My Mantids

[hysteresis]

I love LOVE this! Aren't they beautiful? I have half a dozen I can't WAIT to see as adults!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Thanks! I LOVE her coloring and patterns, and her wings have gotten even brighter green today!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz on the molt. she is beautiful

 

[MantisGirl13]

Gratz on the molt. she is beautiful

Thanks. 

- MantisGirl13

 

[snuhan]

A bit of a necropost, but I absolutely love the warriors names!! Such a nice collection too.

 

[MantisGirl13]

A bit of a necropost, but I absolutely love the warriors names!! Such a nice collection too.

Thanks! I am not into the series as much anymore because I have read all of the books at least 5 times, but I can't wait for the new books to come out!

- MantisGirl13

 

[MantisGirl13]

@Little Mantis You got your wish! New pics from my new camera!

Subadult male ghost:



Subadult Female Ghost:



Presub Female Ghost:



Adorable L4 male ghost:



Sub or Presub Female Thistle:



How does this work??!!



Sub or Presub Female Orchid:



More to come... Ran out of pic space on the Forum.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

@Little Mantis You got your wish! New pics from my new camera! 

Nice pics, your thistle tried to climb the camera?

 

[MantisGirl13]

Nice pics, your thistle tried to climb the camera?

Thanks! Yes she did!  Lol

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

cool

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ok, one Imgur account later...

Subadult Male Orchid:

Presub or Sub male Thistle:

Uncooperative male spiny:

Sub male spiny:

Adult female spiny:

Presub female:

L5 female:

L4 Texicorn:

Adult female Majuscula:

L6 Female G. Asian

L2 G. amoena

Male G. asian

Female G. asian

Popa spurca

Budwing 

Giant Kenya Budwing:

Enjoy!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Wow! Thanks for sharing! Quite the variety! They're all lovely!

Budwings look cool!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Wow! Thanks for sharing! Quite the variety! They're all lovely!

Budwings look cool!

Thanks! Ya, budwings are awesome! They are some of the longest lived mantids.

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Super cool!

 

[Charoozz520]

Amazing pictures those are some beautiful mantises. How much bigger are the giant budwings versus regular ones? Budwings were actually the first mantises I kept years ago  

 

[MantisGirl13]

Thanks, @Charoozz520! The giant Budwing female is about twice the size of a 'regular' P. affinis female. I love my budwings. 

- MantisGirl13

 

[MantisGirl13]

@Graceface I think you can answer my question. at what Instar is a female orchid subadult? I can't figure out if my gal is sub or pre-sub. She's had wingbuds for 3-4 instars now.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

nice pics

I love Bud wings

Your h. masjuscula is a beauty too. I hope Ayaweya will turn in a beauty like yours

 

[MantisGirl13]

Thanks! I'm sure that Ayaweya will be just as pretty if not prettier!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

@Graceface I think you can answer my question. at what Instar is a female orchid subadult? I can't figure out if my gal is sub or pre-sub. She's had wingbuds for 3-4 instars now.

- MantisGirl13

Adult females should be L8, so a sub adult is L7

I've noticed wing buds as early as L5, though they don't seem pronounced at that instar. Presub has more noticeable wing buds. When she is a sub preparing for her final molt, the wing buds start to discolor to a yellowish color, in my experience (her formulating wings underneath are a faint yellowish green). 

Hope that helps