I feel like some sort of mantis doctor mengele... had 5 ghosts hatch from a ooth, and only 1 survived. Hasn't even hit L2 yet. Had probably 40 or so C Elongata hatch, about 30 alive so far. They haven't hit L2 yet either.
So what's an average percentage of survivors through the Instars? Obviously the older they are the better their chances are, and it is going to vary by mantis species, but I'm just curious. The ghosts seemed to be a LOT more fragile than the Elongatas, but their ooth was really small. We'll see how my 'homemade' ghost ooth does as it is pretty big and won't be subject to shipping/handling as much as the others.
I know obviously nobody has exact numbers, but what survival percentages would you guys see as a 'average'?
Pete
So what's an average percentage of survivors through the Instars? Obviously the older they are the better their chances are, and it is going to vary by mantis species, but I'm just curious. The ghosts seemed to be a LOT more fragile than the Elongatas, but their ooth was really small. We'll see how my 'homemade' ghost ooth does as it is pretty big and won't be subject to shipping/handling as much as the others.
I know obviously nobody has exact numbers, but what survival percentages would you guys see as a 'average'?
Pete