Help!!! male or female?

[Lukanap]

what is the gender of these mantises?

First mantis :

second mantis :

tird mantis:

thanks...

 

[Rick]

Kinda hard to tell. Mine are like three molts larger than those and I haven't even bothered to check yet. It looks like they COULD be male female male.

 

[Lukanap]

Kinda hard to tell. Mine are like three molts larger than those and I haven't even bothered to check yet. It looks like they COULD be male female male.

Ok!! why?..what are the difference of second mantis? i think that are three male ...other opinions?

thanks

 

[davestreasurechest]

these believe it or not are easy to sex, you have to look from the side males have a tiny extra spike near the end and females dont,that is the tell-tale sign

 

[Lukanap]

these believe it or not are easy to sex, you have to look from the side males have a tiny extra spike near the end and females dont,that is the tell-tale sign

so ...are three male....right?

 

[davestreasurechest]

yes ,this is a male

 

[Rick]

Well there you go. There is another way to tell as in some other species.