sub-adult empusa is basically the same size as a male sub-adult gongylus.

I really should post some pics of my 2nd gen sub adult empusa soon.

 

[neps]

Great images, and a nice account of your experience with this beautiful species! Thanks for sharing the info!

 

[hibiscusmile]

You take such beautiful pictures Andrew!

 

[ABbuggin]

Thanks guys. B)

 

[ABbuggin]

Well, I just took a look at my breeding stock. I didn't count, but a few males and females are beginning to get inflated wing buds! :clap: Shouldn't be long before I get adult pairs. ^_^