Tanzanian Mystery Mantis

[Digger]

Nothing in particular. He/she molted flawlessly on October 17. About 2.5 inches long @ L6. Gonna be a growth spurt like a teenager next two molts.

 

[MantidLord]

can you post a pic? I assume it doesn't have the eyespots, right?

 

[Digger]

Lord,

I'll try to do that today. He had an enormous meal last night and is filled out more than usual. Most concur this is an Ischnomantis.sp.

BTW - your avatar never fails to really creep me out !

 

[SkittishMale]

Most M. religiosa i've had sported the eyespots on the inner coxae of the forelegs before L5.

There might be a possibility it could be a different species belonging to that genus.

 

[MantidLord]

Mmm okay. I have no experience with Ischnomantis.sp, just seen lots of pics. But it would make sense if that's what it is. Especially if their ooths look like that. Good job raising him so far.

And yeah, lol it's a still from Alice in Chains' "Man in the box" music video.

 

[mantiseater]

any pics?

 

[dmina]

Yes... an update please... Inquiring mind need to know...

 

[massaman]

looks like a religiosa eichleri to me as I have 3 that looked like that and now are all adults and they are 2 females and a male!

 

[happy1892]

looks like a religiosa eichleri to me as I have 3 that looked like that and now are all adults and they are 2 females and a male!

You have eichleri?

 

[massaman]

yeah two females and a male

 

[happy1892]

Are your Mantis religiosa eichleri smaller than Mantis religiosa religiosa?

 

[massaman]

could also be a budwing ooth they are big as well

 

[massaman]

they are the same size I think but colors are different though

 

[MantidLord]

Any real difference between the subspecies?

 

[massaman]

not really besides the color difference they are all three tanish and 2 of them act way different then the third as two of them hang out on the bottom of the critter keeper like they are in stalking mode or such and the other one is on some of the branches in the tank and does not act like the other 2

 

[happy1892]

Can you show pictures massaman?

 

[happy1892]

Just incase nobody knows this, the pictures of Mantis religiosa from ispot might be the eichleri subspecies unless there is another subspecies of M. religiosa in Africa? Is there another?

http://www.ispot.org.za/search/node/mantis%20religiosa

 

[dmina]

We Want Pics ... Please ... someone ..

 

[mantiseater]

what happened?