First 2nd generation adult female Creobroter apicalis
- Thread starter patrickfraser
- Start date
Help Support Mantidforum:
mantidsaresweet
Well-known member
She is a pretty mantis! 
Love this species and their cute little sizes :lol:
Love this species and their cute little sizes :lol:
patrickfraser
Well-known member
...Or is it first generation? I received nymphs, raised to adult, mated, hatched the ooth and this adult is the baby. So first or second?
Idolofreak
Well-known member
That would be first generation if they're the first ones you've bred from your current apicalis collection. Pretty mantis! :wub:
Pretty mantis! :wub:
Last edited by a moderator:
patrickfraser
Well-known member
Looking forward to the second generation.
Thanks
Cute! Is that on a plumeria plant?
I got some Creobroter nymphs (exact species unknown) last February from a trusted breeder on this site. They look a lot like yours. My female has laid several ooths but only one of them has hatched for me. Yesterday the first of the little monster eating machines molted to an adult. I can't believe how fast this species went from hatching to adults. I've been raising mine communally in a large net enclosure. I started with 9 in one enclosure and still have 7. A couple were eaten because I never found any dead ones. I have a plant with lots of hiding places and perches in the enclosure. Anyway, their mama is still alive, and today she laid another ooth.
I got some Creobroter nymphs (exact species unknown) last February from a trusted breeder on this site. They look a lot like yours. My female has laid several ooths but only one of them has hatched for me. Yesterday the first of the little monster eating machines molted to an adult. I can't believe how fast this species went from hatching to adults. I've been raising mine communally in a large net enclosure. I started with 9 in one enclosure and still have 7. A couple were eaten because I never found any dead ones. I have a plant with lots of hiding places and perches in the enclosure. Anyway, their mama is still alive, and today she laid another ooth.
PhilinYuma
Well-known member
Technically, the first nymphs became the parental generation and the new ones are the F1 or first familial generation, but this is the second generation that you are raising, so why not call them that?...Or is it first generation? I received nymphs, raised to adult, mated, hatched the ooth and this adult is the baby. So first or second?
patrickfraser
Well-known member
@ Phil--Thanks, Phil. I'll do that.
@ Tammy Wolfe--Those are plumeria. My brother loved them and planted quite a few around the house. He passed away suddenly a 5 years ago from an aortic dissection. They are a kind of "living memorial" to him. It is nice to see them bloom year after year and they are getting really big. I am glad to be able to keep them going for him.
@ Tammy Wolfe--Those are plumeria. My brother loved them and planted quite a few around the house. He passed away suddenly a 5 years ago from an aortic dissection. They are a kind of "living memorial" to him. It is nice to see them bloom year after year and they are getting really big. I am glad to be able to keep them going for him.
patrickfraser
Well-known member
They like it outside. I try not to take out any "flyers", which are usually the smaller males. The females just seem to take everything in. Quite a sensory surprise for the captive critters,
very cool creobroter!!! if you have extra ooths or nymphs you are looking to get rid of don't hesitate to send me a pm B) good job with the photo!!
