Pink eye

[Mime454]

This girl molted to sub, was fine for an hour, but then became really weak and almost died! I nursed her back to her in the enclosure I'm planning to use for my orchid female when she comes in. There are a lot of pink flowers in there. Perhaps because of this, or perhaps by coincidence, she developed this awesome pink eyes! In person, they look more pink even than this, but I didn't want to edit the photo's colors, because that would feel insincere.

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Happens for mine pretty regularly but for lighting

Extreme example of the change within a few hours of lights off

Usually her eyes would be white with a purple strip

 

[Malakyoma]

My griffins have some red to their eyes as well. its mellowed a little bit and was strongest shortly after molting but its still there.

 

[agent A]

Happens for mine pretty regularly but for lighting

Extreme example of the change within a few hours of lights off

Usually her eyes would be white with a purple strip

is that an orchid male eating a tenodera female?

 

[Termite48]

It is possibly eating a roach.

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

is that an orchid male eating a tenodera female?

The tenodera would have to be like L3 lol, and no? :huh:

Quite the imagination you got there :lol:

Its an adult female orchid mantis eating a dead bug lol, it was dead so i threw it in there and she grabbed it up

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Doesn't even look like a tenodera in any way? Well at least not to me

Anyway back to the topic this thread is about, I believe it is an adaptation to increase their night vision?

 

[agent A]

Doesn't even look like a tenodera in any way? Well at least not to me

Anyway back to the topic this thread is about, I believe it is an adaptation to increase their night vision?

look at the bottom of the abdomen, it is colored kinda like a tenodera and there is an ovipositor that looks like a tenodera's on it

 

[RevWillie]

Did somebody say pink eye?

 

[Malakyoma]

Not really PINK but they're a different colour than mesopteryx eyes usually are: