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Tea Tree the Praying Mantis.
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<blockquote data-quote="TeaTree" data-source="post: 346495" data-attributes="member: 12919"><p>Hi, I was gifted a mantis from a friend, not as a baby though, friend was not sure how many molts its been through.</p><p></p><p>Since ive had it ive seen it molt once (what a beautiful thing to watch). I noticed that wings started to develop, so I assume it was the last one.</p><p></p><p>Watching videos/reading about the wings I noticed that they fully develop and grow across the whole back straight away in a day or 2.</p><p></p><p>25th of May was Tea Trees last molt, but his wings till today barely cover a few centimeters of his back (hes like 5-6 inches) They are growing, just incredibly slow.</p><p></p><p>Is that normal? Ive read that with some species its the females who sometimes develop wings that barely cover half the body, </p><p>but ive also read that males have 6-7 segments on their abdomens, which is what Tea Tree has.</p><p></p><p>So whats going on any ideas? </p><p></p><p>Hes a Giant Asian Mantis. First but definitely not the last time I keep and care for praying mantises <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeaTree, post: 346495, member: 12919"] Hi, I was gifted a mantis from a friend, not as a baby though, friend was not sure how many molts its been through. Since ive had it ive seen it molt once (what a beautiful thing to watch). I noticed that wings started to develop, so I assume it was the last one. Watching videos/reading about the wings I noticed that they fully develop and grow across the whole back straight away in a day or 2. 25th of May was Tea Trees last molt, but his wings till today barely cover a few centimeters of his back (hes like 5-6 inches) They are growing, just incredibly slow. Is that normal? Ive read that with some species its the females who sometimes develop wings that barely cover half the body, but ive also read that males have 6-7 segments on their abdomens, which is what Tea Tree has. So whats going on any ideas? Hes a Giant Asian Mantis. First but definitely not the last time I keep and care for praying mantises :) cheers. [/QUOTE]
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