Some macro pics of small L1 mantis

[yen_saw]

thanks Yen for the added info. so if they are not eating mels, then what are you feeding them? are the Pachymantis Bicingulata that small that mels were not your first choice of feeders?

Harry

Apparently they are taking D. mel alright. From the four species above, i think Tropidomantis tenera has the smallest front legs and therefore more challenging to handle fruit flies. I have used both springtails and small fruit flies as feeders. Both Hestiasula and Pachymantis have no problem with fruit flies, due to the larger front legs, although they are not as long as Tropidomantis hatchlings.Here are more pics.

 

[bobericc]

man who ever your sitting for's a lucky person to have you yen!

great shots, pachymantis AND hestiasula... white arms are kind of crazy right there

any info on that species either?

 

[warpdrive]

now that's better Yen. I knew you could take better shots, and boy did you. just awesome Yen. AWESOME!

I would love to hear of updates on Pachymantis bicingulata if possable.

Harry

 

[yen_saw]

Thanks all. THese are not my mantis, only help incubating.

The smallest species hatched recently, Hapalopeza sp. Looks like Crematogaster ant. This one surely need springtails.

 

[melano]

Woaw !!! seems so tiny

 

[yen_saw]

Woaw !!! seems so tiny

Very tiny Let me know if you need springtails and welcome back!

 

[gripen]

What do you mean not your mantids?

 

[melano]

:flowers:

Thanks to Yen who take care of what we find in Malaysia and thank you also for these cute babies pictures

Happy to be back and in the same time... thinking to return as soon as possible lol

 

[agent A]

such a cute nymphy :wub:

 

[Precarious]

Nice shots, Yen! Pachymantis bicingulata is looking very interesting. Actually they all look interesting. Fresh meat!

 

[yen_saw]

:flowers:

Thanks to Yen who take care of what we find in Malaysia and thank you also for these cute babies pictures

Happy to be back and in the same time... thinking to return as soon as possible lol

Thanks for letting me keep a few species of yours. Except for D. truncata nymphs, both Hestiasula and P. bicingulata L1 nymphs have molted. All perfect molt so far :clap:

 

[brancsikia339]

Hapalopeza sp.? I haven't even heard of it.

 

[yen_saw]

Both Hestiasula sp and P. bincigulata have reached L3.

 

[yen_saw]

Very hardy species. 0% casulaty so far :clap:

 

[Myrmecologist2]

Holy cr*p, look at the width of those raptorials! THOSE guys should be the ones called wide-armed mantids!

 

[Mvalenz]

Common name should be Popeye mantis.

 

[agent A]

That's bad@ss man