L-5 Budwing

[Mvalenz]

Here are some pics of my Budwing. She molted a couple of days ago to L-5. It's like she has a fresh coat of paint.

 

[happy1892]

Wow! The pictures are clear. I did not know what Budwing nymphs looked like.

 

[Bryce08]

looks awesome! i just got 4 little L2 nymphs

 

[agent A]

Nice! My male was much smaller at L5, I had him in 2009 but he died at L5 from an infection

Appearantly they like it dry, which I didn't comprehend back then

 

[Bryce08]

so low humidity for these guys?!

 

[agent A]

I'm pretty sure of it, just no daily misting, I did that to mine, turned out he didn't need it

Too much of a good thing is bad

 

[Bryce08]

eeek, ok thanks for the heads up!

 

[sinensispsyched]

My L4 buds are more tawney than yours. Do you believe that they will lighten up in time?

 

[Mvalenz]

Thanks for all the compliments. These pics are as good as I could get with a sony cybershot. Gotta make do with what ya got.

My L4 buds are more tawney than yours. Do you believe that they will lighten up in time?

Not sure. This is my first Budwing and only my second mantis. She hasn't lightened up since her last molt. However, the contrast between the hues on her front grasping legs are becoming more apparent.

Thanks for the info on humidity. I have been trying to keep it at about 50%-60% humidity. I have noticed that this is kind of tricky because I want to give her plenty of ventilation also. My place is kinda dry, so it kinda sucks the moistre right out of the air. So I have been giving the enclosure a little mist every day to keep it at the 50%-60%. All the research I have done tells me to only spray every 2-3 days. So It's sort of a toss up. If anyone has an answer to which I should compromise (humidity or ventilation) please let me know.

 

[dlemmings]

LOL she looks like she has eyelashes...