What's this? An update?
Sadly, my Gonatista passed away, from reasons entirely unknown...but I still have too many Chinese mantids everywhere that I could stand to sell, and this guy below finally made it to adult:
Parasphendale agrionina male by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Parasphendale agrionina male by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Parasphendale agrionina male by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
First try failed too, but he finally decided the older of my two females was interesting, and has now been riding around on her back for a day and a half...sadly, I have not caught him in the act he is supposed to perform, so I have no idea if he's actually done his job yet or just going for a joyride on the fat girl...
Sadly, my Gonatista passed away, from reasons entirely unknown...but I still have too many Chinese mantids everywhere that I could stand to sell, and this guy below finally made it to adult:
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First try failed too, but he finally decided the older of my two females was interesting, and has now been riding around on her back for a day and a half...sadly, I have not caught him in the act he is supposed to perform, so I have no idea if he's actually done his job yet or just going for a joyride on the fat girl...