Odontomantis planiceps breeding diary

[macro junkie]

well the male mated with the female and she laid her 1st fertile ooth a few days ago..i thought i would start a thread like i did with the flower mantis and il update with every thing i do with lots of pics.

 

[macro junkie]

day 29 my 1st ant mantis ooth hatches with about 30 nympths

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[macro junkie]

sinse 18th november 2007 shes laid 5 fertile ooths and 1 unfertile one before i got the male..today is 12th of januray 2008..she just laid her 6th fertile ooth..

 

[macro junkie]

my female died yesterday after laying an incrediball 10 fertile ooths..R.I.P little mantid

 

[macro junkie]

the nympths are big now..sub adult i think by the looks of the wing buds?

 

[Kruszakus]

Yup - that's a sub adult one.

By the way, the number of moltings is six for females, five for males.

 

[macro junkie]

Yup - that's a sub adult one.By the way, the number of moltings is six for females, five for males.

for ants?it confuses me..some shed 8 some shed 7 some shed 6..lol..i have so many on the go its to hard to keep track of what instar they are.

 

[Kruszakus]

Yeah, it can be a bit confusing - but I was keeping the track of moltings and it was always six for females and five for males - just like with Acromantis formosana - both species are from the same family.

Hmmm - my female laid about 8-9 ooths, but last time whatever she laid was not an ooth at all, and the recent hatch was around 15-20 nymphs - I just hope that she is not dying, she matured late November.

 

[matt020593]

What did you feed the L1 nymphs? I wanna breed this species.

 

[macro junkie]

What did you feed the L1 nymphs? I wanna breed this species.

i was told by a well known breeder who i wont mention that said to me "u cant feed newly hatched ant mantids with fruit flys..your have to feed them spring tails." just shows how much he knew they eat fruit flys..its pretty amazing to watch..they eat wingless or flightless 3 days after hatching.

And for some reason i noticed this species drinks alot of water...have any of u noticed this?

 

[matt020593]

Oh right, thats good. Are the fruit flys a similar size to the mantids? + Are the fruit flys you fed them D. Hydeii or D. Melagonoster?

Thanks

 

[Kruszakus]

I witnessed mine tackling D. hydei without any problem - this mantids are really strong. Once L4 just owned a house fly bigger than itself - sweet.

 

[matt020593]

I witnessed mine tackling D. hydei without any problem - this mantids are really strong. Once L4 just owned a house fly bigger than itself - sweet.

Have you seen the video on youtube of one taking down a cricket the same size of it? Amazing...

 

[Mantida]

Have you seen the video on youtube of one taking down a cricket the same size of it? Amazing...

Aha, I think that's my video! :lol:

And MJ, this species does like drinking water a lot. My female usually drinks every other day.

 

[macro junkie]

Have you seen the video on youtube of one taking down a cricket the same size of it? Amazing...

yer the jade mantis done that alot when it was smaller.all mantids can take on stuff the same size as them easy and most likely win .

 

[matt020593]

Aha, I think that's my video! :lol: And MJ, this species does like drinking water a lot. My female usually drinks every other day.

Yeah it is :lol: B)

 

[Kruszakus]

Have you got a link to this vid?

 

[Pelle]

Here

 

[matt020593]

well the male mated with the female and she laid her 1st fertile ooth a few days ago..i thought i would start a thread like i did with the flower mantis and il update with every thing i do with lots of pics.

what are you keeping the female in and what size is it?

Thanks.