They're finally hatching/Stagmomantis floridensis

[ismart]

They look awsome! Cant wait!

 

[kamakiri]

Cool. Thanks for taking time to post the pics.

 

[cloud jaguar]

Wow, those are cool. They look kind of like long, skinny, large headed, black-kneed s. limbata nymphs!

 

[Rick]

They are pretty large and have the stripes on the legs. Still only about 8 in there. Too bad I am out of fruit flies! Have two cultures set to arrive this week and one that is full of maggots but no flies yet. Hoping they can hold out.

 

[yen_saw]

Nice to see the hatching pic! Looks longer than the usual Stagmomantis carolina hatchling.

 

[Rick]

They are Yen. Still only about 8 in there. Got my flies yesterday which was good.

 

[Rick]

Several more nymphs appear to have hatched out today.

 

[yen_saw]

This may continue for few weeks :blink:

 

[Rick]

Looks like one or two hatch per day. It is hard to tell though.

 

[Rick]

I seperated the L2 nymphs. Have about 15 of them. They are just over a cm at this stage. Rather large actually.

 

[ismart]

Awsome! Best of luck with them!

 

[massaman]

thats good to hear too bad my two ooths have not hatched yet and was told they prob wont till late summer or spring but would buy some adults whenever you decide to sell them though if ever!

 

[Rick]

Second ooths has hatched one lone nymph I noticed this morning.

 

[ismart]

Second ooths has hatched one lone nymph I noticed this morning.

Hopefully more will hatch out! What temps sre you keeping yours roughly?

 

[yen_saw]

What condition do you keep them again Rick? So far you are the only one having a hatch. :blink:

 

[Rick]

What condition do you keep them again Rick? So far you are the only one having a hatch. :blink:

For most of the incubation period they were kept at about 82 during the day and 70 at night. Last few weeks they were kept at high 80's-low 90's and misted twice a day.

 

[kamakiri]

For most of the incubation period they were kept at about 82 during the day and 70 at night. Last few weeks they were kept at high 80's-low 90's and misted twice a day.

Thanks for the info. I think I'm going to move the indoor ooth to a warmer location. It's only been about mid-70's max.

 

[ismart]

Thanks for sharing Rick! Now to make some adjustments.

 

[yen_saw]

Thanks Rick, will mist the ooth more often from now on. It has been fairly cold and dry here recently.

 

[Rick]

The nymphs from the first ooth are molting to L3. So far still only one single nymph has emerged from the second ooth, and that was nearly a week ago. I ran out of room so I had to put two to a cup in a few cases. So far they don't seem interested in eating each other.