NYmantis
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Just joined. I have just started caring for bought mantids and needing some tips and help. Glad to be here!
which dead leaf species?Thanks for the welcome. I’ve had Chinese mantids in my yard for many years and decided to actually buy a mantid. I bought a golden mantis which became and adult this summer. I put her outside to live her best life. I now have a few Dead leaf mantids. Male and female.
Deroplatys lobata. be sure to spell correctly, italicize, and don't capitalize the species epithetOh….um Lobatta. The male is pretty active. The female has been oddly lethargic lately. Not ready for molting. Unlike her. A little clumsy too. U sure what’s what. I was told this species is pretty low key so I’m trying to wait it out.
just 2 Creobroter speciesWhich do you have currently?
instar is the period between moltsCorrections appreciated. I have one male and one female. Im guessing instar refers to how many molts they’ve had? I got the female as a 2nd instar and is now at 4. For the last few weeks the female has been lethargic and wobbly. I thought she might be ready to molt again but it’s not the case. Unsure what it is. Any idea why yours died?
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