Leyra and Ateyo

[Mantis Lady]

I was misting my mantids before going to bed and I saw Ateyo's eyes were purple. I like this color of his eyes. But I think it turned darker because it is night time. I took a pic of him:

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ooh! Pretty! I love the purple against the green!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

What instar were they when you got them?

 

[Mantis Lady]

They were L4 when I bought them. They are L6 now

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

They were L4 when I bought them. They are L6 now

Oh nice! Mine are just now L3...! 

Got them at L2.

 

[Mantis Lady]

This is a small Hierodula species. this is what the site says they can be:

Female ~ 7 cm
Male ~ 6 cm

 

[Mantis Lady]

Here is Ateyo. He is a cute little mantis

 

[MantisGirl13]

Aww! I love the little stuffed mantis!!!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Yeah found it somewhere online? Don't remember how, but I must have it

 

[MantisGirl13]

 Well, it is adorable! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

This is how it looks fully. ? but not so cute as a real mantis

 

[MantisGirl13]

 Cool! I agree, though, live mantids are better!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

I wanted to share this pic, because I like it. Ateyo looks cute here.

Ateyo and Leyra are doing fine. Leyra think that the baby grasshoppers are too big.  She was not hunting her grasshopper for 3 days and no molts.I decided to handfeed her so I had to cut one in 2. I had to put the abdomen under leyras mouth and she started to eat. She grabbed the abdomen of the tweezers and she enjoyed her food. And I was happy she had eaten.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Aww, Ateyo looks so cute! I am glad Leyra is eating now, and that they both are doing well.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

A little update:

Leyra molted last night  to L7 and I saw her drying up. I am suspecting Ateyo to molt very soon too. (they will be then big enough to eat the grasshoppers now )

I hope next time she find a higher spot to do her molt.?

 

[MantisGirl13]

 Congratulations on the molt! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Here you can see the size difference between the 2 mantids. Color difference too.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Wow!  I do see the differences!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

A friend of mine, didn't see the mantids on this same the pic i showed him. He is not a mantis fan. , ok is bit blurry because they are in their cups.

 

[MantisGirl13]

 Lol 

I guess it can be hard to see them if you don't know what you are looking for.

- MantisGirl13