Purple Boxer Mantis L2 (Ephestiasula pictipes) VIDEO

[Precarious]

HOw many did your ooth produce?

I got anywhere from 9 to 16 nymphs from the 4 I hatched. Others are reporting less. Never had them before this so I don't know what the average is.

 

[Danny.]

So cool and tiny! What do you feed the adults?

 

[Precarious]

So cool and tiny! What do you feed the adults?

Believe it or not the females can eat 3 blue bottle flies per day when producing ooths.

Purple Boxer adults (videos)

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

I got anywhere from 9 to 16 nymphs from the 4 I hatched. Others are reporting less. Never had them before this so I don't know what the average is.

My first hatched 21, then 21, then 12. Those were my three ooth, but i noticed the ones that hatched 21 had a die off of about 8 nymphs first day.

 

[Precarious]

My first hatched 21, then 21, then 12. Those were my three ooth, but i noticed the ones that hatched 21 had a die off of about 8 nymphs first day.

I didn't have any big die offs like that. I guess 21 is pushing it.