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happy1892
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It does not look like it. Are you sure? If it is a Deroplatys lobata is it an L4 female?
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It is lobata for sure.
brancsikia339
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happy1892
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OK, then it must be a female (probably L5 because the leaf shape is developed a little more than the L4 female I had) right? Could they be that different from each other?
ShieldMantid1997
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Looks to be male, the males develop more of a shield around L6 if i remember correctly. A female's shield is different shape than the one in the picture.
But at L4 the females shield looks similar to one in the picture so I'm not sure.
The Sub adult female I have now, has a very different shape than the one in the picture. But the one in the picture has a similar shield to the pre sub/sub males i had.
But at L4 the females shield looks similar to one in the picture so I'm not sure.
The Sub adult female I have now, has a very different shape than the one in the picture. But the one in the picture has a similar shield to the pre sub/sub males i had.
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Mime454
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These are my L6 lobata pair. The pictured one looks like my male.
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Mime454
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I have one that's either L3 or L4 and he has no sheild to speak of. So it's older than that.
r those the ones i sent u?? if they breed lemme know i am lookin to get back into these cuties :wub:These are my L6 lobata pair. The pictured one looks like my male.
Mime454
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No, Rebecca sent me these. 2 of the ones you sent me died almost immediately after after I received them, and I still have one. He's L3. I'm hoping to breed them, but I've seen some threads that suggest that it is rather difficult.
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brancsikia339
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happy1892
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Ummm..... both do not look like that one but the one on the left is not too different (I am looking just at the leaf shapes). Oh, and the one on the right looks like a L5 male Deroplatys lobata. Is it?These are my L6 lobata pair. The pictured one looks like my male.
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Mime454
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Are you sure that the one on the right is a male? I'm bad at sexing these, but I assumed that the one on the left was male and the right was female. They are both L6.
happy1892
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Um, I lost track..... I have not had a female that age and my subadult male does not look like that and so I think it is a female and its leaf shape is similar to an adult females and it is L6 and my two males do not look like that. I wonder if I could have miscounted each molt for my two. I put the number in my mind to stay there but could I have gotten mixed up with somethings else?
Collecting at Ulu Piah in Perak, Malaysia.
Kenneth ready to get into action.
and found his favorite lint bug (mealybug)
Spotted a few mantis
A small mantis stuck on the web..... still alive
There were plenty of leeches.... and i wasn't lucky enough
Found an ooth..... the only thing i brought back to US
Kenneth ready to get into action.
and found his favorite lint bug (mealybug)
Spotted a few mantis
A small mantis stuck on the web..... still alive
There were plenty of leeches.... and i wasn't lucky enough
Found an ooth..... the only thing i brought back to US
do i see euchomenella? is the ooth hierodula??
brancsikia339
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Is that the hierodula sp. ooth you have for sale?
Some pics taken on Penang Butterflyfarm. A worker there was able to bring us around the farm this time, including the breeding site.
and here are some mantis i bought from the aboriginal at Tapah Hill
villagers at Tapah Hill..... notice the long pole.
with aboriginal
villagers at Tapah Hill..... notice the long pole.
with aboriginal
brancsikia339
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what caterpillar sp is that? Also, ceratomantis is awesome!!!
You should've brought home toxodera hauseri!
You should've brought home toxodera hauseri!
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