Newly Hatched Ooth

[Qwiggalo]

 

[sally]

Great hatch! Good luck with them

 

[ScienceGirl]

Nymphs in abundance!

 

[Mime454]

Lotsa babies to feed.

 

[hierodula]

O.O wow never seen a burst hatching like that!

 

[agent A]

nice!

what species?

 

[BugLover]

0.0 woah that's a lot of baby mantises...

 

[jamurfjr]

Nymph overload! Scramble for more Drosophila! Or congrats?

 

[sinensispsyched]

nice!

what species?

They're tenodera.

 

[Mvalenz]

Nice bloom. I have that exact hydrometer. Received it as a gift from angelofdeathzz.

 

[Qwiggalo]

Nymph overload! Scramble for more Drosophila! Or congrats?

I'm trying to give away as many as I can. When they're old enough I'm going to scatter some in my garden before they start attacking each other. Some will end up cannibalizing each other though, hopefully that will weed out the fittest in the end.

 

[jamurfjr]

I'm trying to give away as many as I can. When they're old enough I'm going to scatter some in my garden before they start attacking each other. Some will end up cannibalizing each other though, hopefully that will weed out the fittest in the end.

I have the same plans for many of my Tenodera nymphs as well—the garden, that is. I separated early to eliminate casualties of cannibalization. A small percentage died along the way. At 3rd instar, I think my remaining individuals are fairly sound, but you never know. There's always room for more "complications".