How to sex ghosts nymphs?

[Shadow]

How can you sex them at l1

 

[Vlodek]

They are way to young. Wait until they are at least L3.

 

[Shadow]

I thought u could look at their horn

 

[Vlodek]

L1 are to young for that. Once they are L3 you can count abdominal segments 6 for female and 8 for male. Once nymphs are bigger at least L4 you can see that male horn his thinner and more S like meanwhile female horn is more flat and short.

http://www.mantisonline.eu/view/species/mantids/phyllocrania/index.php

 

[Shadow]

Wel thx for the info

 

[I_love_mantids]

you can do the crest thing at L2

 

[Shadow]

Wouldn't the horn be to small

 

[Paradoxica]

Yes it would, I've done it at L3 but I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[I_love_mantids]

L4 is best. But you can at L2