Sybilla pretiosa - photos

[Rob Byatt]

I almost lost the female when taking these - not seen a female fly like that for a long time !

 

[Greg Richards]

WoW!! .. Ferocious looking aint she!!!

 

[worldofmantis]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she looks awesome will u be breeding and selling them? i want to get my hands on some :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[Greg Richards]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she looks awesome will u be breeding and selling them? i want to get my hands on some :shock: :shock: :shock:

QFT ... are ya

 

[Justin]

Gorgeous Rob, how do you find them to keep? Easy enough?

 

[Rob Byatt]

Seems I never replied to this ! I have mated off my only remaining female and she is producing ootheca, though I am not too concerned if they do not hatch as Sheldon is probably going to take over with this species.

Just some new pictures of my remaining adult female....

 

[wuwu]

they are an interesting little species but they definitely require more attention than any of the other species i've kept. i started off with 16 and i'm down to 5.

 

[AFK]

wow, amazing looking species! looks very similar to the arizona unicorn mantis.

 

[jandl2204]

I have found this species to be quite simple to culture. At the lower stages (as younger nymhs) they are well suited to a communal setup. Keep them warm with a fairly low humidity and you should do well.

 

[Rob Byatt]

Seems people have lost interest in this species, so this my stir it up !

The last time I saw S. pretiosa nymphs was around '96 when David Oliveira was breeding them !!!! This is the tirst time I have seen them since, so enjoy.....

 

[wuwu]

i really enjoy mine! hopefully i can breed them, i have 5 sub adults, 4 female and 1 male. i originally had 16 nymphs, but due to my negligence, i lost a lot to starvation and cannibalism.

 

[jandl2204]

I have found our culture to be fairly simple to rear and breed with the exception of one or two ootheca which never hatched they have been quite successful.

 

[Sheldon Johnson]

Nice photos Rob. I expect to see this species everywhere soon, and with good reason too; theyre awsome and they lay like crazy!

 

[OGIGA]

I'm looking forward to seeing some ooths for sale soon!

 

[Sheldon Johnson]

Ive got 30+ incubating. But as you may or may not know, i prefer to secure the next generations future before selling, so a few hundred more nymphs and then ill sell.

 

[dannyboy]

gorgeouse,

love the small nympths