I love reading your history, and I really LOVE this picture of the male carolina. It looks like he's laughing/giggling while covering his face.08.20.14: Decided to send the younger nymph to forum member: Mantidbro.
-Kaz.
Thanks!
ive still got alot of heads to post Haha he thought the same thing, thats funny!Thanks!
I do love that photo too, it was taken by mantidbro. I thought the same thing when he first sent me the shot lol.
She's doing alright ( it seems...) today.
Negative, ive updated those sections of the thread. As you already know the news... I had to update the community as well. :/
Oooooh, i thought you were intending to update on this post. Its too bad we dont get notified of edits. I was wishing for that earlier. Oh well. RIP DELTA... And congrats Fritz!
Awesome!! They lookin cooooool!! so you saved No. 2? unamed still? unsexed?...And now, all of the newest additions to my crew!
Next up is the mentioned company the female guest arrived with. Upon opening my half of the trade from Dmina, I quickly noticed two separate small deli containers. Inside each deli cup were two very small ant-like mantids... Despite their size I could tell these were some sort of boxer species, I then noticed the small white label that read Acromantis japonica.
01.23.15: Two Japanese boxer mantids acquired.
This little species is pretty neat, they do ALOT of hand waving. Seems like everytime I come to check on the pets, these two are the first to say hello. ^_^
04.19.15: Here's their current state.
I have no names for these two little ones, instead I've just been referring to them as: 1 & 2. One of the two is going to be rehomed to a fellow forum member. I presume they're presub/sub, unfortunately at the time the battery in my cellphone had been fried... All access to my logs were locked and had to start a write out copy, so dates from here may get sketchy.. If they appear at all.
04.23.15: "No.1" was rehomed to Zephyr, arrived alive and healthy.
HE LOOKS FREAKING AWESOMEI had received my next mantis as a birthday gift from my buddy Mantidbro. He ended up making a trade with our forum master (Peter Clausen.) whom in turn sent me my first Sphodromantis viridis.
11.20.14: Giant African mantis acquired.
03/02/15 - Molts to subadult.
From the day I received Fritz , I could tell this was one of the most vicious mantids I've yet to own. His attitude towards prey definitely outweighs his size.
04.18.15: Fritz molts to adulthood.
Here's Fritz after molting.
As you can see in the photo he had some sort of boo-boo with his antennae during/after molt.. Unsure of the reasons as I was at work at the time, but I think it gives him a unique look.
Yep, I kept No.2, they both were female.
Lol thanks buddy
Oh, cool!Yep, I kept No.2, they both were female.
Lol thanks buddy
He's become very hands on lately. Will come right up to your hand every time...
). I had acquired 5 nymphs originally from Kevin (MoonlightMantids) and sent forum member: CosbyArt 2 as appreciation to all the hard work he had put into making sure my fruit fly cultures made it without any incidents and the safe arrival of another group of heads....
She is so pretty... Maybe she will go back to green! who knows? You should name her Lois xD (lois griffin.. Haha)When I seen the ad go up for this species there was no question, I HAD to get one.... Or 5 ^_^
The Polyspilota griffinii, with its mighty size of up to 5 inches it could quite possibly surpass Echo's top spot on the favorite list (not really...
Recently agent A needed assistance in offloading a few heads, I took on three more griffins and three of another species... Also, I sent sticky a little female griffin.
Here's two current photos of my personal favorite little griffin girl!
Upon arrival of this particular mantid I noticed she was missing almost an entire antenna, yet at the time she was an incredible green and also the largest of all my griffins.
