Mantis pictures

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Here are pictures of my mantids.

I still do not know how to put pictures on here.

Here are links to my pictures. Blue Flash Mantids, Double Shield Mantids. I used to keep Gambian Spotted Eye Flower Mantids. Here are pictures of Gambian Spotted Eye Flower Mantids I used to keep.

 

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very lovely! gambians really are awesome! i hope mine breed!

 

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Thank you. They breed very fast. One female can lay over 20 oothecae. Probably much more than 20.

 

[agent A]

mine only laid 3, all infertile, but i finally got an adult male

will their slightly messed up wings prohibit mating?

 

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If they are fed well they will lay an ootheca every three days. I kept them at 100 degrees.

 

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I got it!

 

[agent A]

mine are not close to that hot, maybe after the female mates i will keep her like that, i dont want her to lay too many infertile ooths

i also have peeps i want to give ooths to, i love all your pics of them, u make them look like a very perfect species

they really are wonderful!!!

 

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Blue Flash Mantids.

L2 nymphs.

The skin.

L2 nymph molting to L3.

 

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L3 nymphs.

L3 nymph on the left. L2 nymph on the right.

 

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L3 nymph.

 

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Indonesian Double Shield Mantids.

L3 nymphs.

 

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L4 nymphs.

 

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L4 nymph molting to L5.

 

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L4 nymphs.

 

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The skin.

 

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Gambian Spotted Eye Flower Mantids.

The Horse Fly is as long as the mantis! It does not look very big in the picture.

 

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