Miss Fatty

[sueb4653]

I think no more food for a few days what do you all think? She is getting some nice color on her abd.

 

[patrickfraser]

She could be fatter. Top her off.

 

[sueb4653]

She has had a fly in her enclosure all day and hasn't touched it

 

[patrickfraser]

Well you didn't give that tidbit of info. Remove the fly, spritz, and wait for her to molt, maybe? You can always try with a fly each day and remove it if not taken immediately.

 

[happy1892]

She has had a fly in her enclosure all day and hasn't touched it

Maybe the fly did not go to the mantis. Did it?

 

[jrh3]

Im not too sure that is a female you have there. Count the segments.

 

[sueb4653]

I count 6 o7 how many do you count

but I'm a newbie at this so I'm probably wrong

 

[happy1892]

Why are you not sure how many segments there are?

 

[jrh3]

I thought female was 6 there is 7 or 8 in the pic

 

[happy1892]

I thought female was 6 there is 7 or 8 in the pic

Cannot see that many in the pictures but the tip looks like female but it is hard to tell.

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Looks like male, if it was a better picture I could tell for sure

 

[sueb4653]

will try to get better pic

 

[sueb4653]

ok these are the best I can get,looking I see 6 or 7 when I count with the naked eye doesnt cooperate to pose for a picture

 

[patrickfraser]

I have stopped counting the segments and just look at the last one on the end.

If there is a little slit at the end on the last segment it is a female. No slit is a male.

But by segment this is a male.

 

[sueb4653]

Thank you

 

[happy1892]

Is it Hierodula membranacea? If it is then it is male because they can be sexed by counting the segments at that age! I thought it was the new Taumantis sigeana so I did not know.

 

[sueb4653]

It is Giant Asian