The Mantis Team

[Mantis Lady]

thanks

 

[Mantis Lady]

Here is Tarzan wiith his beautiful wings:

 

[MantisGirl13]

He's beautiful!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

I ordered 2  L3 Creos today. I wanted to have this for a long time since my old ones died last year. Think it is time to take care of them again.

 

[hysteresis]

I ordered 2  L3 Creos today. I wanted to have this for a long time since my old ones died last year. Think it is time to take care of them again.

Must be so nice to order legally.

 

[Mantis Lady]

Yup, here in Europe it is very easy.

Spooky molted to aduldhood this morning

 

[hysteresis]

Sorry, out of reactions. But, congratulations! I cant wait to see my ghosts maturing.

Very nice.

 

[Mantis Lady]

I am waiting for ghosty to molt too. He has  very swollen wing buds too. When Spooky is dried up/harden I will move her to a cup with more width. She needs more room to move now.

 

[Graceface]

Gratz on the molt! Ghost are so much fun

Also, ayaweya is beautiful! 

 

[Mantis Lady]

Spooky with her wings

 

[Mantis Lady]

The 2 Creos are home. They are soo small but I could take a pic of one of them. They are sitting now in their cup eating fruit flies.

Still no molting of Ghosty. It has been a while that he ate something .

 

[Mantis Lady]

More news: 1 of the gastricas molted. I think it is big enough to have a good look at its butt: is it male or female? I let it be for a while, till it has eaten and has a nicely filled abdomen to see the sengments.

 

[Mantis Lady]

Ghosty finally molted  He is hanging to dry and then his next job is inflating his wings I think Spooky will like her mate (not to eat)

2 molts on 1 day and 2 new arrivals. A good day.

finally ghosty has his wings too

creo nymph: 1 of my 2 new creos. they are Cute.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congrats on the molts and the new addition! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Ghosty has beautiful wings and they are light brown. I show tomorrow a pic of this handsome guy.

Alana isn't giving the fly in her home attention. She ate 1 earlier today. If the fly isn't gone by tomorrow then I know enough: she is preparing for her final molt.

I hope I  can try to let Ghosty and Spooky mate in a few weeks. (and hope Ghosty won't be eaten.)

 

[hysteresis]

I hope I  can try to let Ghosty and Spooky mate in a few weeks. (and hope Ghosty won't be eaten.)

While I've not tried yet, it imagine ghosts would be super easy and prolific in producing oothecae. 

I'll be separating adult males from adult females tomorrow or Monday. Just not ghosts yet. Spiny males and the handicapped panther male are getting set up upstairs. Nymphs and females will stay downstairs. This week I'll have the male mega, and next week the truncata male to go upstairs 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ghosts are very easy to breed and females regularly lay ooths every week. 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Here Ghosty is showing his wings:

His anntenea are longer too.

 

[MantisGirl13]

He's beautiful!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Pretty! I love the shape of their wings.