Violin Mantis Diary

[Morpheus uk]

I really need to be posting photo`s on here a lot more often, so i`ll start with an up to date diary of my violin mantids

Got them in May this year at the BTS.

The females moulted twice while the male hasnt moulted at all yet, the females now sub adult the males pre sub i think.

I`ll get some more photo`s up of the newly moulted sub adult female when i can

 

[Morpheus uk]

Forgot some photos

These are some photo`s of the male i think.

 

[PhilinYuma]

Way to go, Morpheus!

 

[d17oug18]

son of a ###### i want those beautiful *******s so bad!!! lol i so want to know about your species too, i hope you keep this updated often!

 

[ABbuggin]

Nice! My 2nd attempt at this species should be hatching in 1-2 weeks. I have two large ooths. B)

 

[Katnapper]

Nice pics, Morph! They are a beautiful species. Best of luck with them!

 

[Morpheus uk]

Thanks everyone

Heres a photo of the female at sub adult

Never thought i would get one of the cool looking dark morphs

 

[Katnapper]

Beautiful shot, that one!

 

[Morpheus uk]

Thanks

Heres a couple of photo`s of the male i took the other day.

And heres some more photo`s of him from yesterday after he moulted

And heres a couple more of the female, can anyone confirm she is sub adult?

 

[ABbuggin]

I want to to think she has one more, but I havn't had sub adults in a while. Don't hold me to it. How many cm is she? My adults ranged from 7-9 cm.

 

[Lizard]

Beautiful pictures ,

I wish I had a camera like yours.

Beautiful species to.

Greetings.

 

[Gurd]

And heres a couple more of the female, can anyone confirm she is sub adult?

Not your best wing bud pics mate

Are they overlapping can't really tell?

 

[Morpheus uk]

Thanks for all the comments guys

Yeah i know Craig lol

My camera was seriously working against me that day, its a Samsung NV3 by the way Collard Lizard

They are just touching, which in other mantids i know means pre sub adult, but the strange shape of these has kinda thrown me off a bit

 

[Pelle]

Very nice pics!

Here are some photo when my females were subadult

 

[Morpheus uk]

Far nicer pics Pelle

Looking at that then my female is pre sub

My females wing buds dont stretch across down to the leggs like your ones :/

Anyway something thats been worrying me, do violin mantids occasionally go off their food?

My female hasnt eaten since her moult and shes scared of the single blue bottle in there <_<

 

[spawn]

Aside from Tier, how many lines of Violins are there in you ROPE??

 

[Gurd]

Aside from Tier, how many lines of Violins are there in you ROPE??

I was told when I got mine 3 generations ago they were from wild stock so as long as I was informed right that is 2, that I know about I would guess there is more tho

 

[Kruszakus]

I still wonder how you get them dark brown morphs - I want one so badly...