Hello from Las Vegas!

[PowerHobo]

New to mantids (I'm a beetle guy), but really enjoying the experience so far. An unidentified wild caught nymph from work kickstarted me on this road, and I've got a newly-L3 R megaera from Peter now as well. It's amazing how different the personalities are between the two. I look forward to learning from you all via aggressive lurking!

 

[River Dane]

Welcome to the forums! Hopefully you’ll learn lots about mantids here, and we can learn about your beetles too.

Congratulations on your new shield mantis! Someone might be able to *** him here for you after his next molt. Same goes for identifying the wild mantis nymph. 

Good luck with your new little guys!

 

[Ocelotbren]

Welcome, and have fun with your new mantids! Also, don't hesitate to turn that lurking into asking a question if needed.

 

[Mantis Lady]

welcome you can find a lot of info here on this forums.

 

[Serle]

hy & Welcome .... S

 

[PowerHobo]

Thanks, everbody!

Congratulations on your new shield mantis! Someone might be able to *** him here for you after his next molt. Same goes for identifying the wild mantis nymph. 

I'm actually pretty sure my shield is a male after playing around with a macro lens (which was surprisingly hard to use). I'm counting 8 segments unless I'm starting/ending in the wrong place, but that's a question for another thread.

The unidentified nymph is going to be a lot harder to get any pictures of. It's hyper-skittish and runs any time I even walk by its container.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Welcome! The nymph in the picture looks female to me. Are you counting the segments on the underside of the abdomen or the top! I hope you can tame that unidentified one!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Synapze]

Welcome!

 

[PowerHobo]

Are you counting the segments on the underside of the abdomen or the top!

I PM'd you so I don't push this thread too far into a help request sort of deal.

Thank you all again for the warm welcome!

 

[MantisGirl13]

 It is always great to have new members on this forum!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Rick]

Welcome

 

[Peter Clausen]

Good to see you on this forum too!