Zoe's Official Photo Thread

[ZoeRipper]

I must have missed this comment! I have no idea, Zoe! :lol: Are you sure they are all real nymphs and you didn't count a shed skin also?

You mean all those tiny, wispy things that have the head bent back and a rip in the front AREN'T NYMPHS?!

I feel let down!

 

[ZoeRipper]

I've decided I'm going to have little photoshoots for each individual little mantis.

This is Blaziken, I love his colors!

 

[ZoeRipper]

Now this is little Pipsqueak. He's my tiny boy.

 

[kamakiri]

Glad you got some of the color variety in your S. limbata Thanks for sharing!

 

[ZoeRipper]

Well.. I was in the process of getting all the H membranacea from the net cube to their own cups.

And so happened to witness one of the girls eating the head off a boy.

Guess he pissed her off.

Well, like any obviously concerned person, I did not try to seperate but instead took pictures.

How's that for humane?

(I ended up just letting her eat him.)

 

[Katnapper]

The way of nature... experienced first hand, and on hand! Well, I guess it was a good time to separate them.

 

[kamakiri]

..or 'she was on hand to eat him' :lol: Stuff happens in this hobby.

 

[ZoeRipper]

New pic of Blaziken, he/she molted and still has the wonderful colors.

I'm so glad (s)he kept the colors!

So lovely!

Also, one of the Giant Asians that I have yet to name.

I love how you can see the little mouthparts!

 

[Katnapper]

Blaziken really is cute!

 

[ismart]

Very pretty mantids! I have never reared giant asians yet, but i'm starting to become a fan!

 

[kamakiri]

Blaziken really is cute!

...and looks like a boy.

 

[ZoeRipper]

I had another ooth start to hatch!

Rick's S carolina ooth has hatched out 2 babies so far, they're both superfast and adorable!

Also, ######? Why are the pics all huuuuuge?

 

[ZoeRipper]

Update!

Two more little S carolina babies this morning, happy day!

 

[vera_renczi]

This kind of makes me want new babies. All mine are getting old and feeble. And cranky.

 

[ZoeRipper]

New pics!

Alright, first off.

I have 5 S carolina babies so far.

It's been hatching since 2-18-10.

Here's two "Baby's First Meal" pics.

And now for a tragedy, a mismolted Giant Asian.

My first mismolt, and honestly, one of the more interesting things I've seen.

Also, for kicks, my mom got a new cat. Her husband found her in the country after some people dumped her, decided to keep her. And here's The Showdown between my mom's old, fat, cranky, 9 year old cat and this one. I think they like eachother!

 

[Katnapper]

Sorry about your mismolt, Zoe. Yep, it was a bad one!

But the pics of baby eating are precious!

You'll have to let us know how the two kitties make out living together.

 

[ZoeRipper]

Got some good pics of my one Chinese nymph, Cricket.

And this is Spazz, one of my Giant Asians. She's rather pretty, and huuuuge!

And this is another S carolina nymph, directly after hatching. Their eyes are black for the first day!