Female?

[DefyTheNorms]

I just got this Malaysian Shield mantis today. I'm new to mantids and tried to *** it myself. I think it's a female but would like to verify before naming her. It's an L2 or L3 so not sure if it's even old enough to *** properly.

 

[Connor]

Looks female to me

 

[DefyTheNorms]

Looks female to me

Yay! Now I can choose a name

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

that last segment is kinda unclear to me, can you post another pic of the tip of the abdomen?

 

[DefyTheNorms]

that last segment is kinda unclear to me, can you post another pic of the tip of the abdomen?

She's so small it's hard to photograph without blur, especially since she keeps moving. This is the best I can get right now. Viewing with the naked eye, the section below the red marks appears to be one piece.

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[PrayingMantisPets]

Looks to me a female. You can tell for sure in the next few molts.