I use hot glue as well.
Tawainese Mantids _ a test_Odontomantis planiceps
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Fisherman_Brazil
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Master pieces! speaks for itself from my friend Flying mantis.
Luke from Taiwan
Asa, this is respose to your request. Please enjoy!
Ben.M
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That's an amazing pic, such vibrant green 
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8)Asa
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Thanks!! Surprised you remembered actually.Master pieces! speaks for itself from my friend Flying mantis.
Luke from Taiwan
Asa, this is respose to your request. Please enjoy!
Nice one!! It was difficult for me to capture the pic of even one mating pair due to this species' "panicking" behaviour, to have two pairs on the same pic is amazing!
Fisherman_Brazil
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Flying mantis is showing up himself, therefore, I shall give him back the full credit of these beautiful photos.
Thank you all my friends, and particurly, Yen and Flying mantis who make this species spred to the world among hobyists.
Luke from Taiwan
Thank you all my friends, and particurly, Yen and Flying mantis who make this species spred to the world among hobyists.
Luke from Taiwan
I've been thinking - how do you keep this mantid? I have been keeping six hatchlings at 26-28 degrees celcius for 14-15 hours a day, and then the rest of the day at 23-24 degrees, and spraying their containers a bit every two days.
I'm not sure if I do the right thing. Could someone please help me, and give me some advice on these mantids?
I'm not sure if I do the right thing. Could someone please help me, and give me some advice on these mantids?
Luke, thanks for giving me the chance to explore into this wonderful species. Flying mantis is the "new kid on the block" in this hobby
Kruszakus, i have great success with this species keeping them warm 80-85F and mist them on daily basis, sometimes mist heavily in the morning, and again at night.
Fisherman_Brazil
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Although not critical, they really love higher temperture at about 32C. Water spraying is not that critical as well, but they will drink from your daily mist. 14-15 hours may be too long( I would make it 12), but not actually affect their breeding as well. Please note that this species is from southern part of Taiwan, where the weather is sub-tropical, so you might need to justify the conditions to where you live.
Luke
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Hehehe - I was advised to keep them at 24-26 degrees (please, don't use any other measurements, I'm from Poland, we use only celcius degrees) - but I've been keeping them at 30 degrees from time to time, and it produced some good results - I'll keep it that way from now on.
By the way - have you got this problem that I have? They don't seem to be so eager when it comes to feeding time, they often get scared even by the smallest fruit flies...
By the way - have you got this problem that I have? They don't seem to be so eager when it comes to feeding time, they often get scared even by the smallest fruit flies...
spawn
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From Celcius (X) to Fahrenheit (Y): Y = (X x 9/5) + 32
From Fahrenheit (X) to Celcius (Y): Y = (X -32) 5/9
Take the extra minute to do the conversion when posting on a site with multinational members, or just do the math yourself.
From Fahrenheit (X) to Celcius (Y): Y = (X -32) 5/9
Take the extra minute to do the conversion when posting on a site with multinational members, or just do the math yourself.
What if someone has math dyslexia? I just made a polite request, it's easier with measurements that are used in most of the countries.
But let's not stray from the topic of this thread.
But let's not stray from the topic of this thread.
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asdsdf
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It's a male right? I'm trying to sex mine, and it looks like one has 7 segments, and another 8. :huh: I was using a magnifying glass too. Plus, is it normal for male and female to be subadult at the same time?Well, this one grow super fast too, appear to be just another molt away from adult, and it was just a month ago when they hatched.
Oh, by the way - how many times do these mantids molt?
One month since when it was a hatchling, and it's so big already? Somehow it feels unreal - mine moulted for the first time after 9-12 from the day I bought them.
One month since when it was a hatchling, and it's so big already? Somehow it feels unreal - mine moulted for the first time after 9-12 from the day I bought them.
ThorEH
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Well, as you americans are the only ones using F, perhaps you should do the math, when posting on a site with multinational members ?
Ben.M
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asdsdf
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<_<
But let's not stray from the topic of this thread.
Yes, how many molts does an ant mantis have? It's been less than a month, and mine are subadult.
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I can't believe it! Mine moulted for the first time this week (between Monday and Mednesday), and this is the third week of their lives...
But now they are rejecting food and their abdomens are a bit swollen - hmmm, if a big mantid like Tenodera can moult from 4th instar to 5th in just seven days, then I guess that if they will moult anytime soon, I should not be surprised.
But now they are rejecting food and their abdomens are a bit swollen - hmmm, if a big mantid like Tenodera can moult from 4th instar to 5th in just seven days, then I guess that if they will moult anytime soon, I should not be surprised.
asdsdf
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Mednesday, lol. But anyways, they won't eat until at least around a day after they molt. Don't worry about it too much.
