Who molted?

MantisGirl13 · May 14, 2020

Hey guys! We all get excited about molts, so let's use this thread to share our recent molts, molts we are anticipating, and celebrate successful molts!

I'll start. I've had several successful adult sheds with my Giant Asian mantids lately and I've got two adult pairs now!

My subadult male violin has inflated wingbuds, so it shouldn't be long now!

- MantisGirl13

MrGhostMantis · May 15, 2020

My L7 Chinese mantis has inflated wing buds so any day...

hysteresis · May 15, 2020

Oooh. The Molt Repolt of old.

Last seven days, twelve molts: Two basalis females and one orchid female got their wings.

That aside, various others leveled up: P. kuhlii, H. venosa, H. majuscula, D. lobata, P. spurca, and P. chlorophaea.

Timestamp

Mantis

Event

5/14/2020 7:13:48

HM08

MOLT

5/14/2020 1:59:24

PK01

MOLT

5/13/2020 19:39:22

HV06

MOLT

5/13/2020 16:18:06

RB10

MOLT

5/13/2020 3:30:38

HM07

MOLT

5/11/2020 23:15:55

DL12

MOLT

5/11/2020 15:18:49

PS08

MOLT

5/10/2020 5:13:16

HM01

MOLT

5/9/2020 2:52:03

HV09

MOLT

5/9/2020 1:00:00

HC25

MOLT

5/8/2020 1:08:43

PC10

MOLT

5/7/2020 14:14:36

RB15

MOLT

Owldoggo · May 19, 2020

I just witnessed one of my H. Majuscula nymphs Moriarty shed to L4! His last shed was the 7th of May, I think?
it was fascinating to watch, and really intriguing to see his color change so much. He doesn’t have the little stripe down his back anymore and the tips of his arms are starting to develop into a beautiful, bright red! It’s also really cool because now I know for sure I named him correctly, as I’m pretty sure he’s a dude.
he looks like he outgrew the melanogaster colony I had, though— I need to get him something that better fits those HUGE raptorial legs.

This also means that Sherlock will probably shed tomorrow or the day after that— he’s already showing a lack of appetite and stuff. Just misted his enclosure and turned off his light for the night.

Ahh, they’re getting so big so quickly, I love it!!! I remember when both of them used to be able to sit on my thumbnail, they grow so fast : D

Mantis Lady · May 20, 2020

I am waiting for molts of my 3 subadult females. but will take a while. they have no swollen wing buds yet. But the girls are sneaky. They prefer to molt at night