Katnapper's Picture of Today

[ismart]

I love catching them in the process of hatching! Great pic's!

 

[MantidLord]

Great pics, and good luck finding the rest of them.

 

[Katnapper]

Great pics, and good luck finding the rest of them.

Thanks!

But right now I have a batch of Heirodula membranacea hatched out in the bug room. I captured all I could... :huh: :lol: now I just shoo them out of the way and try not to step on anybody!

 

[Katnapper]

Old Mr. B. mendica

Blepharopsis mendica adult male - (June 2009)

 

[revmdn]

Wonderful pics Becky. I've always want to raise this species.

 

[sbugir]

Wow, the B. mendica is gorgeous. I've never seen any for sale in the US. Nice pics.

 

[kamakiri]

Great pics Rebecca, please keep sharing and posting your blog updates!

 

[Katnapper]

Thank you all for the nice comments and encouragement!

 

[Katnapper]

My first Orchid ooth hatched (thanks Cosmic!) and here is one of the little boogers...

Hymenopus coronatus L1 (October 2009)

Close-up

It's amazing how much color change they go through from L1 to adult!

 

[revmdn]

That's it?! I want to see more.

 

[Katnapper]

That's it?! I want to see more.

Always one in the crowd! Greedy! LOL

Just for you, Martin.... I'll see what I can do.

 

[revmdn]

Woo hoo! :lol:

 

[PhilinYuma]

Woo hoo! :lol:

I'll see your woo and raise you another hoo!

 

[charleyandbecky]

Lovely little orchie.

Rebecca

 

[sbugir]

It really amuses me how you call nymphs boogers , nice orchids.

 

[Katnapper]

You guys... lol! Got busy and couldn't get back to this until today.

Here's one of the little boogers who has just molted to L2! (More in my blog on the molting).

 

[kamakiri]

More, more, more! :lol:

 

[Emile.Wilson]

More, more, more! :lol:

LEAVE KATNAPPER ALONE, SHES A HUMAN!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc

 

[Katnapper]

LEAVE KATNAPPER ALONE, SHES A HUMAN!!!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc

Oh my, Emile... how do you find these crazy videos? hehe

Here's one for today.... 2 Cilnia humeralis females being coned. Yes, I tried the coning idea with ordinary white paper... and it did not work very well in my estimation. I put 2 couples together in one net cage, with both females coned overnight. In the morning, I found one male was eaten despite the cones; and one of the females had injuries from the rubbing of her cone on her thorax/abdomen. She ended up dying from her injuries. I was excited about the proposition and outcome of the cone experiment. But to me it will be an experiment I won't repeat. Even with the perils of sexual cannibalism, I've decided the old fashioned way is still best.

Cilnia humeralis coned females (July 2009)

 

[DeadInTheBasement]

this is the first i have ever heard/saw this idea(not been on the forum much until lately)

very...interesting...even if it didnt work out to well