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 sex? 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.