Someone pick a color: brown or green

[Ntsees]

I found this yellow subadult female European mantid. Someone pick a color: brown or green. I will make it become that color in its next and final molt. I hope it will not kick the bucket before that time.



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Update (6/14/14): This will be its living conditions until its final molt.

 

[mantiseater]

Make it gold!

 

[sally]

Green

 

[mantiseater]

Im serious about the gold though I caught a male in my yard that was golden colored

 

[Ntsees]

Green it is.

Mantiseater, the mantid could easily remain yellow since it's already yellow in the first place. If you were actually referring to a dark yellow/gold color, I don't think the female mantid is capable of becoming that dark of a yellow (at least I haven't seen one yet for a female, although males can become a darker yellow than females). But, I wanted to attempt to show their coloring changing capabilities through a molt, and so I decided to choose green or brown because it'll be discernible from the yellow.

 

[Domanating]

Make it green, brown, yellow and orange

 

[Ntsees]

Make it green, brown, yellow and orange

Interesting colors. Did you raise it up yourself? When I don't give my mantids (Iris oratoria) any particular color to work on (e.g. yellow, green, brown), a few of them come out similar to yours.

 

[Domanating]

Interesting colors. Did you raise it up yourself? When I don't give my mantids (Iris oratoria) any particular color to work on (e.g. yellow, green, brown), a few of them come out similar to yours.

Yes, that was back in 2004. She died eggbound if I remember correctly.

The only time I found a mantis with similar colors was a male, 3 years ago. Unfortunately it flew away before I could catch it.

 

[kllinke]

I hatched an ooth of this species for the first time this year and I am amazed at the different color ranges I am getting. I have seen some yellow, white, brown, bright green, and some that almost look like they have a pickish colir to them. The yellow ones do seem to be very skiddish.

 

[kllinke]

I hatched an ooth of this species for the first time this year and I am amazed at the different color ranges I am getting. I have seen some yellow, white, brown, bright green, and some that almost look like they have a pickish colir to them. The yellow ones do seem to be very skiddish.

 

[Ntsees]

Update: Mission failure. The subadult molted 2 days ago but still remained yellow.

Excuse for failure: I capture the mantid as a subadult. I have no idea how long it has been as subadult prior to capture. Color change requires time and I suspect a longer period is required than 2 1/2 weeks.

Future attempt: Similar attempt but this time, a pre-subadult or younger instar will be used.

 

[Bugmankeith]

The yellow color is beautiful and rare and I don't think you can influence color.

If I could influence color pink would be nice !

 

[Ntsees]

The yellow color is beautiful and rare and I don't think you can influence color.

If I could influence color pink would be nice !

Maybe where you are at the color yellow may be rare, but where I'm at, I appreciate greens or browns because yellow is the more abundant color.

If you want a pink mantid, I suspect you try the mantids that may mimic flowers like the orchid mantids or of the sort. Europeans cannot become pink, and I've only seen yellow, green, brown, and combinations/variations of those.

 

[Bugmankeith]

Maybe where you are at the color yellow may be rare, but where I'm at, I appreciate greens or browns because yellow is the more abundant color.

If you want a pink mantid, I suspect you try the mantids that may mimic flowers like the orchid mantids or of the sort. Europeans cannot become pink, and I've only seen yellow, green, brown, and combinations/variations of those.

Other mantises can be pink rarely

 

[Ntsees]

I guess there needs to be an agreement of the color pink. The european mantid picture I would consider a light brown color. As for the second picture, I have little experience with limbatas so I don't know what ranges of colors they come in. There does seem to be a slight pink in the wings but I can't tell for sure and a pic of the mantid under full sunlight would be useful.

 

[D_Hemptress]

i had one come out pink, looked just like the one in the last picture, she was purty