Hysteresis' Mantis Stream - 2019

[MantisGirl13]

Wow! You've been busy! Congrats on all of the molts and ooths. Once your budwings hatch, you'll be super busy!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Another, this morning.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Lucky!!!!!!!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz  on hatch, ooth and molt

 

[hysteresis]

Oh geeze. Long time.So a few things:

Paradoxa and illudens hatches. The paradoxa (shown) turned out to be 25 nymphs or so, by the time they were done dropping.

Stalii are progressing nicely. Still small but couple more molts, and we'll be cooking! Most are an instar younger than this dude.

Uni male molted (5 to go!). This is a handsome species!

One of my i2 gongys took it's first meaty fly! 

Idolos are approaching i6. Cautiously optimistic, as they've been a cakewalk so far.

Will likely mate membranacea this weekend. Here's the girlie fattening up!

Bonus photo: one of our male piggies. I love his rich, brown fur. What a good looking guy! 

 

[Jaywo]

your menagerie

 

[Mantis Lady]

gratz on the ooths and molts. Your babies are keeping you busy

 

[hysteresis]

I'll tell you what! She ain't taking no sheet.

 

[Mantis Lady]

She is looking beautiful in treatpose

 

[hysteresis]

She is looking beautiful in treatpose

My truncata girl is aging gracefully.

 

[hysteresis]

Another pair of Orchid ooths. Very sweet.

And, an Odontomantis planiceps hatch!

Very cool!

When the planiceps are a wee bit larger, ill post photos.

 

[mantisfan101]

Nice pics! I"m really thinking about going back to mantids, maybe starting with ghosts and truncata. How did you get your truncata to breed? I heard that all deroplatys seem to be difficult to breed.

 

[hysteresis]

I suppose I owe yall an update.

Nice pics! I"m really thinking about going back to mantids, maybe starting with ghosts and truncata. How did you get your truncata to breed? I heard that all deroplatys seem to be difficult to breed.

My male was never delivered by FedEx. Package was obviously taken to the wrong address. No sig reqd. 

At least I got my shipping money back.

The female is still doing well. Here she is a few weeks back! What a b17ch! Shes laid a few barren ooths.

But, my lobata will be mating in a week. 2f and 3m all matured now. I'll let y'all know how that goes.

TX unicorns maturing. I suppose ill be mating late October / early November.

Paradoxa and illudens... So many babies!

Still more Orchids just a few days old now

i2 violins. Also have my i4/i5s for breeding.

Some i2 Odontomantis planiceps. Five more ooths incubating!

Only ONE good nymph from the dessicata ooth. Expecting molt to i2 soon!

Saddest of all, only one nymph from my spiny female. Three ooths. One nymph. Mightve been poor fertility.

Have a sweet spiny ooth from a very well respected mantis friend in TX.   End of October hatch.

i1 Shields ( basalis)

Just one more R. stalii female waiting for wings. 2f 3 m already adults. mating next week.

Thistles (take 2) chugging along. Four appropriately aged individuals (i6/i7 I think). 1f 3m, so its tight.

Finally, idolomantis - two fresh ooths. 6 nymphs at ~i4/i5 growing up!

And ooths of spiny, Thesprotia graminis (soon hatching), and Brunneria borealis (spring).

If i've missed something, well, ill get that later. LOL!

Hope youre all well! Happy Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, And to my US brothers and sisters, Happy Columbus Day weekend!

 

[MantisGirl13]

You are WAY too lucky here! I'm envious!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Ive had good mentorship.

Thanks, @MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Nice pics.

Gratz what happend lately and enjoy your mantis babies.

I like this picture. I love the color combination

 

[hysteresis]

After all the troubles I had back then blephs mismolting from sub!

This dude! B)

 

[hysteresis]

Success with my first lobata female!

One more to go. Maybe next weekend. Ill just let her tenderize.

 

[Jaywo]

Success with my first lobata female!

One more to go. Maybe next weekend. Ill just let her tenderize.

Three more weeks before my attempt. Hopefully, it will be successful like yours.

 

[hysteresis]

@Jaywo you still breeding gongys? Has the ooth train left the station?