Kali (C. pictipennis) got her wings night before last - other than Murph who was caught wild, she is my first adult. :clap:
My timing is magnificent... I bet most of you will recognize the curled-to-the-left abdomen pose; she wasn't just showing off her new goods.
However, if you didn't know what she was about to do, I think that's a pretty decent pic for a P.O.S. camera and a mediocre photographer.
The same day Kali molted I lost a ghost baby to a mismolt, entirely my fault. I suppose I learned some lessons from the event. Here is one of the other ghosties.
And my 2 of my H. majuscula kids.
The color variation in this species as nymphs is really cool! I have 2 that are a golden color like the 2nd one here, 2 that are quite red like the first one, and another who is green with red eyes (still need to get pics).
I read in Orin's book that "Small nymphs of some species appear to be all males until fifth instar." Is this one of them? Still pretty hard to tell but all 5 of mine look male, with one maybe not.
And my idolo nymph... do you think the cork strip will be good enough for the next molt, for her to grip? (currently L2). I realize she needs more room, and I'm working on it. And I'm still trucking through the Idol Consolidated thread (she was a surprise!). She's so hard to get pics of, as she pretty much never stops moving once she's out.
I have more pics in the mantisfiles.
My timing is magnificent... I bet most of you will recognize the curled-to-the-left abdomen pose; she wasn't just showing off her new goods.
However, if you didn't know what she was about to do, I think that's a pretty decent pic for a P.O.S. camera and a mediocre photographer.The same day Kali molted I lost a ghost baby to a mismolt, entirely my fault.
I suppose I learned some lessons from the event. Here is one of the other ghosties.
And my 2 of my H. majuscula kids.
The color variation in this species as nymphs is really cool! I have 2 that are a golden color like the 2nd one here, 2 that are quite red like the first one, and another who is green with red eyes (still need to get pics).
I read in Orin's book that "Small nymphs of some species appear to be all males until fifth instar." Is this one of them? Still pretty hard to tell but all 5 of mine look male, with one maybe not.
And my idolo nymph... do you think the cork strip will be good enough for the next molt, for her to grip? (currently L2). I realize she needs more room, and I'm working on it. And I'm still trucking through the Idol Consolidated thread (she was a surprise!). She's so hard to get pics of, as she pretty much never stops moving once she's out.
I have more pics in the mantisfiles.
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