Graceface's Mantis family

Graceface · Oct 12, 2018

I thought I'd start a photo album of my ever growing mantis family. Currently, we are raising Ghosts and Orchids, so that is what you will see for now. I haven't named the Ghosts yet, because I wanted to be sure of their sex. I think I've got them all figured out now, I just need to actually name them!

This is G-1, who i believe is a male (Potentially named Arthur)

Graceface · Oct 12, 2018

This is G-2, who I believe is female (potentially named Bellatrix). Her on my hand is pre molt, the one of her on the tulle is post molt yesterday

Mantis Lady · Oct 12, 2018

Beautiful ghosts you have.

MantisGirl13 · Oct 12, 2018

Your ghosts are beautiful! You can go ahead and name them, as you are 100% correct on their genders. Good job!

- MantisGirl13

Mantis Lady · Oct 12, 2018

Too bad I don't have a green one. I like the color of Bellatrix

Graceface · Oct 12, 2018

Little Mantis said:
Too bad I don't have a green one. I like the color of Bellatrix

She is my favorite! I love the green coloration, too. I saw a Moonlight Mantids video where he said green Ghosts are always female, but idk how true that is. I'd love to have more green color variants either way! Maybe some of my freshly hatched nymphs will be green. A girl can hope, right?

Mantis Lady · Oct 12, 2018

Oh they can still change color? would be cool if mine turn 1 brown and 1 green

Graceface said:
A girl can hope, right?

sure

Graceface · Oct 12, 2018

Little Mantis said:
Oh they can still change color? would be cool if mine turn 1 brown and 1 green

I don't know at what instar their color shows, maybe someone else can clarify for us.

I have L2 nymphs that hatched from an ooth and I'm hoping some will be green ?. I haven't been able to decipher if any are green yet, as they are so tiny and there are so many its hard to tell. I have around 40 housed communally right now. Today, I separated them into 2 32oz enclosures and I'm only counting 36 ? I didn't expect them all to live from the hatch, but I'm kinda bummed to see I lost a few

Graceface · Oct 12, 2018

This is Ingrid. She is about ready to molt and is already getting so big! She is way bigger than her sisters

Mantis Lady · Oct 12, 2018

Aww, I can't see your pic of Ingrid

Graceface · Oct 12, 2018

trying to fix it now, lol

Graceface · Oct 12, 2018

This is Jane. She just molted last night and was so thirsty today! She enjoyed a nice drink from my finger

Mantis Lady · Oct 12, 2018

They both are cute

and beautiful

MantisGirl13 · Oct 12, 2018

Ingrid and Jane are beautiful mantids!

@Little Mantis You will not know the true colors of your ghost until about L4-L5. You may have a green one after all!

@Graceface I am sure that with that many nymphs you will have several green ones!

I have seen pics of green male ghosts, but my three adults now, both girls are green, and the male is brown.

- MantisGirl13

Mantis Lady · Oct 13, 2018

MantisGirl13 said:
You will not know the true colors of your ghost until about L4-L5. You may have a green one after all!

Then i have to be patient then and wait 2 molts

but i hope on 1 green one.

MantisGirl13 · Oct 13, 2018

? yeah, the greens sure are pretty!

- MantisGirl13

Jaywo · Oct 13, 2018

So cute. I love seeing the orchids molt. They vary so drastically after each one.

hysteresis · Oct 13, 2018

Walking flowers. Literally.

Be still, my beating heart.

Graceface · Oct 13, 2018

Jaywo said:
So cute. I love seeing the orchids molt. They vary so drastically after each one.

The females grow so much in each molt, I'm always shocked to see how big they've gotten! Ingrid is going to be a big lady when she molts this time ?

hysteresis said:
Walking flowers. Literally.

Be still, my beating heart.

The Orchids get me every time. They are just *so* pretty, they are the Audrey Hepburn of the mantis world, as my husband says! I'm smitten, for sure ?

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