seriously freaked out

[uhzero]

my rhombodera basalis' eyes are messed up. for the past couple of weeks my mantid has been having trouble catching prey and i didn't attribute it to anything, i normally don't handle my mantids, i just keep them fed and misted. i decided to handle this one about 10 minutes ago and i notice big black spots on her eyes. is it rubbed eye syndrom? sorry for the quality of my pics, on have a 2MP cellphone cam.

 

[massaman]

dont know it could be but if she can climb on your hand if without falling maybe it will be ok!

 

[Rick]

Never heard of 'rubbed eye syndrome.' The eye spots you see are pretty common and I have seen it on wild mantids. I've had it happen several times, but never noticed it affecting vision.

 

[ismart]

It's not 'rubbed eye syndrom'. I usually see this happen to older adults. For some reason it reminds me of cataracts. :lol: