Hysteresis' Mantis Stream - 2019

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RebelleSinner said:
😊 lovely 
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MantisGirl13 said:
So pretty!!!! 😍

- MantisGirl13
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Thankya! Im trying to speed her along, while slowing down her dude. ;)

Regardless, he seems ready to molt. He took a few chomps off a waxworm segment, but dropped it shortly after, with no intention of eating anymore.

Other than offering the occasional segment, he gets hydei. He's not eating much.

 
And the green ghost. See the brown in her too? I THINK she's a she.

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Looks female to me! A straight on shot of her crown would confirm, but looks female from what I can see

I've not seen a male green ghost personally. Orin says males who are green revert at the final molt, and only females stay green. 

 
The Molt Repolt, Feb 11 thru 17. 

👊😎


Date


Species


Mantis


Gender


Event 1


Event 2


Instar


2019-02-17


Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii


PS2


 


Molt


L5


L4


2019-02-16


Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii


PS3


 


Molt


L4


L3


2019-02-16


Rhombodera megaera


R2


M


Molt


L7


L6


2019-02-15


Miomantis caffra


M2


M


Molt L7 Adult


L7 Adult


L6


2019-02-15


Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii


PS6


 


Molt


L4


L3


2019-02-13


Gongylus gongylodes


GG1


F


Molt


L6


L5


2019-02-11


Deroplatys truncata


DT1


F


Molt


L5


L4


2019-02-11


Phyllocrania paradoxa


G6


M


Molt


L4


L3

 
MantisGirl13 said:
I'm so sorry! Do you know why?
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Meh, not sure, really. There was a difference in regime between the sexed pair.

I kept the girl at same temps as the orchids, and fed her better prey, so as to speed her up.

The male was kept at room temps. Same humidity, and eating mainly hydei. This was to slow him down. 

He had lots to eat, but maybe room temps 24 x 7 affected his digestion? He never got to molt.

The seller keeps both genders at room temps, so it's unlikely.

Maybe i'll be able to find Ms. Truncata, and Ms. Bleph new dates later on down the line.  😔

 
My youngest son Caleb named her Alice Angel (from Bendy and the Ink Machine).

Had to post this, you can see why. Neat when they sit still long enough to snap a photo..

P. wahlbergii, i6 female

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I’m so sorry for your loss. Losing a mantis is awful, especially when you don’t know why. I think room temps are fine, my male has done well, although he grew very slowly. 

Unfortunately he’s already a subadult due to molt soon so I can’t help there. But good luck finding another male!

Also love the pseudo pic. Love the before and after comparison.

 
River Dane said:
I’m so sorry for your loss. Losing a mantis is awful, especially when you don’t know why.
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Thank you. I think I've done well so far, in that of all the mantises I've acquired in colder weather, my losses have been small. The truncata male is hard to reason. He should've been fine.

I'll start searching for a male soon enough.

Good news is I have a bleph breeding group coming to back up my female.

Also, a pantherina group. 

I'll  be working with a few species this spring, and with some luck, ill be successful. 

River Dane said:
Also love the pseudo pic. Love the before and after comparison.
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I was just tickled that she came to position herself head-to-head with her exuvia. I really should buy a macro for our DSLR, as well as a positionable light source, seeing as we all like to post photos. Why should mine not be taken well? LoL.

 

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