P. chlorophaea, O. distinctus, and Rhombodera spp.

[Mantida]

Wow, how can you tell?

That's what I was about to ask. :blink: The abdomen isn't at a clear view at all. Maybe the antennae?

 

[Pelle]

Well..

You can see the wingbuds:

And because females don't have wings when they are adult, it's a male.

Here is a pic of a male at the same stage:

And here is a pic of an subadult male:

And that's why i know it needs two more sheds

 

[Andrew]

Nice picsYour O. distinctus is a male and needs 2 more times to shed before he becomes an adult.

Would you reccommend I slow the males down? How many more molts do the females have than the males?

Nice pics. The shield is developing there. should be more apparent after another molt. great job Andrew

Thanks! Really looking forward to the next molt.

 

[Pelle]

If the males and females are in the same stage i would slow the males down.

I don't have any adult yet, but I suppose the female need one shed more.

Can anyone confirm that ?

 

[Mantida]

If the males and females are in the same stage i would slow the males down.I don't have any adult yet, but I suppose the female need one shed more.

Can anyone confirm that ?

Yes, females shed one more time than males do.

 

[asdsdf]

Well..You can see the wingbuds:

And because females don't have wings when they are adult, it's a male.

Here is a pic of a male at the same stage:

And here is a pic of an subadult male:

And that's why i know it needs two more sheds

Wow, sharp eyes. Do you tell if a female's adult when the abdomen is horizontalish?

 

[Mantida]

Haha, Andrew, they're adorable!

I can't wait until mine grow up.

 

[Pelle]

Wow, sharp eyes. Do you tell if a female's adult when the abdomen is horizontalish?

I dont know because I don't have adult females yet, but I read this on the forum a while ago from Christian: 'subadult females have a white dot on each side of the abdomen. Adult ones have an additional smaller black spot behind the white one.'

 

[Kruszakus]

I'd slow down the males, their lifespan was surprisingly short, I barely made it with mating (the female had one more moult to go, so she had to catch up to the males). One male died after about four weeks, when the female was only ten days after the last molt, and she seemed agressive toward the male. Few days later, out of desperation I put the other male in her container, as she was reluctant to eat - they mated, and on the same day she laid an ooth - but the male died shortly after mating! So - better watch out, otherwise you'll end up with no males.

 

[Andrew]

Couple pics for now, will get more tomorrow when there's some light outside...

Idolomorpha sp. ootheca

Can't wait for it to hatch! The ooth is actually white, but I took the photo using a heat lamp for light, so it looks kinda orangey.

And another offtopic one. One of my venus flytraps heading into winter dormancy.

 

[Morpheus uk]

winter dormancy?!

I never kenw they did that, when i had one i threw it out when it went like that

 

[Andrew]

@ Morpheus - Yep! Most people think they are tropical plants, but they arent.

Nothin much to report today...

L6 P. chlorophaea



S. limbata...L3 methinks

 

[Andrew]

Tried (emphasis on tried) to take a few pics of one of my female Oxypilus today. Can anyone tell how many molts she has left? She's around 1cm long.

 

[Andrew]

Just wanted to share a couple pics I just took for a friend. Horrible pics(especially the lighting in that first pic...eww) but you can see just how small the female is here.

Both are subadult.

 

[Kruszakus]

Hi!

Could you tell me which instar of Terax Unicorn can take down a fouse fly? I do not know how bug this species gets throughout the molts - but I kinda have to prepare for supplying food for around 28-30 of them.

By the way - how's you I. lateralis ooth doing?

 

[Andrew]

Crud! So sorry for not positing here sooner!

Looking at my log (hey, guess it did come in handy) I started them on houseflies at L3.

And the I. lateralis ooth never hatched.

Maybe I will get some more when the weather warms up, but for now, it looks like I'll have to wait.

Photo of one of my subadult Rhombodera.

 

[macro junkie]

Horrible pics(especially the lighting in that first pic...eww)

if u use phototshop u can ajust your lighting before u post your pics..

 

[Andrew]

Yeah, I'm familiar with photoshop, just don't think I had it installed on my comp at the time.

 

[Andrew]

One of my Oxypilus molted today! I'm thinking she is probably subadult, but I'm not sure. Can anyone tell me? Adult or subadult?

 

[Kruszakus]

That's an adult femafe right there, you can tell by the shape of the abdomen.

Small, isn't it?