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[pohchunyee]

Yo nice babies!

Thanks Rebecca... Definately will keep you updated once I have adults and ooths.

Very nice. My gongylus and empusa are not very far behind, they will be L6 in a few days. B)

Keep me updated .... I am interested!

 

[Kruszakus]

Nice! Mine are about to molt to L7 as well.

Did you have any deaths lately, or do you still have 21 nymphs left?

 

[pohchunyee]

Still 21! Fingers cross everyone will live!!

 

[Kruszakus]

That's a nice number.

I have about 120 at the moment, but only some of it is mine.

By the way - the male looks to be sub-adult, doesn't it?

 

[AmandaLynn]

Lookin good! They are beautiful!

 

[pohchunyee]

That's a nice number.I have about 120 at the moment, but only some of it is mine.

By the way - the male looks to be sub-adult, doesn't it?

Nice number? 21? This is not black jack... I prefer 120....LOL

Yeah..........i think the male is subadult... the wing bud is huge and the feathery antenna is prominent. The female is presubadult.

 

[Kruszakus]

Yeah, I still stand by my inspired guess that this species undergoes 8 molts with females and 7 molts with males, yet someone had assured me that they undergo 9 and 8 molts.

You would reckon 120? Dude, you don't wanna know the amounts of maggots I have procure for them, or the stench of fly hatcheries

 

[vera_renczi]

man oh man! that is amazing!!! great photos!

 

[Christian]

:blink: Damn, you're right... counting helps... It's 7 and 8 molts, respectively... However, if you also count the molt from prelarva zu first instar, it's 8 and 9.

 

[Kruszakus]

:blink: Damn, you're right... counting helps... It's 7 and 8 molts, respectively... However, if you also count the molt from prelarva zu first instar, it's 8 and 9.

A-ha! I got you Christian, I was right! The tables have turned, eh?

 

[pohchunyee]

I think it is safe to say male Idolomantis turn adult at L8 and female at L9. Male need to molt 7x to get to adult hood while female need to molt 8x.