SA Acanthops

[Meemee]

After first shed...

 

[DeShawn]

Im so jealous...

I hate you.

 

[Obie]

I love you

Send me some...

 

[Ian]

Wow thats so dam cute

Nice one.

 

[Christian]

Hi.

Really nice. Please think of what I have said in an earlier post: if you want to ensure a successful breeding, do not give away any larvae, as you will need all specimens for pairing! You will have enough F1 then to satisfy anyone here, including me...

Regards,

Christian

 

[Jwonni]

dont think i have ever heard of a SA Acanthops would it have a common name i would reconise?

does anyone have adult pictures? is it quite rare or at least rare in captivity? just thought it could be with the way christian is talking

 

[Christian]

Forget common names. You may find pictures in earlier posts on this species, I remember there was one of the females from which the ooths are.

Picture of other, similar species are found here:

http://ttwebbase.dyndns.org/mantid/browse....genus=Acanthops

Regards,

Christian

 

[KennethJ78]

Nice pics Christian,

by the way:

Is this communal behaviour normal for Acanthops nymphs ?

From a distance I might just look like a dried up flower, or something like that.

I've never seen any mantis species do anything like this.. quite interesting...

 

[Christian]

Hi.

All larvae of the species of the genus I've seen so far rest like this for some hours, before they disperse. It's for drying or something. Deroplatys desiccata do a similar thing, they rest as a group at some distance away from the ooth for about half a day.

Christian

 

[Exotic-Mantis]

LOL Damn! Those are the absoulte coolest mantis, that has to be my favorite, even over orchid mantids, they just look so cuuuute! Up them up to me! LOL- If you sell any you gotta let me know heheh, oh well, good luck with em!

Thanks,

Eros

 

[Meemee]

Believe me, if I could give everyone one or some of these I would! It's really a shame that I have them 'cuz I'm not prepared for them and I really don't know what I'm doing (one of you more experienced people should be doing this!).

A lot of them have died, partially because it's been a mad scramble to find food for them (most people don't ship fruit flies when it's -20C!), and I, suspect, from a lack of humidity as well.

I've since turned up my humidifier and, thankfully, have had 3 mantids shed successfully. I've got a number of people at the uni here "on call" to give me an assortment of larva and flies (they have everything except FF!).

I do intend to keep this batch (there's only 8 left) and see if I can raise them to adult hood and get them established. I also have my husband on alert to try and catch another female and, perhaps, get some more oothecae.

In the mean time, here's a pic of one that was still drying after it shed.

Meemee

 

[Christian]

Hi.

I feared something like this. But, hey, 8 is still a good start. Did you manage to start a fruit fly brood?

A lack of humidity kills them. Please keep them humid (day about 80%, night 100%) if they are to reach adulthood.

Regards,

Christian

 

[Exotic-Mantis]

Hey,

Cool- hopefully they will live!

(PS- I sent u a PM)

Thanks,

Eros

 

[bill krut]

Hook me up with some too!

 

[mrblue]

Hook me up with some too!

look at the date. something tells me not all went to plan.

 

[bill krut]

i know, i can have wishful thinking!