LAME's Collection Thread.

[LAME]

Deciding it was now warm enough in my area, I went out on a scouting run just to see what insects have flourished since the cold season had passed. For two weeks all I could spot were:

- Flies

- Bee's/wasps

- moths/butterflies

Then... A few days later on my day off, something told me to go back out and reinvestigate the area which I'd already been to. Surprisingly I started spotting new baby grasshoppers... The first thought that hit my head was "where there's prey, there's predators..." and sure enough...

05.17.15: Found new nymphs!

- Tenodera sinensis. All ranging from ages L1-L2

Knowing the odds stacked up against these new babies, I decided to house around 20. Leaving plenty to flourish in the new location.

(last year there were absolutely ZERO signs of sinensis in this location, it was strictly Stagmomantis carolina. However... I relocated an adult female near this location last year... More likely than not, these are HER offspring.)

Now... I love my Chinese mantids, but this is where my spirits have been lifted.

My first mantid's (Echo.) eggs never hatched.. With the disappointment of that situation I gave up hope on ever getting one of her offsprings.

Then yesterday I had to run a carpet cleaner out to my mom's house. (original finding zone of ECHO...)

Just as last year, as soon as I got up to my mothers door threshold I looked to the right and here was ANOTHER baby T. sinensis!? Undoubtedly relative to my passed babygirl Echo...

05.23.15: Added new found nymph to the crew, this one being a very special catch.

+ Related to: ECHO.

+ Out of respect and dedication this new baby will be known as: SONAR.

(photos of Sonar coming soon...)

 

[LAME]

05.23.15: BOTH GriM and my favorite Griffin female molted.

GriM is ( I believe...) L5, and shockingly.... Female?

Brownie is Presub. ( I've been referring to her as Brownie... She's a big brown beauty ^_^ )

 

[LAME]

05.24.15: Today ive lost a spiney flower mantis... Its been acting ill/fatigued, ive tried every remedy I could... I'm back down to 1 Spiney.

Also lost a Creo, back down to 1.

Noticed ive had a stroke of bad luck with BOTH the Creo and Spiney. If these two parish, I doubt I'll make any efforts on these species again.

 

[MantidBro]

Hey everyone, sorry for the delay in updating... Been extremely busy lately with home life,work,kids, and the crew. Heres a few quick updates on the most important things that have been going on....

05.13.15: Nymbit too was lost to a murder... Though he lived a great life and got to do everything every male is meant to, his time was ended far to soon. Poor buddy... Don't worry, that cat got what it had coming to it.

- With the passing of Nymbit, ive decided it best to gut the 29g tank until a more stable lid is acquired. Previously used a rubberized mesh lid (and haven't had issues for a year, up until just recently...) I've decided to go with glass... Which I have, just needs to be trimmed. (and ill modify by adding rubberized liner to provide grip to the underside.)

A glass lid is an awesome idea!

 

[MantidBro]

Some many months back my good friend Mantidbro and myself threw back and forth the idea of going in half's on an Idolomantis diabolica ooth... Surprisingly enough we had decided to go ahead and give it a shot. We had the ooth send to Mantidbro's house where he incubated and hatched it. He was nice enough to hand down the first born and I also claimed the last.

05.06.15: Ooth hatching.

05.08.15: Ooth ends.

-First and last born claimed.

05.13.15: My two nymphs arrived. (L1)

- Both active and healthy.

05.23.15: One of my two have molted successfully to L2

- Awaiting the seconds molt.

(Photos coming soon...)

we are too cool! haha

 

[MantidBro]

Deciding it was now warm enough in my area, I went out on a scouting run just to see what insects have flourished since the cold season had passed. For two weeks all I could spot were:

- Flies

- Bee's/wasps

- moths/butterflies

Then... A few days later on my day off, something told me to go back out and reinvestigate the area which I'd already been to. Surprisingly I started spotting new baby grasshoppers... The first thought that hit my head was "where there's prey, there's predators..." and sure enough...

05.17.15: Found new nymphs!

- Tenodera sinensis. All ranging from ages L1-L2

Knowing the odds stacked up against these new babies, I decided to house around 20. Leaving plenty to flourish in the new location.

(last year there were absolutely ZERO signs of sinensis in this location, it was strictly Stagmomantis carolina. However... I relocated an adult female near this location last year... More likely than not, these are HER offspring.)

Now... I love my Chinese mantids, but this is where my spirits have been lifted.

My first mantid's (Echo.) eggs never hatched.. With the disappointment of that situation I gave up hope on ever getting one of her offsprings.

Then yesterday I had to run a carpet cleaner out to my mom's house. (original finding zone of ECHO...)

Just as last year, as soon as I got up to my mothers door threshold I looked to the right and here was ANOTHER baby T. sinensis!? Undoubtedly relative to my passed babygirl Echo...

05.23.15: Added new found nymph to the crew, this one being a very special catch.

+ Related to: ECHO.

+ Out of respect and dedication this new baby will be known as: SONAR.

(photos of Sonar coming soon...)

Ooh i didnt even notice that! echo and sonar... Thats great dude, perfect

 

[MantidBro]

05.23.15: BOTH GriM and my favorite Griffin female molted.

GriM is ( I believe...) L5, and shockingly.... Female?

Brownie is Presub. ( I've been referring to her as Brownie... She's a big brown beauty ^_^ )

Are you gonna name her Brownie or is that just her nickname?

 

[MantidBro]

05.24.15: Today ive lost a spiney flower mantis... Its been acting ill/fatigued, ive tried every remedy I could... I'm back down to 1 Spiney.

Also lost a Creo, back down to 1.

Noticed ive had a stroke of bad luck with BOTH the Creo and Spiney. If these two parish, I doubt I'll make any efforts on these species again.

Sorry for your losses! those are sensitive little buggers eh??

 

[Sticky]

Will you give the little idolos milk?

 

[LAME]

Ooh i didnt even notice that! echo and sonar... Thats great dude, perfect

LOL, thanks. Yes... My girlfriend suggested it and it just stuck.

Are you gonna name her Brownie or is that just her nickname?

More than likely she will get stick as "Brownie"

Will you give the little idolos milk?

Now this.... I haven't thought about. I may possibly do one with/one without!

 

[MantidBro]

LOL, thanks. Yes... My girlfriend suggested it and it just stuck. More than likely she will get stick as "Brownie"

Now this.... I haven't thought about. I may possibly do one with/one without!

Haha nice! Thats a good name, Brownie, id never considered a name like that, i outta give my next ones a similar name, maybeee... cracker or somethin idk lol

 

[LAME]

Lol cracker is inappropriate hahaha!

 

[MantidBro]

Lol cracker is inappropriate hahaha!

Lol! How about chip? Lol

 

[LAME]

05.26.15: Finally my 2nd Idolomantis molted this morning! Ive still gotta shoot some photos for you all, honestly ive been finding it quite the challenge to photograph the idolos... Maybe just my two? But they refuse to sit still for the camera... >_<

 

[MantidBro]

05.26.15: Finally my 2nd Idolomantis molted this morning! Ive still gotta shoot some photos for you all, honestly ive been finding it quite the challenge to photograph the idolos... Maybe just my two? But they refuse to sit still for the camera... >_<

Mine are crazy too! You should seen one of mine yesterday. Spotted one of the other mantids and flew across the lid before i could blink! Its easiest to photograph when theyre eating lol

 

[dmina]

Great updates... sorry for the losses... I think the photo part, is the hardest part of the collection threads.. when you finally get the time... they don't want to cooperate!

 

[LAME]

Great updates... sorry for the losses... I think the photo part, is the hardest part of the collection threads.. when you finally get the time... they don't want to cooperate!

LOL! I know that's right! However.... I was able to get a few quick shots with the cellphone, not great... But a visual nonetheless. Here's one of my two Devils, this ones named "Twitch"... Since birth its always moved/walked/swayed more twitchy than is sibling (Crowley... And yes, I stole the name from the t.v series "Supernatural"...) ^_^



Heres two of my babygirl, Brownie!





Her previous molt put her at sub (judgement by budwings size...) Brownie was already a little aged when I had received her.

I get more of the others, hopefully lol.

 

[LAME]

05.28.15: The male Griffin also finally molted. He is now one molt from presub and a beautiful green.

 

[dmina]

Those photos are not bad for a phone... great job... thanks for sharing.. and you have some great names too!

 

[LAME]

Thanks Dmina!