hcarlton's Mantid Photos

[MantisGirl13]

Yay! Gratz on the ooth! I hope you can find a male orientalis!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz on the ooth At first I thought it was a wurm or something.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Gratz on the ooth At first I thought it was a wurm or something.

 Lol No, It's not a worm!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hcarlton]

Giant Asian females maturing...I'll probably only breed one or two, otherwise I'll end up with more ooths/nymphs than I can deal with...

H. membranacea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

H. membranacea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

3rd generation of Elmantis, growing fast and once again I have too many for reason above  (because I can never sell all the ooths before they hatch on me)

Elmantis sp. by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

Found a European in the yard about a month ago too; now, need to determine sex and maybe find a mate

Mantis religiosa by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

2nd generation of Thesprotia, parthenogenetically produced because I don't have a single male...

Thesprotia graminis by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[Mantis Lady]

nice pics again?

 

[River Dane]

Nice update @hcarlton! Congratulations on the adult molts and third generation Elmantis. 

Is the European mantis old enough to be sexed?

 

[hcarlton]

I'm sure it is, I just haven't had the time/patience to try getting it to sit in a position so I can count the sections. Plus it's a lot easier when they get big.

Oh, and adding to successes: the mated R. basalis female laid an ooth!

 

[MantisGirl13]

@hcarlton Gratz on the ooth! I hope that you can sex the european soon enough so you can find a mate for it soon!

- MantisGirl13

 

[agent A]

euro looks female to me

 

[hcarlton]

It's a male

 

[MantisGirl13]

It's a male

You finally took the time to figure it out!? 

- MantisGirl13

 

[hcarlton]

He was sitting in such a position that I could count the segments easily.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Cool. I hope you can find him a girl!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hcarlton]

The female memb I will most likely be breeding...

H. membranacea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

H. membranacea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[River Dane]

She’s a gorgeous mantis. Good luck with the breeding!

 

[Mantis Lady]

good luck with the breeding?

 

[MantisGirl13]

I hope that you can mate her successfully! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[hcarlton]

Mating may or may not have already been successful with the H. membranacea (she's visibly calling now though, might try introducing another male though fair chance she might eat him too). However, a previous mating has definitely proven successful:

Rhombodera basalis by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

Rhombodera basalis by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

Almost 4 weeks exactly since it was laid, and now I've got a couple hundred baby Shields! 

Still waiting on the orchid ooth though (1-2 weeks yet, and she just laid her third today too).

 

[MantisGirl13]

Yay! Gratz on the hatch! How long does an orchid ooth take to hatch?

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Those nymphs are cute. Gratz on the hatch.