Tarachodes sp

[David Maguire]

i have two of these how big will they get

 

[yen_saw]

They are not very large, i was told it will grow up to aboput 5 cm or 6 cm at most.

 

[wuwu]

these are the first bark mantids i've kept and they do this really cute behavior. lol they play hide and seek with you! when you're on a branch, and they see you, they'll move over to the other side to hide. then when i look over, they'll move back. etc. i thought that was entertaining, for a minute.

 

[Morpheus uk]

Does enyone have a picture of an adult? never seen one before

 

[yen_saw]

these are the first bark mantids i've kept and they do this really cute behavior. lol they play hide and seek with you! when you're on a branch, and they see you, they'll move over to the other side to hide. then when i look over, they'll move back. etc. i thought that was entertaining, for a minute.

It is a pain taking pic of this species because of this timid behaviour :?

 

[Ian]

Nice photos Yen, I have had loads of these in over the past few weeks, I think they have such a great character!

Very awkward to photograph however, as they like to hang behind the twigs constantly.

Here are a couple of photos I took, this one showing their typical stance:

and "spot the tarachodes", I think there are 4 or 5 in the photo:

 

[wuwu]

are they able to be housed together? i just assumed they weren't and housed them separately.

 

[Ian]

I've had no troubles housing them together at all, although I have only reared them to L4 before I have sent them off. Maybe it is a good idea to separate when a little older...

 

[yen_saw]

I can only see 4, but surely there are more! Yeah they will eat each other that's for sure.