What type of Mantis do I have?

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Found this fine mantis out side today! Wondering if it is a Chinese, European, or Carolina mantis... Help!

I believe it is female.

Ps. I caught her while she was eating this huge grasshopper.

 

[Synapze]

I'm pretty sure it's a Chinese. Great coloring!

Are you keeping it? ?

 

[Mantis Lady]

A nice find? If I look at it is a male with that long skinny abdomen. but to be sure I need to see under belly.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

I'm pretty sure it's a Chinese. Great coloring!

Are you keeping it? ?

Yes. Planning to. I like the coloring to.

A nice find? If I look at it is a male with that long skinny abdomen. but to be sure I need to see under belly.

Ok. I'll snap a picture of that. 

I can count 6 abdominal segments.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

I also found this one which I could tell was a Chinese mantis right off because she/he looks simmilar to my other 2 (Galaxy and Liza). She is brown though not as pretty but she/he still is a creature of God!

What gender do you think it is? I can count six abdominal segments for sure.

 

[Mantis Lady]

yeah, i believe she is a female too now if I see the last end of her butt.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Since I caught her in the wild I wonder if she is already mated?

 

[Mantis Lady]

Maybe. I should keep her ooths to be sure. Would be nice to get a fertile ooth and babies later.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Yes. We'll see. At least if not I have Galaxy.

 

[River Dane]

They both look female to me. Females typically have shorter and thinner antennae. The end of their abdomen’s are also one large segment, whereas males have several smaller segments leading to the rear.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Yay. I need them to be female, ha ha, not really but I am glad they are.

 

[MantisGirl13]

They are beautiful! The brown Chinese can get purple eyes sometimes. It is so cool! They are definitely amazing creatures of God.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

They are beautiful! The brown Chinese can get purple eyes sometimes. It is so cool! They are definitely amazing creatures of God.

they surely are. Hunter was roaming on my desk yesterday and I thought the same.

 

[Rick]

Both female Chinese mantids. 

There is no need to count segments on adults of this species. They genders are easily told apart at a glance. 

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Yes. I thought at first sight two females but was questioning the species of the green one because her facial lines weren't as distinct. 

I would be curious to see if they are already mated or if I should try to mate them with Galaxy... They seem a bit older than Liza.

I am a bit scared to try because I just lost Yulee and don't want to risk loosing Galaxy too, ha!

Maybe if I give the females a big prey  in a few days to eat and  then and to introduce him while shes eating...?

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Ok.. I found another... Probably not going to keep it but Idk where they are all coming from... 4 between yesterday and today.

I think it is a carolina female. With messed up wings and foot but other than that she's fine...

She and Liza are having a staredown because she climbed up on Liza's cage and utt-ooh Liza tried to attack but there is cage between them.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Yep! Looks like a female Stagmomantis! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

I let her go yesterday. 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ok. She was beautiful!

- MantisGirl13