Ben.M
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Amazing colour 
it really is a poser :lol:
it really is a poser :lol: 
Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus Coronatus)
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Fantastic eye color on the 2nd pic. Great job Jenn you always seems to capture the pic on the "right" moment.
Rob Byatt
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I though I'd show you all what these lovely mantids look like when they are hatching.....
And a few instars later .....
And a few instars later .....
spawn
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The pink is beautiful in the last one! Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.
OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
Pretty awesome. Better than my pictures.
There is something devilish, yet very seductive about this mantid. With the red-black combination it really looks like a devil, but then it changes into something more beautiful, and far more dangerous at the same time...
Man, can't wait until I get my hands on some hatchlings that my friend promised me!
P.S. Don't drop the male into the box with the female, put him on her back instead, she will be more submissive that way.
Man, can't wait until I get my hands on some hatchlings that my friend promised me!
P.S. Don't drop the male into the box with the female, put him on her back instead, she will be more submissive that way.
Morpheus uk
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Hopefully i`ll be seeing exactly the same as Rob`s photos someday :lol:
MikhailsDinos
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Beautiful Masdevallia! Do you keep orchid plants? I love keeping Masdevallia & Dracula orchids. It's nice to place your orchid mantis with the orchid plants. Great pictures too!
Rob Byatt
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Yes I love orchids ! I have not had any Masdevallia for some years - they are hard to come by in the UK (thankyou Hamm
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joossa
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The picture of the hatchlings is awesome! Alien invasion!
One question - how long can I keep them together?
I keep five in each, relatively large container with some twigs and sticks - they seem to be comfortable in there. I dump many fruit flies and some aphids to provide a whole lot of food for them (they are only three days old, and some have realy swollen abdomens already).
but I know I cannot do this forever - when do you separate them?
I keep five in each, relatively large container with some twigs and sticks - they seem to be comfortable in there. I dump many fruit flies and some aphids to provide a whole lot of food for them (they are only three days old, and some have realy swollen abdomens already).
but I know I cannot do this forever - when do you separate them?
