Ghostie's Pics Thread

[Precarious]

I'd like to add the fact that Ghost mantids are much harder to mate than Yen's Acromantis Magna were.

I put my 2 females and 1 male on a plant in my room. They stayed on the plant and hooked up by themselves. I didn't witness full connection so I don't know if my ooths are fertile either, but one has laid 5 including one right now. The other female is holding off. If they are fertile I will have to sell a truckload of nymphs!

Anyway, they all hung out together for a week or two until the male got chomped. Now I'm waiting for this sub-adult to molt along with another female.

The Gambians have been mating regularly and she's laid 2 ooth so far. From what I read she may produce as many as 20! Hopefully people will want some nymphs. They are a fun species. Very easy to care for and full of spunk.

I received 4 new species yesterday including these monsters!

Plistospilota guineensis

Scroll down for pics:

http://www.bugnation.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=208&t=4251&start=175

 

[Ghostie]

Sweet those look huge!

If I have any luck I will witness these two in the act shortly..

Here's some mantis porn. =P

 

[Precarious]

I saw that pretty regularly but no connection. Hope you have better luck.

Just recorded another successful Idolo molt to L3. So now two at L4, two at L3 and one remaining L2 (the runt).