Pseudoharpax Viriscens L1 nymph

[Paradoxica]

I got a couple shots of my new "Gambian Spotted Eye Mantis"

They are soooooo tiny! They are also really fast so even getting these mediocre shots was hard to do.

 

[Malakyoma]

Trying to light him on fire?

Very cute little guy. I'd like to try them some day.

 

[Paradoxica]

Trying to light him on fire?

Very cute little guy. I'd like to try them some day.

Ha, now that I think about it the flash was pretty close!

 

[twolfe]

They are cute and tiny. I haven't found too many L1 nymphs that just sit and pose for you. I have to let mine tire out first.

 

[happy1892]

Are they eating well?

 

[mantid_mike]

Nice. They don't get much bigger when they molt to L2. How many nymphs hatched?

 

[Paradoxica]

Are they eating well?

Yeah, they all seem to be eating. I was worried melangasters would be too big, but I have a culture that's crashing so the flys are extra small.

Nice. They don't get much bigger when they molt to L2. How many nymphs hatched?

12 or 13. One died after 2 days though?

 

[sally]

Oh so tiny. And cute.

 

[mantid_mike]

Yeah, they all seem to be eating. I was worried melangasters would be too big, but I have a culture that's crashing so the flys are extra small.

12 or 13. One died after 2 days though?

I had a few die on me for unknown reasons (4 total). Nico told me they don't need any water. Are you misting yours? I'm debating whether or not I should because it's getting really hot here in SoCal.

 

[Paradoxica]

I've been lightly misting daily. I had read that they need ~70% humidity?

 

[agent A]

They r soooo cute :wub:

U wanna keep them hot, rather dry (40% humidity), give them plenty of space and always have food available to them

 

[Kloned]

Man are they small, good idea to use the match for size compairason,

 

[happy1892]

I had a few die on me for unknown reasons (4 total). Nico told me they don't need any water. Are you misting yours? I'm debating whether or not I should because it's getting really hot here in SoCal.

None of mine died like that, they just did not eat and slowly died (they got weaker and weaker then died). But I have had Stagmomantis carolina die for no reason suddenly.

 

[mantid_mike]

Hey Brian, how are your pseudoharpax nymphs doing?

 

[Paradoxica]

Not too good, I've only got one left

 

[Precarious]

Not too good, I've only got one left

Whenever you get advice to keep something dry disregard it. I misted by Gambians twice a day like very other species I keep and nearly every one survived. Lost a few to cannibalism and mismolts which is to be expected. Would have lost many more if I didn't mist. What people don't understand is that very young nymphs generally stay very low in underbrush where humidity is much higher than the ambient humidity even if they come from a very dry region.

Mine are currently around L5...

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Whenever you get advice to keep something dry disregard it. I misted by Gambians twice a day like very other species I keep and nearly every one survived. Lost a few to cannibalism and mismolts which is to be expected. Would have lost many more if I didn't mist. What people don't understand is that very young nymphs generally stay very low in underbrush where humidity is much higher than the ambient humidity even if they come from a very dry region.

Mine are currently around L5...

I think a lot of people don't realize that just because a species comes from a dry terrain, doesn't mean you can't mist them and keep them well hydrated.

 

[Paradoxica]

Actually I was misting them daily after reading on a swiss mantis site (thanks google translate) that they need 60% humidity. After they died off though, I figured that they didn't really need that much moisture. But I really have no idea.

 

[psyconiko]

I may have like 150 L1 right now.They are doing great under dry conditions,never mist them until they are adults.

If you want to succeed keep them dry.