Request

[Xenomantis]

Does anyone have pictures of Chinese mantid nymphs? Or of them hatching? I'm curious as to what I can expect when my ooth hatches.

 

[Katnapper]

Here are some pics from my last hatching... Hope this helps.

 

[Rick]

Great shots ^

Not a chinese but it will look the same when it hatches as below:

 

[Xenomantis]

This'll be so awesome! I've never gotten to see an ooth hatch before, so I'm psyched!

 

[yen_saw]

Very nice pics Becky! Have you tried to use "Manual" mode?

Xenomantis, expect to see hundreds of them when it hatches.

 

[Xenomantis]

O_O

Hundreds...?

Is there anyway to guess the number by the size of the Ooth?

 

[bassist]

Probably going to be hundreds most will die though.

 

[Katnapper]

Very nice pics Becky! Have you tried to use "Manual" mode?

Thank you, Yen. I've fiddled around with it a couple of times, but wasn't really sure what I was doing. I've been using the AF almost exclusively. I really should take a class like you did!

 

[Rick]

O_OHundreds...?

Is there anyway to guess the number by the size of the Ooth?

Usually. However most will die and you might be lucky to raise five to adulthood.

 

[yen_saw]

O_OHundreds...?

Is there anyway to guess the number by the size of the Ooth?

Chinese mantis ooth is usually a decent size containing 200-300 eggs per ooth.

Thank you, Yen. I've fiddled around with it a couple of times, but wasn't really sure what I was doing. I've been using the AF almost exclusively. I really should take a class like you did!

Sent you PM on my camera setting. Hope that helps.

 

[Katnapper]

Sent you PM on my camera setting. Hope that helps.

Thank you very much, Yen. I appreciate the PM, and am excited to try the settings and conditions you specified. Will let you know how it goes, and may post pics of my results (hopefully not to everyone's amusement, :huh: :lol: lol!)

 

[Xenomantis]

Usually. However most will die and you might be lucky to raise five to adulthood.

As much as I hate to lose any mantid, that's almost a relief.

 

[Katnapper]

As much as I hate to lose any mantid, that's almost a relief.

I know what you mean... how true, lol.