Most of my current mantids

[brancsikia339]

These are most of my current mantids (Excluding a young majuscula who has zero cooperation skills )

Davisoni pair

Possibly eggbound tenodera girl

Sub majuscula

P. wahlbergii #1

P. wahlbergii #2

 

[brancsikia339]

More pics:

Very dark Ephestiatula pictipes

Brown Ephestiatula pictipes:

Eggbound majuscula (before becoming eggbound)

 

[agent A]

the black ephestiasula is female!

 

[alan2296]

very nice mantids you got there

 

[brancsikia339]

the black ephestiasula is female!

yay! i think the brown one is a male!

 

[agent A]

yay! i think the brown one is a male!

me too

 

[brancsikia339]

me too

what about the wallie?

 

[agent A]

what about the wallie?

really not sure but im guessing female

 

[ismart]

Very nice collection you got going there.

 

[Termite48]

Nice pics. I like the pale green color of the sub-adult H. majuscula. On another topic: I am concerned about all you mantids hobbyists that live in the path of the current "perfect storm" that is presently raising havoc with flight into and I am sure out of the NY, NJ and nearby areas. Please be careful and if there is something we can do to help, please gives us a notice.

 

[agent A]

Nice pics. I like the pale green color of the sub-adult H. majuscula. On another topic: I am concerned about all you mantids hobbyists that live in the path of the current "perfect storm" that is presently raising havoc with flight into and I am sure out of the NY, NJ and nearby areas. Please be careful and if there is something we can do to help, please gives us a notice.

i already made a topic abt that

too late to send the babies to someone because the USPS is closed

 

[Precarious]

Both Ephestiatula look female to me. 6 segments.

 

[agent A]

Both Ephestiatula look female to me. 6 segments.

u may be right, i dont count segments, i go by the genital ends of the abdomen, and the second one is a little blury

still a fine, fine mantis B)

hope they r ok with the hurricane, i'm contemplating turning my heat up to 75 so if the power goes out later the house gets cooler slower

 

[gripen]

Love the pics! Especially the boxers!

I would say maybe add some twigs for the eggbound tenodera? Might help.

 

[agent A]

Love the pics! Especially the boxers!

I would say maybe add some twigs for the eggbound tenodera? Might help.

gripen, i dont think thats gonna help

i think it's the female, i've had many eggbound females before of this species who i gave plenty of sticks plants and fake vines and never laid a thing

my current female laid 1 ooth on a willow tree and 2 in the corner of a bare bones setup net cage

sadly only the first ooth she laid, which was huge, was fertile but i gave it back to the place i caught her...

 

[gripen]

It always helped mine just thought I would share.

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Oh, you use the same live butterfly garden container as I do! Nice mantids