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Hysteresis' Mantis Stream - 2020
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hysteresis
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Canadian (or any) mantis friends!
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hysteresis
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Man! I've come a long way fromĀ NoĆ«l... and Hope. Remember? LOL.
Fast forward to today. Venosa pairs are maturing and i'll be breeding them this August. Here's one pair.
Majuscula are beginning to mature, but i'm still waiting on a female to mature. I cannot WAIT to see the chunky red-armed beauty of female majuscula!
Here is a handsome male.
Coming round full circle quick! Here is a subadult female lobata fresh out of molt! This will be my 2nd generation, if successful! I have males ready and one sub male coming up. Hopefully all will be young enough to party with the girls when they arrive!
The ghosts keep pouring out! Please dont judge me for the dirty cotton pads. Ill switch them out this weekend, I swear! Four stalii up top.
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I have rigged up a nice little incubation setup. A regulator throttles the ceramic emitterĀ to keep it at 80 degrees. It has coco substrate on the bottom that I keep good and moist. Full mesh top for excellent ventilation.
And finally, yeah. I HAVE relocated my mantis work area. I have a dedicated room for mantises now!
I've been in it a week and it's great! Amazon is delivering a humidity controller so I don't have to manually run or set timers for a humidifier. This room is pretty much perfect in the summer, ranging from 76 to 83 degrees at the hottest. Humidity on its own isn't high enough, at 38%, hence the regulator!
Here's a shot of the room before moving into it. Nice size, and a full closet for storage, of course!
Panorama shots are weird, but here. Dressed a bit better. I still have to find an awesome workbench. I have more shelves to assemble. I eventually want a loveseat and coffee table on a rug. Maybe a TV on the wall.
That's it for now.
Canada'sĀ MantisLab has arrived!Ā
Fast forward to today. Venosa pairs are maturing and i'll be breeding them this August. Here's one pair.
Majuscula are beginning to mature, but i'm still waiting on a female to mature. I cannot WAIT to see the chunky red-armed beauty of female majuscula!
Here is a handsome male.
Coming round full circle quick! Here is a subadult female lobata fresh out of molt! This will be my 2nd generation, if successful! I have males ready and one sub male coming up. Hopefully all will be young enough to party with the girls when they arrive!
The ghosts keep pouring out! Please dont judge me for the dirty cotton pads. Ill switch them out this weekend, I swear! Four stalii up top.
I have rigged up a nice little incubation setup. A regulator throttles the ceramic emitterĀ to keep it at 80 degrees. It has coco substrate on the bottom that I keep good and moist. Full mesh top for excellent ventilation.
And finally, yeah. I HAVE relocated my mantis work area. I have a dedicated room for mantises now!
I've been in it a week and it's great! Amazon is delivering a humidity controller so I don't have to manually run or set timers for a humidifier. This room is pretty much perfect in the summer, ranging from 76 to 83 degrees at the hottest. Humidity on its own isn't high enough, at 38%, hence the regulator!
Here's a shot of the room before moving into it. Nice size, and a full closet for storage, of course!
Panorama shots are weird, but here. Dressed a bit better. I still have to find an awesome workbench. I have more shelves to assemble. I eventually want a loveseat and coffee table on a rug. Maybe a TV on the wall.
That's it for now.
Canada'sĀ MantisLab has arrived!Ā
hysteresis
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Deroplatys Desiccata mated!
Thanks to Joey and Charles coming through with aĀ pair of males, I was able to getĀ this old girl knocked up!Ā
She produced right away. A small one, but important nonetheless.
Thanks to Joey and Charles coming through with aĀ pair of males, I was able to getĀ this old girl knocked up!Ā
She produced right away. A small one, but important nonetheless.
MantisGirl13
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Nice! Congrats!
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hysteresis
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Hierodula venosa mated! 2 of 5 females so far!
Second venosa pair. Notice his fluffy wings.Ā
Second venosa pair. Notice his fluffy wings.Ā
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MantisGirl13
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Awesome!Ā
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hysteresis
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Parasphendale affinis mated! 1 of 5 females so far!
Definitely the trickiest. The female is psycho. Dude didĀ his job for several hours. Unfortunately, when I returned to them, he had dismounted, and had disappeared.
And she definitely looks plump. LOL! RIP lil guy!
Definitely the trickiest. The female is psycho. Dude didĀ his job for several hours. Unfortunately, when I returned to them, he had dismounted, and had disappeared.
And she definitely looks plump. LOL! RIP lil guy!
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MantisGirl13
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Wow. You are having all of the luck with breeding! Budwings are definitely aggressive, but one of my favorite species.Ā
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hysteresis
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THANKS! I was actually able to mate all 4 pairs in a 24ish period! On a crappier note, my 2nd venosa male is AWOL, and she definitely didn't eat him. He's been missing two days. Instead of leaving them in the bug room, I kept them downstairs with me at the end of the night when I paired them. Next morning they were still connected. Couple hours later, she was by herself with a nice shiny bit of spermatophore on her fanny, but no male in sight!
When he mounted, she started thrashing. Throwing herself on, and rolling around. At one point they fell onto the floor! LOL. She eventually settled.
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I hope you find him!Ā
Lol. Budwings definitely are crazy. Will you be selling any ooths?
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Lol. Budwings definitely are crazy. Will you be selling any ooths?
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hysteresis
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Hymenopus coronatus
OH! And this little thing had a weak hatch for her 1st ooth. I remated her so I hope her 2nd does better.
She was remated yet again for this, her third ooth.
The other female's first hatched a good 50.
OH! And this little thing had a weak hatch for her 1st ooth. I remated her so I hope her 2nd does better.
She was remated yet again for this, her third ooth.
The other female's first hatched a good 50.
MantisGirl13
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Wow. Good job!Ā
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hysteresis
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Thanks. I'd like to see him back. He was on his female right away.
I think i'll have plenty if I get all 5 females bred.
Waiting on a basalis hatch to qualify a female's fertility. Your basalis is up as soon as that's done.
MantisGirl13
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Yay! Put me on the list for an ooth if you sell any please!ĀThanks. I'd like to see him back. He was on his female right away.
I think i'll have plenty if I get all 5 females bred.
Waiting on a basalis hatch to qualify a female's fertility. Your basalis is up as soon as that's done.
Awesome! Thanks! I can't wait!
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hysteresis
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You got it.Yay! Put me on the list for an ooth if you sell any please!Ā
Awesome! Thanks! I can't wait!
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hysteresis
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Im out of reactions LOLOL
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MantisGirl13
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Me too. Lol
I hate when that happens!
I wonder why we have a limit...
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hysteresis
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Exciting stuff! First female majuscula has matured!
My lobata are all grown up. Ready for generation #2!
Beautiful mother ghost! 6 females have been very prolific.
Tenodera sinensis! Whoda thunkit!Ā
My lobata are all grown up. Ready for generation #2!
Beautiful mother ghost! 6 females have been very prolific.
Tenodera sinensis! Whoda thunkit!Ā
