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

[Andrew]

I took some mantids out today for some pics.

L4 Phyllovates chlorophaea "light" phase.

"Dark" phase

Comparison

Oxypilus distinctus - L2

Its hard to get a good pic of these guys, they never stop running around!

Rhombodera spp. - L3

And a nice pic of my chaco goldenknee after a molt.

 

[hibiscusmile]

I don't like the babies dissapearing when the spider showed up :blink:

 

[yen_saw]

NIce Andrew Glad to know your mantis are doing great!! and you are going into bugs big time

 

[Precious]

GASP! Cute little babies and them....OMGosh!

 

[Andrew]

Sorry to freak you guys out with the tarantula, lol I've been raising that T since it was a tiny hairless thing, and just look at him now. *cries*

NIce Andrew Glad to know your mantis are doing great!! and you are going into bugs big time

Thanks.

And are you talking about the mantids or just bugs in general? :lol:

 

[Kruszakus]

Compared to mantids, the spider is just hideous!

By the way - how long do you wait after the final molt, before you mate O. Distinctus? Mine moulted five days ago...

 

[yen_saw]

And are you talking about the mantids or just bugs in general? :lol:

Either one you are definately the comeback bug guy of the yr. :lol: We need more people like you making a comeback, together with all the new hobbyist to keep this hobby alive B)

 

[Andrew]

By the way - how long do you wait after the final molt, before you mate O. Distinctus? Mine moulted five days ago...

I actually started with ootheca, so I couldn't tell you. Sorry.

Either one you are definately the comeback bug guy of the yr. :lol: We need more people like you making a comeback, together with all the new hobbyist to keep this hobby alive B)

Haha, thanks.

Yeah, we definately need more people back. Whatever happened to Jesse(and Stephan too)? At least we got Eros back but he never posts anyways, lol.

 

[andy hood]

stunning mantids indeed !!

 

[Andrew]

Some more pics!

O. distinctus L3

I've got about 10 L3's and 25 L1. This species is pretty hardy, very few casualties so far and still communal. Terrible picture, I know.

Rhombodera spp. L4

These guys are getting big! Another hardy species, of the 8 L1 nymphs I received still no casualties.

P. Wahlbergii

Female has been mature for a couple weeks, male should be molting any time now...

 

[yen_saw]

Yeah, we definately need more people back. Whatever happened to Jesse(and Stephan too)? At least we got Eros back but he never posts anyways, lol.

The last time PM from Jesse mentioned that he has gone to a university in Cali for his Phs in entomology. Stephen went back to Berlin after quitting mantis.

 

[andy hood]

lovely mantids and spider, great photos too

 

[Andrew]

After a long vacation to the dark abyss of lost items, my macro lens finally decided it was time to return.

Its nothing real special, but it does seem to help.

Subadult male D. lobata

(female, anyone?)

And the usual

P. virescens

P. wahlbergii, subadult male

Not a great pic but it shows the coloration coming in on the wings pretty well. This little guy is gonna be molting soon.

 

[Andrew]

He molted last night around midnight.

I found him hanging around midnight, he hadn't started to dry his wings yet. I think he finished ~1:30AM.

When my female molted, it was at night too.

 

[Andrew]

More pics.

L5

L4(?) - Haven't been keeping track well.

L4(?) - Again, haven't been keeping track well enough.

First S. limbata ooth hatched.

 

[Pelle]

Nice pics

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

 

[Andrew]

Whuuuuhhh? :blink: Two more molts? He's still so tiny...wow, I guess I need to sex them and slow the males down? Do the females not have wingbuds at all?

 

[yen_saw]

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

 

[asdsdf]

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

Wow, how can you tell?