Indonesian Double Shield Mantis (Pnigomantis medioconstricta)

[happy1892]

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

 

[happy1892]

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

 

[happy1892]

Female L7 nymph. Female L7 nymphs are over 45mm long.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

 

[happy1892]

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymphs.

Female L7 nymphs.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

 

[happy1892]

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph.

Female L7 nymph. Female L7 nymphs are over 45mm long.

Female L7 nymph. Female L7 nymphs are over 45mm long.

 

[happy1892]

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

 

[happy1892]

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

 

[happy1892]

Male L7 nymph on the right. Male L6 nymph on the left.

Male L6 nymph on the top. Male L7 nymph on the bottom.

Male L7 nymph.

 

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Male L7 nymph.

Male L7 nymph.

One male L7 nymph on the bottom right. All the others are L6.

 

[Chivalry]

My female just molted to sub (I think?) this morning, and I think the male will be doing the same in a day or two.

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Hoping to get better pics when she's done drying.

Love the green phase! Both of mine are brown.

 

[happy1892]

She looks like she is pre subadult.

Does her wing buds look like this?

 

[yen_saw]

That should be subadult.

 

[happy1892]

That should be subadult.

Are you talking about my Double Shield Mantis or Chivalry's?

 

[Chivalry]

She looks like she is pre subadult.

Does her wing buds look like this?

No, they are not quite that impressive. Presub it is. She is going to be bigger than I expected.

 

[happy1892]

No, they are not quite that impressive. Presub it is. She is going to be bigger than I expected.

My pre subadult females are over 45mm long when their abdomens are straight.

 

[Chivalry]

Are you planning on doing a care sheet for these guys on your web site? There's really not a very good one to be found, and I really like the way you did the Gambians with the pictures integrated.

 

[happy1892]

Yes, I want to make a care sheet for Indonesian Double Shield Mantids. My Double Shield Mantids seem to do better when it is about 75 degrees than when it is 68 degrees. One of my male Double Shield Mantids died because he stopped eating. All of my Double Shield Mantids do not eat well when it is about 68 degrees. Now all of them are eating well because it is warmer. I used to hand feed all of them because they would not eat. My dad got a heat lamp. The room I keep them in has a green house effect.