My Cultivation Station

[CoolMantid]

What is the second mantis?

 

[gripen]

Very cool! How are the terrariums doing?

 

[gripen]

What is the second mantis?

Rhombodera.

 

[itzjustjeff]

I love the color of the abdomen

it's a little reflective

My green one

Male I believe

Female Blue Flash

Male

Can you spot my first adult?

My first female Creo adult, I need a mate soon! For some reason my males havent molted yet...strange

 

[itzjustjeff]

It IS a female right? I'm not mistaken?

UG is fully grown in, waiting for it to dry a little so that I can add springtails and complete the ecosystem

This one is ready to go. It even has some decaying plant matter, that's beginning to mold, for the springtails to munch on.

My girlfriend and I study at the dinner table now...she's been very understanding :sweatdrop:

 

[CoolMantid]

It is a female

I love the shield. I should be getting some soon

 

[itzjustjeff]

Very cool! How are the terrariums doing?

haha, I think my picture answered your question gripen. I just did a trip for the plants growing around the wood. It's not thick enough to keep my fat sphodro steady yet. I'm trying to get it to loop around the wood so that it'll maybe wrap its roots around the branch and shoot them down towards the soil

 

[CoolMantid]

That sounds promising. What was the date these were planted?

 

[itzjustjeff]

Late December, near Christmas?

 

[itzjustjeff]

Doing the deed, Dubia dinner.

 

[CoolMantid]

Yay! If he survives and mates with the other females send him over here!!!

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Hey, out dated and all but i would love to see the enclosure now

 

[CoolMantid]

Do you still have the shield? Is it an adult?

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

PICS PICS PICS

 

[itzjustjeff]

The shield was sub-adult when I traded her! I'm actually selling the enclosure now but I dont have a camera on me my girlfriend stole it for her trip