Gongylus gongylodes

[revmdn]

Very nice.

 

[hibiscusmile]

I got mine from Poland, not same breeder as you, I just had a new hatching, my Goodness, so many towheads...hahah

 

[ismart]

Very nice AB! keep up the great work!

 

[ABbuggin]

Made a short video today. B)

 

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Wow they can really move!!!

 

[ABbuggin]

Had some shed to 4th instar while I was away.

I also have a male that is oddly colored. Look at how light colored the 1st half of his legs are compared to the rest of his body. :blink:

 

[Katnapper]

Had some shed to 4th instar while I was away. I also have a male that is oddly colored. Look at how light colored the 1st half of his legs are compared to the rest of his body. :blink:

Looks like your brother did well! But then again, maybe he painted those legs just to have you on when you got back! :lol:

 

[ABbuggin]

Got some 5th instars today.

 

[hibiscusmile]

They are looking really good Abuggin!

 

[ABbuggin]

They also shed to 5th instar about 4-5 days ago......... (forgot I took these lol)

Female

Male

Male

They are very hard to take pics of because they can't stop running around and when they do, they wiggle in and out of focus! :lol:

 

[ismart]

Yet again, Great looking specimens. Keep up the great work!

 

[ABbuggin]

Thanks again. I have 11.5 pairs (one extra male). B) B)

 

[ismart]

Thanks again. I have 11.5 pairs (one extra male). B) B)

Thats an impressive amount!

 

[ABbuggin]

Thats an impressive amount!

Thanks.

Out of an original 29, its not bad. I've only lost 3 to bad sheds (shedding to L2 and L3), the other 3 got eaten when things got too crowded. h34r: I've moved them to a much larger cage (I split males/females up) and crowding will no longer be an issue, even with adults.

 

[mantidsaresweet]

Those guys look great. I will get this species one day, it's my favorite. Good luck in breeding them!

 

[ABbuggin]

As of 3 days ago, they have begun to shed to 6th instar. Only females at the moment, I'll post pics after a male sheds and hardens up a bit (I will have 3-4 shed tomorrow).

Getting big. B)

Comparison with a 6th instar Empusa, pennata. Other than size, note how similar they appear. The Empusa looks a bit small compared to the Gongylus, but Gongylus are pretty big. Empusa are a small, medium size, while Gongylus are a rather large species.

 

[ismart]

:blink: Your gongy's are getting big! I never realized just how similar they are to one another.

Yet again great pics!

 

[ABbuggin]

:blink: Your gongy's are getting big! I never realized just how similar they are to one another. Yet again great pics!

Thanks. They do get big. The females aren't even sub adult! Since they are both from the same family, they do have a lot of similarities (but they act completely different).

 

[ABbuggin]

Some pics of a freshly shed 6th instar (pre-sub) male...

Check out the antenna.

Notice the wing buds. When he sheds to subadult (next shed) they will extend past his body a bit.

A pair. (male on right, female on left)

 

[ABbuggin]

They have been shedding to 7th instar.

female

male

Something a bit odd. This is what the normal 7th instar female wing buds look like.........

but this is not the case with this one. She looks like a sub adult, and......

is even a lot bigger than the others! (the bigger on is one the left). Anybody know what's up? I know they were all the same instar prior to shedding just now. :wacko: