The Mantis Team

[Mantis Lady]

I thought his wings would be the same color as the rest of his body. But I like this color of wings on him. He looks more like a dried old leaf now.

Here a better pic of one of my creo nymphs

 

[hysteresis]

Here a better pic of one of my creo nymphs

Cool eyes! 

 

[Mantis Lady]

Meet Hercules: first L4 male Sphodromantis Gastrica. He was big enough to see his butt clearly. He has one little handicap. He does't use  right hind leg with  walking. I hope next  molt will heal his leg.

The other  oneI don't know yet. Waiting for it to molt to see what gender it is.

 

[MantisGirl13]

He's beautiful!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Hercules is not doing well. He is letargic.  He didn't eat his fruit flies.... The molt he went trough wasn't a good one. I was hoping it was just only his leg. But he is fading away * sighs*

 

[MantisGirl13]

Hercules is not doing well. He is letargic.  He didn't eat his fruit flies.... The molt he went trough wasn't a good one. I was hoping it was just only his leg. But he is fading away * sighs*

Oh no! Have you tried honey water?

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

He is almost gone.... Drinking some honey water won't help. They seem so strong and fragile at the same time. Too bad I won't see his wings

 

[hysteresis]

He is almost gone.... Drinking some honey water won't help. They seem so strong and fragile at the same time. Too bad I won't see his wings

 Sad news. Sorry @Little Mantis

 

[Jaywo]

Sorry about your loss.

 

[Mantis Lady]

yeah, Hercules didn't make it. I buried him in the mantis cemetary. He was just L4...

Some good news: Alana got her wings. She molted last night and so did 1 of the Creo's.

Will post a pic of Alana later

 

[MantisGirl13]

I'm sorry.

Congrats on the molts though!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Sorry @Little Mantis. That sucks. 

Me too. I woke up to a dead i2 bleph. 

I guess it happens. He was an extra, so I still have my six.  All seven of my stalli babies are fine though. 

 

[Mantis Lady]

Sorry for your loss too @hysteresis Lets say Hercules was an extra too. I ordered 1 gastrica and got 2. I hope the other survives.

Alana looks perfect: nice soft green color and the wings looks good. Think she will like a nice juicy grasshoper tomorrow. One of the biggest grasshoppers has her name already on it

 

[Mantis Lady]

Alana ate yesterday the grasshopper with her name on it. It was freshly molted so extra jummie as you can see in this pic

 

[MantisGirl13]

She's beautiful!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Chomp chomp 

 

[Mantis Lady]

alana is hanging here the whole day A lazy life

 

[MantisGirl13]

She looks comfy! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Gorgeous! 

 

[Mantis Lady]

My gastitrica female is molting at the moment (think L4) I have called her Xena. I hope it will be a good molt:

Alana was this night roaming on my desk and here I found her this morning: