Hysteresis' Mantis Stream - 2019

[hysteresis]

Fresh orchid female fluffing her wings, fresh paradoxa male looking savage.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congrats on the molt! They are both beautiful.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

gratz on both molts

 

[hysteresis]

Spinys finally got it done.... I believe.  I observed several connected periods ranging from ten or fifteen minutes, to several hours, and that just what I observed in the few days together this weekend.

Sorry for the blurred photos, but i'm excited!

 

[hysteresis]

A moderate amount of progress with the megas. I saw two brief connected periods (ten or fifteen minutes each). She gets fussy and it always ends up with the male scurrying away unharmed. She wasn't taking any food at all. Wouldn't have it, but I swear. She was very interested, at least to start.

Video link is the beginning of their first time.

VIDEO:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7i9dsbf8q2kd7xh/20190615_233516.mp4?dl=0

 

[hysteresis]

More news: my mated orchid produced another ooth. It's much smaller this time.

 

[hysteresis]

Last one for the night:

This unicorn, possibly i5, chomping on a BBF. Just looks crazy. The fly must weigh more than the mantis!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Wow! You've been busy! Congrats on the matings and the ooth!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Monday night was very gratifying.

Plistospilota guineensis, mated pair

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congrats! I'd take an ooth if you get any extras...

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Congrats! I'd take an ooth if you get any extras...

- MantisGirl13

A while back, someone in Canada inquired. I told them that If there's three, they go in this order:

Mine (hehe), Yen, and MantisGirl13  unk:

I don't know how many to expect from her? Her molt date was April 22nd, so she's already 2 months old. Yet to produce an ooth.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Good to know I'm on the list! 

Start powerfeeding her and see how many ooths she can produce! Usually larger species live longer than smaller species, so you should still have a good amount of time for ooths.

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Start powerfeeding her and see how many ooths she can produce! Usually larger species live longer than smaller species, so you should still have a good amount of time for ooths.

I read up to 2 years on mantidsandmore lexicon. 

Good to know I'm on the list! 

LoL it's not really a list. Im keeping an ooth and Yen gets one for providing a groovy male. So technically you're the only one. Special.

 

[MantisGirl13]

LoL it's not really a list. Im keeping an ooth and Yen gets one for providing a groovy male. So technically you're the only one. Special. 

Ok! Lol

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

You have luck seeing the matings i havent seen really connections with the hierodulas and ghosts yet. hope they will give you fertile ooths.

 

[hysteresis]

Let's GO Spiny!

This morning before leaving for work! 

 

[hysteresis]

LOVE unicorns!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congrats on the ooth!!! Your unicorn is so cute!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Congrats on the ooth!!! Your unicorn is so cute!

- MantisGirl13

Thank you! That's the biggest uni. It's i5 or i6. Not sure.

 

[hysteresis]

Another lousy pic. BooM! 

Paradoxa mated. PP01 x PP02.

I put them into a smaller bin. They we're just too slow in getting together in a 1 x 1 x 1 mesh cube. Sooo...