Pinstriped Mantis Ooths OMG They're Tiny

[DETHCHEEZ]

Just got 3 Miomantis Binotata ooths from a member yesterday
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When I unwrapped them I was like
"Holy Mantis Cr@p BatMan"
They're Tiny

By far the smallest ooths I've ever seen
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Just thought I'd share a few pics of how insanely tiny they are

Looking forward to seeing them hatch out

Any one know what the average # of nymphs are per ooth???

PEACE...

 

[DETHCHEEZ]

The Other Two

 

[Mantis Monarch]

I had 29 hatch from one about a month ago.

 

[dmina]

I hatch 8 out of mine.. and my female was bred twice? Her second ooth has not hatched yet.

 

[kingmantissupply09]

I had 15 hatch out of my first ootheca, then 29 out of my second

 

[CosbyArt]

Wow that is a tiny ooth, I would have never guessed that they came so small. Best of luck incubating them.

 

[DETHCHEEZ]

Can't wait to see what pops out

8 to 16 was about my guess

30 they gotta be tiny little guys

Are they cool with FF or should I get something like some Springtails going

 

[Krissim Klaw]

I've had anything from about 8-25 in dealing with ooths from this species.

You can start them out on D. Melanogastor fruit flies without a problem. They are very robust eaters yet at the same time tend to avoid cannibalization as long as ample food and room is provided.

I want to say the nymphs have some of the prettiest subtle colors in their earlier instars. It makes me wish I had a really good macro lens for photos.

 

[kllinke]

I had two females one of them laid 14 fertile ooths before passing lowest hatch was 18 and that was the last one she laid 2 days before passing I really did not think it would hatch they are tiny but eat well after about 24 hours they do not have a problem with FF at all they go right for them.

 

[DETHCHEEZ]

Thanx

IDK

I guess looking at the tiny ooths

I'm expecting these little tiny specks

LOL

 

[DETHCHEEZ]

~It's Mantis Saturday~

The 1st one started hatching today

They're not as tiny as I thought they were going to be

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The unknown ooth I found also started hatching today

http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=34682&page=1

Still Looking For Help On a Positive ID

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I found a nymph in the garden

Looks like a L2 - L3 Chinese ???

PEACE...

 

[CosbyArt]

The 1st one started hatching today

They're not as tiny as I thought they were going to be

Any photos of the new nymphs? I'm very interested to see how big they could be to come out of a ooth that size.

Wow sounds like a handful with two ooths hatching at once. Have fun.

 

[DETHCHEEZ]

Not the best pic
But they're small & fast
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Don't want to loose any
LOL

They're not as tiny as I was expecting them to be
Given the size of the ooth

I'd say they're about average size for a hatchling

The ones that hatch out of the Not Sure What It Is ooth I found are about the same size
(Added a pic to that post)
&
That ooth is like 10 times bigger than these

 

[DETHCHEEZ]

~How Do They Fit~​

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Unfortunately due my up coming work schedule I'm not going to be able to keep my mantids

So keep an eye on the sale section if your interested in any

PEACE...

 

[Krissim Klaw]

~How Do They Fit~​

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I'm convinced that oothecae really house mini wormholes in which mantises can pump out their tiny alien babies.

 

[DETHCHEEZ]

I'm convinced that oothecae really house mini wormholes in which mantises can pump out their tiny alien babies.

They're Like The "Clown Car" Of The Mantid World

 

[dmina]