L1 Empusa pennata

[glock34girl]

Congratz! Great job, really. Not many people can claim to have breed this species. How many ooths has she laid thus far?

Hey Gripen-

She has laid five. I think that will be it. She seems to be at the end of her span. But you never know I suppose.

 

[Bug Trader]

I expect them to have maybe a 5-6 week adult life,

 

[glock34girl]

I wonder if they'll be all female and this might be a parthenogenetic species.

I don't think they are. I may not have witnessed the actual connection but he stayed with her through the night several times and there were clear attempts that I did witness. Also, if that were the case as you suggests then your female should have produced an ooth already. Has she? If not, I think we can safely assume this species is not as you suggest. Also, how can one explain the clear sexual differences between the two if they are to be one ***? Your suggestion seems implausible to me but I have been wrong before.

Also, we are up to 13 now.

 

[glock34girl]

I expect them to have maybe a 5-6 week adult life,

Wow, super short. Perhaps a tad longer though? Fasciata had at least 6-8 week on the male according to Yen but maybe this species is t comparable to fassicata in all areas, huh?

 

[Bug Trader]

Maybe, but based on these pennata, and experience they matured at a fast pase, bred at an extremely young adult age and lay multiple ooths with a fast incubation time. Makes sense they are a short lived species. Didn't Yen breed his at 5-6 weeks mature as well?

 

[glock34girl]

Maybe, but based on these pennata, and experience they matured at a fast pase, bred at an extremely young adult age and lay multiple ooths with a fast incubation time. Makes sense they are a short lived species. Didn't Yen breed his at 5-6 weeks mature as well?

I'd have to look at his journal again but I think he had a six week old male that he bred then it died shortly after. Ill look for it and Link it

 

[Bug Trader]

All Im saying is your female is already showing a loss in color and she has stopped laying, maybe a break but we don't know being no ones been successful with them here. Its just my guess but I doubt they live 6-8 weeks mature.

 

[glock34girl]

All Im saying is your female is already showing a loss in color and she has stopped laying, maybe a break but we don't know being no ones been successful with them here. Its just my guess but I doubt they live 6-8 weeks mature.

I do agree. I think she is in her way out. We are at almost 4 weeks as an adult so you are prob right.

 

[Danny.]

GG- How many times did you pair them up?

 

[Precarious]

Woohoo! See, I told you to hold off and wait to see if they hatch. It was worth the wait! Congrats!

Now I'm excited to catch a hatch. They look adorable like gongy nymphs. I can't wait.

 

[glock34girl]

GG- How many times did you pair them up?

Hey Danny:

I paired them twice then after never observing aggression from the feme I left him in with her in a 12x12 with lots of hides but mostly they hung around right next to one another. Was pretty weird really. Lol

 

[thalassarche]

Wow, they look incredible! I'd love to have this species once they become more well-established@

 

[glock34girl]

Woohoo! See, I told you to hold off and wait to see if they hatch. It was worth the wait! Congrats!

Now I'm excited to catch a hatch. They look adorable like gongy nymphs. I can't wait.

Yes! They are adorable and psycho! Quite the little kamakazis. I think they will slow up a bit in the next few days but man they are like toddlers jacked up on MT. Dew. Also, Henry- they hatched at exactly two weeks. Just FYI!

 

[glock34girl]

Wow, they look incredible! I'd love to have this species once they become more well-established@

They really are neat to watch. They are a shy species but when they don't think you are watching they waggle their butts.... But then again maybe thy kno Iam watching and they are mooning me lol

 

[Danny.]

Hey Danny:

I paired them twice then after never observing aggression from the feme I left him in with her in a 12x12 with lots of hides but mostly they hung around right next to one another. Was pretty weird really. Lol

No aggression from my female either, just a threat pose is enough to scare the out of him. Lol

 

[OctoberRainne]

Awesome,these are on my must have list,glad to see they are being bred and hatched lately

 

[glock34girl]

No aggression from my female either, just a threat pose is enough to scare the ###### out of him. Lol

Hahahahaha! They are a bit shy aren't they? Lol maybe cut the lights out? I found he never attempted much of anything with lights on or me watching. Lol

 

[bobericc]

Congrats on your success with empusa, very crazy how fast they lay and hatch its just too bad its limited, take care of the little ones.

 

[Danny.]

Have you tried feeding them yet?

 

[glock34girl]

Yes, a few hours ago. It was quite funny. Only one seemed to know what to do with they Hydei. Nomnimnimnomnom then the others were looking at the nymph like.... Well, I want one! And he took off screaming obscenities at them and then suddenly everyone was stalking hydei. They all shake their bom-boms when they eat. It's quite funny.