Grass Mantis growth

[nursemelody]

So nobody knows at the rate that grass mantid nymphs grow? Hibiscus? Have you ever raised these or a similar sized species?

 

[hibiscusmile]

Sure, sorry been scratching a lot, hard to type and scratch

This species grows really quick, within a couple months I believe they are adult!

 

[nursemelody]

It looks like she has been through two molts, but is still smaller than an L1 Chinese nymph.....Is that normal, or maybe because she is parthanogenic?

 

[nursemelody]

well my parth clone lady is still around after two molts, but still ever so tiny... I took great pains to get these pictures to focus!

 

[yen_saw]

With optimum condition, this species reach adult in as little as 2.5-3 months for me in captivity. The fast growh allowed this species to achieve 2 breeding cycle a year in the wild. There is no difference (in term of growth) between a parthenogenetic nymph and normal nymph from a fertile ootheca. This is a small species, especially during the early stages.