Kongobatha diademata L2

[SilentDeviL]

Ya this species is not easy to make it to L2 .... I had 25 only 7 made it to L2 .... Not sure if i was doing something wrong , but i was told this species die off a lot during L1 but after L2 then it will be fine .. Hope i can mate these guys in the future..

 

[agent A]

AWWWWWW :wub:

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Awesome! wish you the best of luck with the rest of them.

 

[Paradoxica]

Wow, does this species stay transparent or is it just a low instar thing?

 

[Mëluzynn]

Adorable

 

[Termite48]

Nice, Albert. Stay with it. They are cute. What is the feeder insect?

 

[SilentDeviL]

Nice, Albert. Stay with it. They are cute. What is the feeder insect?

Hi Rich is Turkish Gliders..FF.s

 

[Precarious]

Nice! Looks very similar to Sinomantis denticulata (Glass Mantis). They also have a big die off before 1st molt. If this species is anything like them they need really good ventilation but also high humidity so you must mist multiple times per day. And watch out for mites as they can stress them to death.

 

[SilentDeviL]

Nice! Looks very similar to Sinomantis denticulata (Glass Mantis). They also have a big die off before 1st molt. If this species is anything like them they need really good ventilation but also high humidity so you must mist multiple times per day. And watch out for mites as they can stress them to death.

Thx for the Tip Henry I'll keep that in mind

 

[psyconiko]

L1 Kongobatha.

 

[SilentDeviL]

Yes,very similar to Sinomantis.L1

Yen has pic Pic back then . these guys at Adult look very different .

 

[Sticky]

How big do they get?

 

[SilentDeviL]

i have seem Adult Female only 3 - 3.5cm found this Pic on Yen's site

 

[agent A]

i have seem Adult Female only 3 - 3.5cm found this Pic on Yen's site[img=[URL="http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o666/silentdevils/Mantis%20Collection/snakemantisfemale.jpg%5D%5B/quote%5D"]http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o666/silentdevils/Mantis%20Collection/snakemantisfemale.jpg][/URL]

Looks like odonto crossed with tropido...

 

[Paradoxica]

I just read a thread on UKMF in which a breeder in Australia said his were parthenogenic.

 

[SilentDeviL]

I just read a thread on UKMF in which a breeder in Australia said his were parthenogenic.

I don't think so .. If was true when Yen only had Females the ooth would of hatched .. and this species would of been in culture in the US ...

 

[happy1892]

Ya this species is not easy to make it to L2 .... I had 25 only 7 made it to L2 .... Not sure if i was doing something wrong , but i was told this species die off a lot during L1 but after L2 then it will be fine ..

I have read that many young Chinese Mantids nymphs die because they get stressed by the human moving them and stuff. Maybe these are sensitive to that. Did you interact with them much? Maybe I handled my mantids too much so they died.

 

[Mime454]

Beautiful! A lot like the glass mantis. Wish you luck.

 

[SilentDeviL]

Dec 25th Kongobatha diademata Snake Mantis has reach L4 and I'm down to 6 ...left 1 mis molted to L5.... Sad..

Hope i can get 1 pair to adult......