Hymenopus coronatus

[ThorEH]

Got in a pair, but unfortunatly they're probably from the same hatching, and the male already adult, and the female got at least two moults left..

Whats the lifespan for a adult male ?

 

[macro junkie]

great pics.

i asked this Q on general Q bit..i copy and paste the Q and answer for u http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=9259

QUOTE(macro junkie @ Dec 15 2007, 07:22 AM)

Q - How long does orchid mantid male and female live to from nymph?

Your questions don't have exact answers, feeding and temperature make a huge difference on growth.

Orchid - 3-7 months to maturity, 2-7 months after maturity

 

[spawn]

One less molt for the male than the female. People often slow the male down temperature wise so he can catch up to an equally aged female.

 

[ThorEH]

Only one less molt ? I thought it was two ?

Then there is a little hope, then the female might be subadult..

 

[Kruszakus]

The female needs two extra molts to mature - periods between them are about three, four weeks long if the female is well fed - by that time the male can be a stiff.

 

[Rick]

The male should be alive when she matures. The male always matures first. I have not had any issues with mating.

 

[spawn]

Are you sure? I'm probably wrong then. Sorry for the misinformation. I must not have kept good record.

 

[ThorEH]

We'll the size difference in them do say that there should be at least two moults in between adult male and female...

 

[darkspeed]

I got my babies today!!!

Four of the prettiest lil orchid nymphs arrived today. Thanks so much to Peter for hooking me up with the loveliest of all mantids.

They are so little it is hard to get a good focus on them, but you can bet on alot more fotos of them from me in the future.

 

[macro junkie]

your very lucky..congrats

 

[Peter Clausen]

Just for the record, I posted them up on my website and nobody noticed them for like a day and a half. I did it this way so that everybody had a fair shot at them. Andrew swooped in out of nowhere and picked up this batch. The additional few sold out very quickly and then I traded two to a local guy for some really neat local cave crickets that are up to 8 inches long (antennae to back legs). I retained a handful for breeders and hope to have hatchlings from some other orchid ooths soon.

Peter

 

[Tunedbeat]

Wow, these are gorgeous!! Are they hard to breed/keep in captivity? Or, is there another reason why they aren't rapidly available..

 

[OGIGA]

The price of orchid mantises are getting quite high!

 

[darkspeed]

Cuz they are so beautiful...

Lunchtime Fotoshoot...

 

[OGIGA]

Your mantis is quite fat and well-fed.

 

[macro junkie]

darkspeed..u would benefit running your pics through noise where professional..they seem to be pretty noisy..lovley mantids tho,

 

[darkspeed]

darkspeed..u would benefit running your pics through noise where professional..they seem to be pretty noisy..lovley mantids tho,

Yeah... I really will never be able to produce a high definition photo with the clarity of yours with my little 7 megapixel digital camera... but then again Im no pro, and I dont have a couple grand to drop on a bad ###### camera and macro lens. But boy would sure like to have one. All of these shots were actually taken from much further away and just cropped and zoomed tremendously.

 

[darkspeed]

Heres some with a larger splash of color for contrast...

 

[Kruszakus]

How long do I have to wait before introducint the male to the female?