Thanks iSmart!

[Mime454]

My male is a lucky guy. Check this girl out! So beautiful.

 

[ismart]

No problem! Just one odd thing. When i shipped her she was all white. Did she look pinkish when you took her out of the box?

 

[Mime454]

No problem! Just one odd thing. When i shipped her she was all white. Did she look pinkish when you took her out of the box?

Yes, this was taken as soon as she was taken out of the box. I wonder what could cause such a rapid change then.

 

[ismart]

Yes, this was taken as soon as she was taken out of the box. I wonder what could cause such a rapid change then.

I'm not even going try and figure that one out? I guess she just wanted to pretty herself up for studmuffin. :wub: :lol:

 

[sally]

Nice ! My orchid female will not have a mate oh well..... i have a male coming yay!!

 

[agent A]

Yes, this was taken as soon as she was taken out of the box. I wonder what could cause such a rapid change then.

she might be ready to molt

Nice ! My orchid female will not have a mate oh well.....

i have 2 males so maybe when they finish their job u can have one, i have 3 peeps who wanna borrow males from me so idk what will happen as they get older

 

[ismart]

Nice ! My orchid female will not have a mate oh well.....

Need a male? Shoot me a PM. I'm a team player.

 

[giesle]

She is a beauty, Mime. I have noticed a few times that after having minimal light for a few days is when some of my Orchids are the pinkest they have ever been. Maybe just a coincidence.....

 

[Mime454]

Her eyes seemed to have changed color? Any idea what the cause of this? I mean the physiological mechanism, not the reasoning for it.

 

[lancaster1313]

It is dark?

All mantid's eyes will darken in low light conditions. They should brighten back up when she is in better light.

 

[Mvalenz]

Beautiful mantis Mime.

 

[RevWillie]

Her eyes seemed to have changed color? Any idea what the cause of this? I mean the physiological mechanism, not the reasoning for it.

"Since an image from the compound eye is created from the independent picture elements produced by ommatidia, it is important for the ommatidia to react only to that part of the scene directly in front of it. To prevent light entering at an angle from being detected by the ommatidium it entered, or by any of the neighboring ommatidia, six pigment cells are present. The pigment cells line the outside of each ommatidium. Each pigment cell is situated at the apex of the hexagons and thus lines the outside of three ommatidia. Light entering at an angle passes through the thin cross-section of the photoreceptor cell, with only a tiny chance of exciting it, and is absorbed by the pigment cell, before it can enter a neighboring ommatidium. In many species, in low-light situations, the pigment is withdrawn, so that light entering the eye might be detected by any of several ommatidia. This enhances light detection but lowers resolution."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ommatidium

 

[Digger]

In the first picture, she's certainly aware of her gorgeousness !

 

[Mime454]

In the first picture, she's certainly aware of her gorgeousness !

She didn't get into that pose until I pulled out the camera, so I'm inclined to agree with you.