Se-xing P. Wahlbergii

[yen_saw]

I am really bad at counting abdomen segment when se-xing mantis. It appear to be easier for me to se-x spiny flower mantis by counting the spike, 5 for female and 6 for male. But the spike only become obvious starting from L4/L5.

Here are some pics from sub-subadult pic

Female

Male

edit: getting rid of "No" word.....

 

[robo mantis]

I had a few of those

 

[Ben.M]

By those pic's u've just told me what stage my P. Wahlbergii is thanx , its a pre-sub-adult Female

 

[Rob Byatt]

Nice pics yen. Your male is subadult in case you didn't already know :wink:

 

[OGIGA]

Nice pictures. If only this species was bigger, I'll be all over it.

 

[Ben.M]

How big are the adults?????????????????

 

[yen_saw]

The adult Spiny flower mantis is about 4-5 cm. I am hoping this 1st generation can continue for another.

 

[randyardvark]

yen which spikes do you mean? raptoral arm spikes , or 'bum' spikes?

 

[yen_saw]

"Bum" spikes :wink: