Hysteresis' Mantis Stream - 2019
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hysteresis
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Mantis Lady
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I think other black tarsus will fall off too. I hope it will grow back. with next molt. Tarzan didnt had a tarsus on 1 his front legs, but it has grown partially back after his molt. I think with next molt it will be healed completely.
hysteresis
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The left tarsus is lost for sure, but maybe not the tibia. Her ability to articulate the tibia about its joint seems to have improved some.
Only the tibia tip is a bit darker than i'd like. We'll see.
hysteresis
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Mio #3 Susannah still hasn't molted. She took a few hydei today.
Ah well.
They know better than we do.
Ah well.
They know better than we do.
hysteresis
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Another milestone for me. Bought me some vented deli cup sets. I feel as if i've arrived. 
BSFs - The black soldier flies are only available as larvae. I'll wait for the fresh batch next week sometime.
I have to figure out how to get them to pupate, and emerge as flies.
And, bought an Exo-Terra for Noel. She'll be happy in there!
BSFs - The black soldier flies are only available as larvae. I'll wait for the fresh batch next week sometime.
I have to figure out how to get them to pupate, and emerge as flies.
And, bought an Exo-Terra for Noel. She'll be happy in there!
hysteresis
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Exo-Terra ... I don't yet know how to set this up so it's pretty and functional. I guess some mesh to climb, coco substrate, and a stick to start.
BSFs ... I have a mix of larvae that are younger as well as darker ones ready to pupate. I need to set up some media for the ones that will eventually pupate.
Wax worms ... don't know what to do here. Maybe i'll try to grow moths. Ill feed one or two as-is I guess.
Deli cups ... I feel like a boss.
BSFs ... I have a mix of larvae that are younger as well as darker ones ready to pupate. I need to set up some media for the ones that will eventually pupate.
Wax worms ... don't know what to do here. Maybe i'll try to grow moths. Ill feed one or two as-is I guess.
Deli cups ... I feel like a boss.
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hysteresis
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This is a beautiful enclosure, but I suck at making it nice. She's gonna need thicker stuff to climb on.
The cup has a few BSF pupae im hoping will yield some flies.
I love these deli cups. So easy. This is perfect. A bit big for the mios and the rhombos today, but I think they'll adapt. Crickets will ramp right up the stalks and chomp chomp.
The cup has a few BSF pupae im hoping will yield some flies.
I love these deli cups. So easy. This is perfect. A bit big for the mios and the rhombos today, but I think they'll adapt. Crickets will ramp right up the stalks and chomp chomp.
hysteresis
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Yeh, 32 oz with vented lid.
My R. megaera will only be in these for 2 or maybe 3 molts. My M. caffra will live in these for life likely.
Graceface
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They make bigger deli cups, but they are wider than they are tall and not ideal for molting
I wouldn't keep your sub female orchid in a 32oz, I'd go bigger for her molt. She will need the extra space. I've had females mismolt in 32oz cups due to size.
Graceface
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Your enclosures are pretty! Makes mine look so lame by comparison. I need to up my game, lol.
Lmao, you've made it to the big leagues now!
hysteresis
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The neatest thing to see is the mios just wanna hang out on the leaves of the plastic foliage instead of the lid.
M. caffra are said to hang out on the undersides of leaves. I think they're happy in these cups.
Even Susannah Mio (if you read The Dark Tower series, there's an inside reference there... almost) that cant decide if shes ready to molt, has come down into the green foliage.
M. caffra are said to hang out on the undersides of leaves. I think they're happy in these cups.
Even Susannah Mio (if you read The Dark Tower series, there's an inside reference there... almost) that cant decide if shes ready to molt, has come down into the green foliage.
hysteresis
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Mio#4 Eddie molted to L6. His sister Mio#3 Susannah is still at L4.
Mantis Lady
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gratz on the molt 
MantisGirl13
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Congrats on the molt! Your enclosures are beautiful!
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hysteresis
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The mios stay off the lids now. They love their plastic leaves. 
Gonna feed Eddie something nice now that he should be super solid.
Gonna feed Eddie something nice now that he should be super solid.
hysteresis
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Susannah Mio is weeks late to molt.
Second guessing myself again, I threw her a fistful of hydei a couple hours ago.
She took two within minutes of each other. She's still out hunting. Up the sides, up and across her foliage.
This is so confusing.
Eddie Mio took a pinhead cricket, and is stalking another. His abdomen looked so thin after his molt.
I love watching them approach right before a strike.
Second guessing myself again, I threw her a fistful of hydei a couple hours ago.
She took two within minutes of each other. She's still out hunting. Up the sides, up and across her foliage.
This is so confusing. Eddie Mio took a pinhead cricket, and is stalking another. His abdomen looked so thin after his molt.
I love watching them approach right before a strike.
Mantis Lady
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Yeah, I had the same with Ayaweya. She was too late with molting too. and kept eating. but finally she did it. I think they will take their own time to molt.
