This is a pretty cool species of bark mantis which can be found in east Asian. Here is the ootheca i hope to hatch, and the adult female pic. taken by breeder.
Theopompa Ophthalmica
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ellroy
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Good luck Yen. Seriously.....do you get a new species every week?
Look forward to following your progress,
Alan
Look forward to following your progress,
Alan
Ian
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Wow...beautiful specimen Yen!
Best of luck with hatching the ootheca
Best of luck with hatching the ootheca
wuwu
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i just saw dried specimens of these at the insects fair yesterday!
Thanks all!! I am looking forward to see the nymphs too, it is always tricky to rear this type of mantis so would like to know how they fare here.
Well i wished!! but i am dropping out species as quickly as well
randyardvark
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saw these at the bts, was so tempted, but decided against it- wish i had got them now
Ian
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Who was selling these bretherin?saw these at the bts, was so tempted, but decided against it- wish i had got them now
WoW!! Yen, you're straight up one of the busiest guys in mantid rearing thing I know of!! Never a dull moment at the forum!!! 8) That's an interesting little guy you have there. Yeah, good luck with that one, absolutely!!!
Hi.
Good luck with these ones. They are really tricky, we did not manage to rear them. High humidity is essential. I am not really sure about the offered name, I IDed some specimens from Java as Th. servillei and yours looks like it. I need a good macro of the foreleg inside to clarify it.
Regards,
Christian
Good luck with these ones. They are really tricky, we did not manage to rear them. High humidity is essential. I am not really sure about the offered name, I IDed some specimens from Java as Th. servillei and yours looks like it. I need a good macro of the foreleg inside to clarify it.
Regards,
Christian
Thanks Khori
Thanks Christian, the ootheca hatched out about 80 nymphs while i am bringing it to the museum for the entomologist there to care for all my oothecae (I am in NY right now). But i believed they are in good hand and looking forward to meet them back this coming Sunday when i return. The nymphs lookk like typical bark mantis, but this species always look cool no matter at which stages. This particular species is from Indonesia, but i believed they can be found in Taiwan too. I will take some pics of the hatchling next week.
randyardvark
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the french guys- arthropodia really wished id picked them up now...Who was selling these bretherin?saw these at the bts, was so tempted, but decided against it- wish i had got them now
Ian
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Ahh yea, they usually have a nice display.
Dam, you missed out on a gooden there!
Dam, you missed out on a gooden there!
randyardvark
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i didnt know how to care for them and they were pricey imho, i would of asked for care info but i couldnt understand him with his accent
Morpheus uk
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Arthropodia had some small nymphs for sale, nice looking things, they looked like lichen though apparantly thier hard to keep, good luck YenWho was selling these bretherin?saw these at the bts, was so tempted, but decided against it- wish i had got them now
Thanks all for the wishes.
These are the prettiest bark mantis hatchling i have ever seen, and appear to be strong and hardy!
These are the prettiest bark mantis hatchling i have ever seen, and appear to be strong and hardy!
Ian
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Awesome little mottled nymphs!
How many did you get out of the ootheca? And, are they feeding on?
I can't work out if they are average sized, or drop dead tiny :lol:
How many did you get out of the ootheca? And, are they feeding on?
I can't work out if they are average sized, or drop dead tiny :lol:
ABout 80 nymphs hatched out after just 31 days. They are very skittish and do not feed very often, more flies will do more harm (stress!) than good, but they appear comfy when hiding on the tree bark. The hatchling is about 7-8 mm.
