idolomantis diabolica

[andy hood]

here's a pic of two of my idolomantis diabolica nymphs ( i have 3 but one is a bit sickly )

 

[macro junkie]

there looking like L6? u breeding them..is this your 1st time with them?

 

[andy hood]

yes i think there L6 or 7 all 3 have recently moulted, i hope to breed them in the future , mine are female by the look of it, it is also my first time with this species and apart from the sickly one the other two are doing fine

 

[macro junkie]

i have 2 also..there great..mine are same size as yours,.

 

[andy hood]

yes i have seen your thread about your diabolica's , i hope you have good luck with yours too

 

[macro junkie]

any updates?

 

[andy hood]

i think there all males by the look of it?? the sickly one is still alive it has a bent raptorial arm and leg (i dont no weather it will right itself after its next moult??) and the other two are doing well indeed

 

[andy hood]

one moulted last night

 

[andy hood]

this morning

 

[macro junkie]

sorted..i thought u said there male..?can u post a pic of its face.. as close as u can get it...your get a positive id then.

 

[andy hood]

this is the best i can do scott, this is the one that moulted last night

 

[andy hood]

this is my other one

 

[Mantida]

Both of them look like females.

 

[macro junkie]

top one looks male.?looks to me like u have a breeding pair.

heres mine

Female

Male

 

[Mantida]

Oops, yeah they are male and female (I think). I misread your (andy hood's) post and read that it molted to adult.

Adult idolomantis male antennae are a lot thicker and longer than subadult, so I mistook it for an adult idolomantis female.

 

[macro junkie]

ok..yer there both sub adult the pics i posted..thought it might help u andy determine if u have a [air..be good news if u have..