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[13ollox]

your mystery mantis looks like a female hierodula parviceps ( marbled mantis ) . i got one exactly the same but i could be wrong . ill get a pic of mine up but it even has the same markings and i got it identified here as a marbled mantis .mines even the same stage ! ( subadult )

and your bottom one looks like the male version .

your giant indians . the top one looks male to me and the bottom female .

chinese have no idea about . sorry .

i might be wrong about any of these . but i gave it a go !

Neil

 

[bruty2fruity]

seriously shes so energetic. and so feisty i hope the males usefull when shes an adult. those are fun mantids.

same with the giant indian

chinese i dislike until there adult

 

[13ollox]

:lol: also has the same personality then . but my fiestest mantid had to by my polyspilotta . would chase anything down, constantly trying to escape when i opened the lid . sometimes i got up out of bed and shed run all round the tank like a looney , but back to the point . i'll post some pics up of mine when i get back from driving . they look the same !

 

[bruty2fruity]

yeah that happens with mine. as soon as shes on my hand she'll wait and then...boom shs off! runs upto my head - shes funny tho and really pretty. so mantids in captivity are much smaller than i expected either that or im doing something wrong. my africans are massive and stocky...and the females a total nutter

 

[13ollox]

Here we go bruity !

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/13ollox/PIC00693.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/13ollox/PIC00691.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/13ollox/PIC00690.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/13ollox/PIC00689.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/13ollox/PIC00686.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/13ollox/PIC00687.jpg

Neil

 

[bruty2fruity]

yeah mines looks like that. had the tinyest of red blotches when she was young but not really as prominent anymore. she has the banded legs and massive head. also how big is she?

 

[13ollox]

around 2 inches inches, she small compared to what my giant indians were which were more just above 3"-3.5" when subadult .

Neil

 

[bruty2fruity]

my female is an inch and 3 quatres, but stockier than he giant indians. my indians are 2.5 inches.... but healthy i may transfer them into a bigger tub tonight

 

[13ollox]

wise idea . they take up huge amounts of room when they moult to adulthood ! but there worth it . yu'll see !

 

[bruty2fruity]

yeah i bought a mesh cage for the african female.. she is massive and roams allot. so i kept her is one and she likes it. i may have to buy some more of those.

have you noticed how much the indian mantids love to be handled?

 

[13ollox]

yep , they always wave there front arms at me if i got them out , so i put my hands next to em and they climb around on you . duno if they think your some giant tree that moves alot or if they actually know your a person. would be nice to find out lol

 

[bruty2fruity]

corr they are murder, its getting them back in that they dislike.

my chinese arent to fussed. nor is my marbled male.

i may be setting up a store soon and im going to source these things

 

[bruty2fruity]

yeah i have found that a bigger cage will inevitably produce a bigger mantid. y runt of the litter is now the largest chinese mantid i have. mating should be interesting.

will have more pics in a few weeks