hi can anione tell me what specie is this?
and also,ive been keeping it for almost a week now and it onli hunts and eats by itself on the 1st 2 daes.. now i have to hand feed it (superworms).. does that indicate any problem with my mantis? isit a full grown adult? male/female?
thnx in advance. cheers.
and also,ive been keeping it for almost a week now and it onli hunts and eats by itself on the 1st 2 daes.. now i have to hand feed it (superworms).. does that indicate any problem with my mantis? isit a full grown adult? male/female?
thnx in advance. cheers.
, but I cannot ID them properly. The specimen sent to me by Yen Saw seemed to be Rhombodera crassa. However, the pair you sent me resembles Hierodula patellifera in most characters, except the more numerous and smaller callous spots on the fore-coxae. As Hierodula patellifera is very variable (and probably identical with H. bipapilla), I am not sure about whether your stock is just a variation of H. patellifera or indeed another species. I tend to another species, but I did not find it yet. Maybe it was described subsequently. There are no newer keys for Hierodula. I cannot see the coxae of efan's specimen, so a better photo of the fore-coxae would be desireable. Concerning your stock, Rob, please use H. cf. patellifera until I know more.
