Phyllocrania paradoxa breeding diary

[macro junkie]

female sub adult

 

[macro junkie]

the male

 

[macro junkie]

The pair are both sub adult still..but a i bought an ooth that hatched 15 nympths..heres 1 of them 1st instar.4 days old

 

[matt020593]

Great pictures and great looking mantids.

Will you be selling nymphs of this species in the future?

Matt.

 

[macro junkie]

Great pictures and great looking mantids.Will you be selling nymphs of this species in the future?

Matt.

thanks..well if the air i have breed good then yes i will.il sell some ooths to..these 15 nympths i have il need for breeding..going to house them all together to adult with plenty of room and food..i got a nice big net cage for them.

 

[macro junkie]

 

[macro junkie]

subadult male

 

[macro junkie]

11 days old some have shed to L2

 

[macro junkie]

subadult female

 

[MantidLord]

Great pics. So you have two subadult male and female, and 15 nymphs?

 

[macro junkie]

Great pics. So you have two subadult male and female, and 15 nymphs?

correct

 

[macro junkie]

male on the left and the female on the right..about to shed to adult very very soon..i cant wait

its been a long road.i got them in novemeber at 3rd or 4th instar..lets hope all goes well when they shed..

 

[bugzilla]

Good luck with breeding these.

I've just got a sub-adult pair myself so also hope to breed these soon. They are the coolest looking things and their personalities rock

 

[macro junkie]

 

[MantidLord]

Did they molt?

 

[bugzilla]

Adult at last, nice one.

When will you be mating them?

 

[macro junkie]

Did they molt?

yes

 

[macro junkie]

Adult at last, nice one.When will you be mating them?

about 3 weeks..

 

[macro junkie]

i take that back..i mated them at day 13 and they connected for about an hour..woooo..