Yes, that would be nice. They aren't very common here, and many of us would love to get some.
L1/first instar comparison (appearance only)
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CesarF
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I took a similar photo of my L1 Thesprotia =D
But my cam isn't this powerful xD
But my cam isn't this powerful xD
CesarF, do you have that species there? It's difficult to get close ups of L1 nymphs without special lenses or filters.
St. Nicholas came early to my house this year and sent me some 1st instar Parymenopus davisoni (Yellow Orchids) nymphs. I inserted one of the photos from today in the first post (6th photo), right after the Orchid. These nymphs look a lot like Orchids at this stage with a little bit of Creobroter mixed in. If they don't molt to L2 overnight, I'll try again tomorrow.
Thank you Nick (AOD).
Thank you Nick (AOD).
Love it! But u didnt answer my question 
Thanks to Adrienne for another opportunity to photograph a new species: Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina mantis). Image can be found in the second post (currently the last image).
Digger
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Too much cuteness ! I'm getting diabetes.
Looks just like californica hatchling :wub:
lancaster1313
Likebugs (site changed my name😐)
It is nice to see the nymphs as I can't see with my naked eye.
Thanks to Mime for sending me some first instar Taumantis Sigiana nymphs to photograph. This species sure has oversized backlegs at this stage. They remind me of a grasshopper.
The Taumantis nymphs that Piotr Naskrecki showed on his blog were green when they hatched: http://thesmallermajority.com/2012/10/04/
The Taumantis nymphs that Piotr Naskrecki showed on his blog were green when they hatched: http://thesmallermajority.com/2012/10/04/
Tammy im not sure thats a taumantis
Its certainly not sigiana but i have a feeling it could be a miomantis sp, which have been known to use parthenogenesis
The ooth is brown and shaped more like a mio or sphodro ooth
I could be wrong but to me the blog is depicting a miomantis
Mime454
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The one in the blog, I think is Taumantis cephalotes. Good photo Tammy considering that they almost never stop moving. Most active first instar nymphs I've never kept. Feeding them without a drilled lid is one if the most challenging things I've undertaken in my life.
Stagmomantis limbata nymph (hatched yesterday) added to the bottom of the first post. Thanks Orin!
Paradoxica
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I love this thread, keep up the good work.
tammy why do u have limbata twice??
I processed the image where the nymph is upright first. Later I found one where it was hanging upside down and decided that I liked it next to the S. carolina nymph as a comparison. I just didn't bother to delete the original photo that I posted. I'll remove it when I need the space for another photo. I haven't been photographing mantids recently and have been photographing lots of owls, swans and hot air balloons.
