Hierodula sp. Pink eye

[brancsikia339]

Whew! That's a relief. I love how amazing these mantids look. By the way, who is ChrisP?

 

[meaganelise9]

Indeed, I hope they some day make a comeback. One question- it looks to me like the belly has some pink and the eyes look blue-ish, so why call it "pink eye"?

 

[brancsikia339]

Yeah! I was wondering that, too! Its eyes are bright blue and its legs are pink!

 

[Mvalenz]

Maybe because if you make fun of him for wearing pink trousers he'll punch ya in the eye. He looks like an ornery little fella.

 

[GreenOasis]

Better to stick with Yen for new & interesting species.

Speaking of sharing, I'm thinking of offering free Popas with every order. Darn things breed like roaches! (The evil kind, not the tropical ones that you WANT to breed! )

Reason for Edit: Removing perceived "unsolicited personal attack(s)."

 

[CoolMantid]

You'll see him pop up eventually. He's been on this forum forever. He has a habit of annoying you until you give him what he wants! (Sorry, Chris, but you should know that it's true!)

He also prides himself on having species that "no one else has"...but yet, he rarely shares. :/ (Unless, as I alluded to, you have something he wants.)

Better to stick with Yen for new & interesting species.

Speaking of sharing, I'm thinking of offering free Popas with every order. Darn things breed like roaches! (The evil kind, not the tropical ones that you WANT to breed! )

New free popas! Thats cool!

Ive seen Pink eyes on your website. Did chris bribe them out of you?

 

[brancsikia339]

Why would he kill the pink eyes?

 

[CoolMantid]

Why would he kill the pink eyes?

I dunno. Maybe he just wanted them dead?

 

[brancsikia339]

wow. that would be awful...

 

[happy1892]

You'll see him pop up eventually. He's been on this forum forever. He has a habit of annoying you until you give him what he wants! (Sorry, Chris, but you should know that it's true!)

He also prides himself on having species that "no one else has"...but yet, he rarely shares. :/ (Unless, as I alluded to, you have something he wants.)

Better to stick with Yen for new & interesting species.

Speaking of sharing, I'm thinking of offering free Popas with every order. Darn things breed like roaches! (The evil kind, not the tropical ones that you WANT to breed! )

Do Gambian Spotted Eye Flower Mantids breed faster than Popa spurca?

 

[CoolMantid]

wow. that would be awful...

I agree! But I would still like to hear his side of the story. You know... See what he meant to do

P.S. By the way... Happy Birthday! :balloon: :happybday:

Do Gambian Spotted Eye Flower Mantids breed faster than Popa spurca?

What temperature are you keeping the pair at? Also what do you mean by do they breed faster? Like how long courtship takes for that species? Or how long before the male connects and releases sperm?

 

[brancsikia339]

I agree! But I would still like to hear his side of the story. You know... See what he meant to do

P.S. By the way... Happy Birthday! :balloon: :happybday:

What temperature are you keeping the pair at? Also what do you mean by do they breed faster? Like how long courtship takes for that species? Or how long before the male connects and releases sperm?

Thanks! I got a Hierodula majuscula!!

 

[happy1892]

I meant which kind makes more nymphs faster after mating.

 

[brancsikia339]

Between Popas and Gambians? I don't know, but I'll tell you this... Blue Flashes breed like wildfire! They just keep laying ooths and they keep hatching! I'm not just talking hundreds... I'm talking thousands!

 

[CoolMantid]

Between Popas and Gambians? I don't know, but I'll tell you this... Blue Flashes breed like wildfire! They just keep laying ooths and they keep hatching! I'm not just talking hundreds... I'm talking thousands!

+1

Gambains as I've read reproduce very fast and have more and better chance of survival as they are mostly communal so you will end up with more and more babies!

Unlike Popa Spruca who will turn on eachother and you will have less mantises due to cannibalism therefore you will have less babies.

 

[brancsikia339]

+1

Gambains as I've read reproduce very fast and have more and better chance of survival as they are mostly communal so you will end up with more and more babies!

Unlike Popa Spruca who will turn on eachother and you will have less mantises due to cannibalism therefore you will have less babies.

Yeah, Gambians won't cannibalize as much. My Blue Flashes are extremely cannibalistic and I've seen L2's running around eating L1's!

 

[CoolMantid]

Yeah, Gambians won't cannibalize as much. My Blue Flashes are extremely cannibalistic and I've seen L2's running around eating L1's!

Scary how they can eat things that are slightly smaller than themselves. My female ghost ate a male that was a a molt behind (He was not that small) Less than an hour later I come in and see legs on the ground and my mantis getting ripped apart! Bummer!

How are H. majuscula? I am getting a sexed pair soon

 

[brancsikia339]

I just got a sexed pair! My post of them is in Mantid photos

 

[CoolMantid]

My sexed pair is coming on Wednsday!

 

[brancsikia339]

awesome!!