Graceface's Mantis family

[Graceface]

This is Letty, another of my female Orchids 

 

[Graceface]

This is Domenic, a male Orchid. He just molted a few days ago and is so so pink! I hope he stays that way ?❤ 

 

[Mantis Lady]

I hope it too. Pink is more beautiful than white?

 

[MantisGirl13]

Wow! They are awesome!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

Thank you, everyone! I will keep posting photos as I get some good ones. I currently have 11 Orchids (4 female, 7 male), 8 L4/L5 Ghosts, and around 36 L1/L2 Ghost nymphs from a recent hatch, so there are more than a couple mantises in our house right now ?

 

[MantisGirl13]

? Wow! You really do have a lot!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Keep posting pics, I like to see them?.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Yeah, Please do keep posting pics!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

I will! Mantids are just so fascinating and fun, I can't get enough of them ? 

Ingrid successfully molted last night. I'll get a new picture of her today to show you guys. 

 

[Graceface]

G-6 molted last night also. Here she is in all her freshly molted glory. Gotta give her a name, which will start with F. Maybe Fiona, or Freya. I haven't decided 

 

[Graceface]

Here is Ingrid, pictured in her enclosure with her molt and also in my hand so you can see her better

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz on the molts they are both beautiful mantids

Mantids are just so fascinating and fun, I can't get enough of them

I totally agree?

 

[Graceface]

Here is Heidi, my 4th female Orchid. I included a picture of her doing what I call 'posing,' where they flatten their bodies and splay their leg petals in an attempt to look even more like a flower. The other picture is of her in her enclosure, eagerly awaiting a meal of flies

 

[Mantis Lady]

Oh, she has green in her eyes, beautiful

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ooh, beautiful!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

Letty molted this morning and is so much bigger! I'll have to get a good picture of her; the ones I took suck ?

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz on the molt

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[MantisGirl13]

Congratulations on the successful molt! I can't wait to see pics!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

Heidi molted! She is either L5 or L6, I'm leaning toward L6. This is her 3rd molt in my possession, and she was L2 or L3 when I got her

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ooh, so pretty! I am getting orchids this week and I am SOO excited! Can you give me any pointers on how to care for them?

- MantisGirl13