Sibylla pretiosa

[more_rayne]

Here's 4 different mantids. Are they all female?

 

[hibiscusmile]

Looks like it, but u know me.... need glasses

 

[ismart]

Yes, all 4 are females.

 

[warpdrive]

I need glasses too, but they are all females for sure.

sadly I only have one male. maybe I can send him to you if he doesn't get eatten in the future after his deed is done at my house?

Harry

 

[Mr.Mantid]

all girls.

 

[PragmaticHominid]

Bad luck. : / This seems to happen to a lot of people, ending up with several of the same gender...

 

[more_rayne]

I got a heavy dose of that bad luck. I bought 5 budwing nymphs, all turned out to be males, argh.

 

[PragmaticHominid]

That sucks. : / How old are your budwings right now?

I bought 10 D. lobatas and only 2 of them seem to be female, but I guess I won't complain because it could be a good bit worse.

 

[AmandaLynn]

Good luck finding some males! :euro:

 

[more_rayne]

That sucks. : / How old are your budwings right now?

I bought 10 D. lobatas and only 2 of them seem to be female, but I guess I won't complain because it could be a good bit worse.

My budwings are about 1-2 weeks into adulthood.

Your lobata ratio is actually pretty good. Since the males are wimpy and are killed quite often while attempting to mate, it's good you have so many spare males.

 

[PragmaticHominid]

My budwings are about 1-2 weeks into adulthood.

Your lobata ratio is actually pretty good. Since the males are wimpy and are killed quite often while attempting to mate, it's good you have so many spare males.

Darn, can't help you then, as all my budwings are still L3s.

That's true about the lobatas. Better to have extra males than not enough (or even not any...). I've ordered a subadult pair of P. spurca. I really hope my female is gentle with the male, since he'll be the only one I have, lol.