Why does a cooler temperature make a ghost mantis dark?

[Mr. Hyde]

Her experimental results are void for what reason? What was the original hypothesis and if you don't know, how do you know what was proved or not? Consider calling in Dr. Jekyll.

This is like her 3rd thread on this topic. she wants to find the deciding factor for what causes the color change in the ghosts. environment vs. genetics. her hypothesis that it is environment is void because she simply had results, but did not have a control, nor did she test all of the variables. this test should take well more than one generation of 3 mantids. I am saying however that I think it is a great test to perform. She just only has data now, no actual results. (as others had mentioned before me)

 

[fleurdejoo]

Yeah. But luckily, the judges probably don't know anything about these species.

Spoken like a true scientist!!!

Also, are you saying that the ones with more humidity are becoming darker?

If so I guess I would like to ask a scientist about water particles being on the mantis itself?

If there are then I would think that alone would actually give it a darker appearance. I know a lot of times if something is wet it appears darker.

 

[Orin]

This is like her 3rd thread on this topic. she wants to find the deciding factor for what causes the color change in the ghosts. environment vs. genetics. her hypothesis that it is environment is void because she simply had results, but did not have a control, nor did she test all of the variables. this test should take well more than one generation of 3 mantids. I am saying however that I think it is a great test to perform. She just only has data now, no actual results. (as others had mentioned before me)

She claimed to have a control. You're saying she only tested one mantis for one variable? If you're familiar with the specifics of the experiment you could post the details or a link.

 

[Mr. Hyde]

She has 3 mantids in 3 different environments to prove that environment is what controls color. But she is trying to prove it against genetics. She has no control because the only way she brings genetics into the equation is by having the 3 mantids from the same parents.... that is her idea of a control and it is not valid... i don't understand what part is confusing you. Just because they are from the same parents does not mean they have the same genetic composition. I am not trying to be a d**k, I am just saying that while she has good results, she does not have anything definitive.. But she is presenting it as if it HAS been proven..

 

[patrickfraser]

Just wish her luck and be done with it. That's what I did. Not worth the frustration. :lol:

 

[fleurdejoo]

Good luck!

 

[Orin]

... i don't understand what part is confusing you.

How you know the specifics of the experiment. If she only used one mantis instead of three or five or ten per variable the results wouldn't mean much.

 

[Mr. Hyde]

How you know the specifics of the experiment....

This is like her 3rd thread on this topic......

I never said to use one mantis per variable... in fact, I suggested just the opposite... the more mantids the better.... I apologize if I was unclear. I am still in full support of the experiment.

 

[justrokkit]

I don't have a whole bunch of experience, but when I got my ghost, I put her in a deli cup with some moist foam on the bottom, then put that cup in a large tupperware-style box with some ventilation that had double-layered paper towel on the bottom, also kept moist. This setup was placed by a heater. Within a week or so, she had turned a hazy green-brown, but by her next molt, she was fully green.

 

[JoeCapricorn]

I have five Ghost mantises... they are so adorable, but I keep them all in their own container, each container gets a misting the same time as the others, each mantis is fed the same way unless they are approaching a molt (then I switch to smaller prey). Each one has a slightly different shade compared to the others and I can only make an educated guess that they are all from the same parents. I have two males and three females.

 

[aychen222]

There is actually extensive discussion of this on http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk

One of the factors not discussed in this thread is light intensity. From what I read on that site, low light intensity, high heat, and high humidity result in green ghosts because those conditions imitate an environment with lots of foliage and, therefore, more green colors to blend in with. The discussions on ukmantisforums are much more articulate than I can be on this subject, so it is definitely worth a read.

 

[Gill]

This link http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/content.php?r=139-Forum-Digest-September-2012-to-December-2012-Compiled-by-Gillian-Higgins

has a summary of one of the colour discussions.