Sexing help

[bugzilla]

Here are my 4 mantids. They were all sold as male/female but I can't tell the difference :wacko:

Male p.ocellata



Female



Male Orchid



Female

 

[Morpheus uk]

Umm yeah i proably could if there was some photos :lol:

 

[bugzilla]

Umm yeah i proably could if there was some photos :lol:

The technophobe in me is ruling the roost today :lol:

The files are too big.

 

[bugzilla]

Umm yeah i proably could if there was some photos :lol:

The technophobe in me is ruling the roost today :lol:

The files are too big. Evennow that I've shrunk them the attachment allowance won't alow me to put the 4 up :wacko:

 

[Morpheus uk]

Join flickr

1 its free and easy to post photos

2 i like adding mantid keepers to ma contacts :lol:

 

[Morpheus uk]

You got the *** of the flowers right but not sure about the orchids cant really see

 

[bugzilla]

Thanks for that.

The orchids are a nightmare to photograph because their colour is so bright

I'll try t get some better pictures and then join flickr

Huw

 

[macro junkie]

Thanks for that.The orchids are a nightmare to photograph because their colour is so bright

I'll try t get some better pictures and then join flickr

Huw

u shouldn't have any problem wityh it.i shoot all types of mantids with all different colours and never have problems..its probably the camera your using..what one u got?

 

[Mantida]

For the orchids:

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/orchid-mantis/a...p;l=f&fid=6

 

[bugzilla]

u shouldn't have any problem wityh it.i shoot all types of mantids with all different colours and never have problems..its probably the camera your using..what one u got?

Canon 400d with the kit lens. I find that when I shoot bright objects like the orchids I tend to either over or under expose the shot. The room the mantids are in is quite dark so this doesn't help matters.

The shots will improve as I get more used to the camera I suppose.

 

[bugzilla]

For the orchids:http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/orchid-mantis/a...p;l=f&fid=6

Cool pictures thanks. All the writing was in chinese (or similar) though so couldn't read too much of it

 

[Mantida]

Cool pictures thanks. All the writing was in chinese (or similar) though so couldn't read too much of it

All you need are the pictures.

 

[bugzilla]

Had a good look at the Orchids yesterday and I'm fairly sure they are a pair. Happy days

 

[darkspeed]

Im still having a hard time sexing my orchids... They are so much lighter colored than the ones in Mantida's fotos it still doesnt add up.

can any of you guys tell??

Here is orchid #1

 

[darkspeed]

Here is orchid #2

 

[darkspeed]

Orchid #3

As soon as my camera battery recharges I'll post up #4

 

[bugzilla]

I'd say #1 is female and 2+3 are male. Someone told me that the little band on the thorax is always green on a female and brown on a male; works on my 2 pairs at least.

Huw

 

[mrblue]

hard to say from the photos but i'm calling it female, male, female, but thats almost pure guesswork. this link might also make it easier as its in english and has more photos:

http://mantisphotos.com/sexinghymenopus.htm

i would reccommend feeding them up as much as possible first, this way the segments will be distinct and also the mantis will likely move around alot less, making it easier to have a good look.