looks almost like a albino mantis

[massaman]

hmm this image i found does look like it resembles a albino even though its unlikely!

 

[Ntsees]

Considering that mantids can change colors to match their natural background through molts, I don't know if there is such thing as an albino mantid. My only guess is that if a mantid species is incapable of turning white (as one of the possible natural colors it can become), then it would be considered albino. I know that albinos occur in other wildlife species but I have yet to see one for mantids.

 

[leviatan]

Awesome color Neither of I heard about albino mantid.

 

[Opivy]

Wow, I want that.

 

[ismart]

That is an awsome color! Is that a Deroplatys lobata?

 

[massaman]

i think so but not sure just that it does look like a albino by the coloration

 

[Rick]

Considering that mantids can change colors to match their natural background through molts,

That is debatable.

 

[ABbuggin]

That is an awsome color! Is that a Deroplatys lobata?

Yes it is. A very pale one at that.

 

[Christian]

No, this is a D. trigonodera nymph. Almost all specimens in captivity show this pale color, I didn't figure out yet why. Mantids can change color due to molts and in the past I repeatedly managed to get dark or beige D. lobata and desiccata by changing the surroundings, but not with this species. Regardless what I do, all captive specimens are light beige, which is stunning, as the WC ones were mostly reddish-brown, similar to the one seen on flickr.

 

[ismart]

Thanks for the clarification christian! Where does this species originate from?

 

[Christian]

The species is widespread among the Sunda Archipelago, but this stock originates from Borneo. We brought it into culture 3 years ago.