Giant Asian Mantis

[matt.hoffmann]

This is Greenie, pretty sure he's a male, Hierodula membranacea, currently 5th instar and eating mostly small brown crickets. Not sure what else you guys might want to know but happy to chat about this little guy and what I'm doing if it's of interest

 

[kurliefrie]

hes so cute!! i also have a hierodula membranacea :3

 

[matt.hoffmann]

hes so cute!! i also have a hierodula membranacea :3

Snap! Attempted to do him justice with my phone and a magnifying glass

 

[OrchidMantis]

Good looking photo of him/her.

 

[matt.hoffmann]

Good looking photo of him/her.

Thank you!

 

[Firenkyo]

Cute!! I've got one as well, her name is Rhubarb! They're so big, it was surprising to get her after having finger-sized mantids before. I love the slight pink/red on their legs!

 

[matt.hoffmann]

Cute!! I've got one as well, her name is Rhubarb! They're so big, it was surprising to get her after having finger-sized mantids before. I love the slight pink/red on their legs!

Greenie's got brown stretches rather than pink that's so interesting that they are so different!

 

[Synapze]

Not sure what else you guys might want to know but happy to chat about this little guy and what I'm doing if it's of interest

You'll find there's lots of people on here who love to chat about mantids.

 

[matt.hoffmann]

You'll find there's lots of people on here who love to chat about mantids.

 

[matt.hoffmann]

Greenie has successfully molted! Been so nervous about this but but he seems to have had no problems at all which is a relief! Amazed how much bigger he is

 

[matt.hoffmann]

Feeding after another successful molt (got stuck in the very last bit but doesn't seem to have done any harm), which turns out not to have been the last one which was a big surprise!!

 

[matt.hoffmann]

Caught a wonderful moment between my youngest son and an increasingly massive Greenie today

 

[Nero]

Those photos are awesome!

 

[Clint]

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Greenie has successfully molted! Been so nervous about this but but he seems to have had no problems at all which is a relief! Amazed how much bigger he is

I know right molting is always kinda stressful on you and your mantid lol

 

[Clint]

And it is crazy how much bigger they are after each molt it’s so cool

 

[hibiscusmile]

Its good your getting him used to insects!

 

[brettb]

I had one in my mystery box. She's always the first to catch prey, and is growing at an amazing speed. I'm hoping she stays green. The last one turned into a grey adult.