RNakatsuji
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Hi everyone! I'm Robert and I just wanted to introduce myself. Some time in May, a friend of ours found a mantis on his apartment balcony and gave it to my 4 year old son as a new pet. Of course, I became the one who ended up having to take care of her. My son named her "Crawley" (because she used to crawl around her container, obviously) and I became very attached to her in a short amount of time. Crawley laid an ootheca, much to our surprise. She only lived a month or so after that (we had a very nice funeral for her). But her babies hatched and I am now taking care of some of the second generation.
I was absolutely delighted to find this website. I have already used the information from this website to help me with some bad molting problems that I experienced recently.
If anyone has information on what kind of mantid species live in Hawaii, I would appreciate it. Crawley was green, with yellow dots on the inside of her arms. The spines on her arms were dark in color. She also had a few white spots on her wings, which looked very much like green leaves. From photographs I have seen on the internet, I think she was a Hierodula patellifera, but I am new to this so I cannot be sure.
Thank you,
Robert
I was absolutely delighted to find this website. I have already used the information from this website to help me with some bad molting problems that I experienced recently.
If anyone has information on what kind of mantid species live in Hawaii, I would appreciate it. Crawley was green, with yellow dots on the inside of her arms. The spines on her arms were dark in color. She also had a few white spots on her wings, which looked very much like green leaves. From photographs I have seen on the internet, I think she was a Hierodula patellifera, but I am new to this so I cannot be sure.
Thank you,
Robert
Not sure what species but it was adult female for sure.
