Oxys from Jude!

[Mime454]

She sent me a bunch and they all look different, so I might be updating this thread with new pictures every once in a while.

 

[agent A]

that's one nice male there

 

[Mime454]

that's one nice female there

How do you make that judgement? I count 8 rear segments, but my eyes aren't the best so close.

 

[agent A]

How do you make that judgement? I count 8 rear segments, but my eyes aren't the best so close.

oops it is a male :blush:

the screen of my laptop is covered with stuff (dust, fly poo, water stain thingies) so i thought i saw the end of a female's ovipositor but if i look on the side the end of the abdomen is full of segments

still a really neat mantis, almost looks like a stagmo :wub:

 

[Termite48]

I read that Alex first says male, then female. What is it? I will not call it on the basis that the photo is not accentuating that matter and it is not clear. It should be by that stage.

 

[Mime454]

oops it is a male :blush:

the screen of my laptop is covered with stuff (dust, fly poo, water stain thingies) so i thought i saw the end of a female's ovipositor but if i look on the side the end of the abdomen is full of segments

still a really neat mantis, almost looks like a stagmo :wub:

They're really cute. Reminds me of a mix between Stagmomantis, Phyllovates(the way they hold the abdomen), and Taumantis.

 

[Mime454]

I read that Alex first says male, then female. What is it? I will not call it on the basis that the photo is not accentuating that matter and it is not clear. It should be by that stage.

He edited his post.

 

[CoolMantid]

They are very lovely species indeed

 

[fleurdejoo]

They are super cute!

Love their little faces.

Oh and I got those from Precarious.

 

[Ranitomeya]

I love the way they jiggle themselves when they're trying to look like a twig you just disturbed. The males also have longer cerci than the females if you have trouble counting the ventral plates.

 

[Mime454]

I love the way they jiggle themselves when they're trying to look like a twig you just disturbed. The males also have longer cerci than the females if you have trouble counting the ventral plates.

The jiggling was exactly what I noticed first. Ask Jude. So weird and cool!

 

[fleurdejoo]

What's cerci?

Besides an evil queen! ba dump chhh!

 

[Mime454]

What's cerci?

Besides an evil queen! ba dump chhh!

The projections on the end of the abdomen.

 

[Mime454]

Another male. Just molted.

 

[lancaster1313]

They are so cute with those eyes and their curly bottoms!