Stunning colors on a cali

[agent A]

a female californica molted to L5 today

love the mottling on her

and an L4 nymph:

 

[hibiscusmile]

oh! she is a nice color, let us know if it changes.

 

[agent A]

oh! she is a nice color, let us know if it changes.

i hope it doesnt

i put green stuff in the cage to preserve the color

 

[MantidLord]

Hey AgentA,

I believe both of us got ours from Yen around the same time, mine are starting to molt to L5 as well,have you experienced any weird deaths so far?

 

[agent A]

Hey AgentA,

I believe both of us got ours from Yen around the same time, mine are starting to molt to L5 as well,have you experienced any weird deaths so far?

a few, they seem to drop dead sometimes if they dont grow fast enough

perhaps they had a protien deficiency

 

[agent A]

the female is like L6 or L7 now

a different nymph

 

[Precarious]

That is some seriously cool color scheme.

 

[agent A]

That is some seriously cool color scheme.

thanx, they r real cool

i will send an ooth your way if they get it on

 

[Termite48]

Alex: Is the mantid that shows the pastel coloration in your posted pic, still that color?

 

[agent A]

Alex: Is the mantid that shows the pastel coloration in your posted pic, still that color?

No

 

[sueb4653]

beautiful

 

[Termite48]

Too bad mantids sometimes only show the nicest colors in transition from one stage to another. Oh well, you have it in pictures.

Rich

 

[mantid_mike]

i really hope mine looks like that in the next molt.

 

[Sneaky123]

Pretty awesome