Peruvian Acanthops sp. ooth laying

[Drumkitchen]

I found in the beginning of this year an ooth of this (most likely) Acanthops sp. in Peru and it hatched 24 nymphs, from which I have now 4 adult males and 6 adult females (and another 2 subadult ones). 5 females are mated and the first laid her first ooth last Saturday :clap: :

Cheers

Stefan

 

[aNisip]

:clap: Awesome Stefan! Their ooths appear soo fragile when only being attached by a thin ooth piece "thread"

All the best,

Andrew

 

[agent A]

kudoos :clap:

 

[kunturman]

Bravo!

Please more pictures.

 

[wuwu]

i really love this species! i hope i can keep some in the future.

 

[bobericc]

Very cool

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

I demand more pictures

 

[Drumkitchen]

Thanks guys. Alright, here are some more pictures:

the hatch of the ooth I found in Peru

adult female

adult male

adult female calling

mating

Cheers

Stefan

 

[agent A]

ur gonna be loaded lol

 

[aNisip]

What sort of putty do you use? I have tried something that seems to be the same material but ooths don't stick at all...

 

[Paradoxica]

What sort of putty do you use? I have tried something that seems to be the same material but ooths don't stick at all...

I can't say what he's using but I often use poster tack I have left from when I lived in a dorm room. It works well and nymphs don't get stuck to it.

 

[sally]

That is so exciting Congrats!

 

[Drumkitchen]

What sort of putty do you use? I have tried something that seems to be the same material but ooths don't stick at all...

It's called Blu-Tack

 

[aNisip]

Yeah I bought some "sticky-tac " but it just doesn't stick to ooth material...

 

[devetaki9]

Awesome pictures, thank you for sharing! Beautiful mantises too

 

[mantid_mike]

Blu-Tack is awesome. I was just using it yesterday.

 

[Drumkitchen]

Hi there,

my first generation has hatched:

Apparently it's Acanthops erosula Stål, 1877.

Cheers

Stefan

 

[sally]

Great job!!! Congrats on the breeding and hatches.

 

[agent A]

yippee! :clap: