Spring comes early in Texas

[kamakiri]

Cripes! You have a LOT going on there!

I guess you don't have a 0% escapee policy in your household!

 

[Kruszakus]

Then I don't know what's wrong - I keep some ooths around 60%, some around 80% - the best batch was about 12-14 nymphs...

Maybe I have a weak female or something, I don't know.

 

[cloud jaguar]

Wow, those are sure some cute nymphs! ...and I thought that I had a lot of mouths to feed!!!!

 

[robelgado]

Lol, I tried to hold on to most of my chinese mantids, but they are too many mouth's to feed.

try 300-400 mantids, and then two more ootheca that hatch 200 ea.

 

[yen_saw]

Cripes! You have a LOT going on there!I guess you don't have a 0% escapee policy in your household!

well once a while a mantis try to escape, but that is nothing compares to the amount of flies let loose unavoidably. Not to the extend as in Chuck's fruit flies room (did anyone watch the show?) but getting there!

Then I don't know what's wrong - I keep some ooths around 60%, some around 80% - the best batch was about 12-14 nymphs...Maybe I have a weak female or something, I don't know.

Well your finding just answer your previous humidity questions and it matches what i thought too.

Wow, those are sure some cute nymphs! ...and I thought that I had a lot of mouths to feed!!!!

Lol, I tried to hold on to most of my chinese mantids, but they are too many mouth's to feed.try 300-400 mantids, and then two more ootheca that hatch 200 ea.

Using flying fruit flies help to feed all that many mouths.

 

[Katnapper]

well once a while a mantis try to escape, but that is nothing compares to the amount of flies let loose unavoidably. Not to the extend as in Chuck's fruit flies room (did anyone watch the show?) but getting there!

Unfortunately reminds me of my bug room too. B) A few weeks back my husband went in there and told me in no uncertain terms that I needed to put fruit fly-proof coverings over the ventilation registers. He stood there and waited, and then watched to make sure I did it right then! :lol:

 

[Dinora]

Unfortunately reminds me of my bug room too. B) A few weeks back my husband went in there and told me in no uncertain terms that I needed to put fruit fly-proof coverings over the ventilation registers. He stood there and waited, and then watched to make sure I did it right then! :lol:

LOL damned hubbies! Always something!

 

[The_Asa]

Wow! Congrats Yen! You didn't expect them all to hatch out at the same time?

 

[Anleoflippy]

You got 2 many babies... :lol:

 

[yen_saw]

Unfortunately reminds me of my bug room too. A few weeks back my husband went in there and told me in no uncertain terms that I needed to put fruit fly-proof coverings over the ventilation registers. He stood there and waited, and then watched to make sure I did it right then!

LOL damned hubbies! Always something!

Yeah why do we all have spouse like that

Wow! Congrats Yen! You didn't expect them all to hatch out at the same time?

You got 2 many babies...

Yeah and the worst is it doesn't stop there as weather gets warmer. we see 80s the first time here in Southern Texas this week.......

Another creobroter gemmatus

Can you tell me how many are there...

and i am getting good at predicting when they are hatching now after all....

moment later

while shooting it another one on the opposite side starting to hatch

boxer queueing up hey whose shed is that

Where is the food?

More Yersiniops hatched.... sorry blurry shot

I have another shield mantis ootheca hacthed too getting tired taking the pics

 

[bassist]

Can you tell me how many are there...

164 give or take

Yes I counted them Lol.

 

[Katnapper]

I love those Boxers all lined up! Very nice pics.

 

[Dinora]

164 give or takeYes I counted them Lol.

Thank you! I had to resist the urge to count them all, too!

 

[yen_saw]

164 give or takeYes I counted them Lol.

WOW thanks

Now can you help me with this one? Just hatched today... i wonder why hot glue is not killing those ooth just kidding i love Creobroter sp.

I love those Boxers all lined up! Very nice pics.

yup they love to queue up

Just a few more species that show up recently.... promise this is the last time posting

American stick mantis

Indian stick mantis (S. bicornis)

 

[bassist]

86 in the top one from what I can see at that angle.

Second one about 84 in the bottom container from what I can see.

Also if you ever have extra brunners ooths be sure to tell me Yen.

 

[Katnapper]

Also if you ever have extra brunners ooths be sure to tell me Yen.

Hey Bassist, Rick had some a few months back. Might not now, but he does have a population of them naturally in his area.

I still love those S. bicornis!!!

 

[yen_saw]

86 in the top one from what I can see at that angle.Second one about 84 in the bottom container from what I can see.

Also if you ever have extra brunners ooths be sure to tell me Yen.

Cool you have good eyes time to go out there and find some wild mantis :lol: I have more hatched again moment ago i am not asking for count this time

Rik still has one B. borealis ooth left if i remember his PM correctly. I kept the BB ooth out cold for 2 months and took another 45-50 days to hatch. Right now i have 1 or 2 nymphs hatching out everyday.

 

[Dinora]

Indian stick mantis (S. bicornis)

AWWWE!!!

That's so CUTE!!! :wub:

I want one!!!