Popa spurca nymphs...

[aNisip]

This morning when I was getting ready to leave, I noticed that my Popa ooth that was laid on 9/26 hatched and ihad babies running around everywhere...so i thought i would post some pics of the cute babies...

look at the bonding moment they are having :wub:

Thanks for looking!

And sorry about the quality, these were all taken with my Samsung Galaxy S3

-Andrew

 

[hopefoot]

Awww.

 

[hierodula]

Love the last pic, soo funny

 

[Mime454]

The last pic is awesome. I wish mine's momma were still alive. She died the day after they hatched.

 

[aNisip]

it took me a half an hour to get the baby on her, stay still, and so the mom wouldn't raptor flick her off, Mike im sorry to hear that...my girl is still going strong and i have grown quite attached...

 

[Mime454]

it took me a half an hour to get the baby on her, stay still, and so the mom wouldn't raptor flick her off, Mike im sorry to hear that...my girl is still going strong and i have grown quite attached...

I was really sad when mine died too. She was my first mantis getting back into the hobby. We had some great times, and she was always so tough and voracious.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Nice Andrew! where's the Popa?(some pun intended) I see the momma, and I thought that was armpit hair?

 

[aNisip]

she did forget to shave yesterday...

 

[alan2296]

Awesome, the ooth you gave me didn't hatch yet though

 

[Paradoxica]

I didn't know that nymphs would suckle at their mother's teat!

 

[aNisip]

I didn't know that nymphs would suckle at their mother's teat!

neither did i, i thought it only pertainec to mammals with mammiary glands

 

[mantid_mike]

Congrats, Andrew. How did you get that pic of all the nymphs on the lid without them running off all over the place??

 

[Mime454]

Congrats, Andrew. How did you get that pic of all the nymphs on the lid without them running off all over the place??

They're scared, pretending to be twigs. They'll stand totally still.