Parymenopus davisoni

[agent A]

hey the female commited the murder I was just a innocent bystander!

i wasnt talking to u

 

[angelofdeathzz]

They may or may not eat BB's at L3-4, I don't want to make waves anymore, lol..? ^_^

 

[frogparty]

bet they eat waxmoths

 

[massaman]

I have had the davisoni nymph already eat a bug that was little bigger then a fruit fly so it is eating bigger or starting too now!

 

[ismart]

They may or may not eat BB's at L3-4, I don't want to make waves anymore, lol..? ^_^

We both know they can eat em at that level. :lol:

 

[MantidLord]

and no pressure with the male californica

Just waiting on my female to molt.

 

[massaman]

hey ismart if mine makes it to sub and turns out to be what I hope it will (prays its a female) would you loan or lend me a male?

It is doing very good and getting big fast!

 

[ismart]

hey ismart if mine makes it to sub and turns out to be what I hope it will (prays its a female) would you loan or lend me a male?

It is doing very good and getting big fast!

Yeah, sure. I'm a team playa.

 

[ismart]

Update. Day five, and all 45 are doing great! On bad note. I'm having a hard time sexing them properly. What I thought was a female is now a sub- adult male. I can't believe how much easier orchids are to sex then these guys.

 

[frogparty]

interesting. Do you have a jewelers loup? Can you see differences in the terminal segment?

If you sell me a few Ill put them under the 40x dissection scope at work and take some high res pics of the terminal abdominal segment and see if theres a good way to tell the difference.

no nymphs need to be harmed, they can be standing on a petri dish and I can still take good pics

 

[Crazy4mantis]

interesting. Do you have a jewelers loup? Can you see differences in the terminal segment?

If you sell me a few Ill put them under the 40x dissection scope at work and take some high res pics of the terminal abdominal segment and see if theres a good way to tell the difference.

no nymphs need to be harmed, they can be standing on a petri dish and I can still take good pics

you just want to buy some... :shifty: just kidding! I found some good quality loupes for 20 bucks somewhere.

 

[ismart]

Update. Day 8 and all 45 are alive and well. One even molted to L2 while i started feeding them. I can't believe i have 100% survival rate so far with this last hatch. So stoked! :donatello:

 

[ismart]

Looks like they will be for sale as of Monday. I exspect most to molt to L2 over the weekend.

 

[Mime454]

Looks like they will be for sale as of Monday. I exspect most to molt to L2 over the weekend.

How much will they be?

 

[twolfe]

ismart, since you are doing so well with them, I hope you are keeping plenty for breeding stock. Congrats on your continued success.

 

[ismart]

How much will they be?

I'm going to sell them for $20.00 each.

ismart, since you are doing so well with them, I hope you are keeping plenty for breeding stock. Congrats on your continued success.

Yes, i have kept plenty for myself. Thanks again.

 

[frogparty]

pm sent! great news

 

[angelofdeathzz]

I'm going to sell them for $20.00 each.

Yes, i have kept plenty for myself. Thanks again.

$20.00 each is so dirt cheap! Especially for one of the rarest mantis in the states, I hope people at least throw you a nice phat tip, you deserve it brotha!

 

[ismart]

About half have molted to L2. I did lose one after it molted. There goes my 100% survival rate for that ooth. :lol:

The last ooth has just hatched! Another 36 nymphs.

 

[Mime454]

About half have molted to L2. I did lose one after it molted. There goes my 100% survival rate for that ooth. :lol:

The last ooth has just hatched! Another 36 nymphs.

You're going to be rich!