L2 Elongata

[okstrat]

One of my hatchlings became a little closer to adulthood last night - L2! Here he/she is, celebrating with a delicious snack. L2 is perching on a medicine bottle I drilled several holes in - for scale, the holes are 1/16".

 

[LauraMG]

Cute little guy/girl! :lol:

 

[Seattle79]

That is one happy looking Mantis.

-Kevin

 

[angelofdeathzz]

1/16 inch hole? can't the f'f's get out, if they do you'll hunderd's loose in your house in a week. they reproduce like wild fire... :blink:

 

[hibiscusmile]

they dont live long, let em loose:lol:

 

[okstrat]

1/16 inch hole? can't the f'f's get out, if they do you'll hunderd's loose in your house in a week. they reproduce like wild fire... :blink:

The holes are a little jagged, which gives my guys extra footholds and also makes the hole a little smaller than 1/16. Haven't seen any escapees get away - I tend to tap in a few flies at a time, wait until they get ganked, then add a few more... I'm not tapping in a dozen flies or anything. My kids are pretty good at grabbing flies before they have a chance to even look around

Pete