Hello im from texas

[Mantis Lady]

Lucky you to find mantids ouside

 

[SneakyMantis]

yea someone came and got me said they had a gift lol 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Lol That is great! Nice find!

- MantisGirl13

 

[SneakyMantis]

got a better pic of the abdomen of my mantis i think its a female 

 

[SneakyMantis]

got a better pick of this guy also but i cant make out the lines on its abdomen 

 

[Mantis Lady]

got a better pic of the abdomen of my mantis i think its a female

I think it is a female. The last segment is big. With a male there are 2 segments at the end.

I like the big eyes on your second pic

 

[SneakyMantis]

yea i think its a he idk lol named him zorak got a better pic of the abdomen but i cant really make out the lines

 

[MantisGirl13]

That is a male. When they are adult, you don't even have to count abdominal segments, you can tell by the shape of the abdomen (males long and thin, females shorter and wider) and the shape of their wings ( males long and thin, covering entire abdomen, while females, at least with Carolinas like you have there, wings are shorter and fat, and cover about half of the abdomen) . 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

@SneakyMantisZorak is a nice name for a male. What name did you give to your female?

 

[SneakyMantis]

idk what to name her lol

 

[Mantis Lady]

lol, you can make up a nice name for her, like you did with your male.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Yes, I am sure you can choose a pretty name for your female!

- MantisGirl13

 

[SneakyMantis]

ill think of a name tonight she sure likes to eat lol

 

[MantisGirl13]

 yep, females usually are that way! My female S. gastricas are bottomless pits!

- MantisGirl13

 

[SneakyMantis]

lol gotta keep her happy think nameing her shella 

 

[Mantis Lady]

I think that is a nice name for a female mantis?

 

[SneakyMantis]

thanks i was on Instagram saw some nice mantis ?

 

[SneakyMantis]

 

[MantisGirl13]

Shella is a beautiful name! 

I have never heard of the Snake Mantis before... He looks cool!

- MantisGirl13

 

[SneakyMantis]

shella is looking fat i am only feeding her once a day??