Received some Boxer Mantis L1 nymphs from Wlodek today, smallest thing i have ever seen at L1, definately less than 5 mm.
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OGIGA
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Nice pictures. I wish my camera can do that.
Ian
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Wow, nice Yen...the Otomantis species are wonderful.
Did they all survive the journey okay?
Did they all survive the journey okay?
Yes, they survived the journey, all 10 of them, although weather was cold yesterday. Thanks to the nice packing, and next day delivery helps. HOwever, They definately need small fruit flies to survive at L1. They are only the size of full grown D. Hydei.
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Wow, those are really cool looking mantids. I am glad to hear they all made it there alive. Can't wait to see pictures of them when they get older.
One of the Boxer mantis molted into L2 today, but it is still smaller than a ghost mantis hatchling!
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Those are cool looking mantids. They do look terribly small compared to others.
Just an update on this species. Finally they have grown up to the size which i can see it with my naked eye :lol: My surviving boxer mantis nymphs are doing great and hopefully i can breed this sepcies.
OGIGA
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They seem to like to roll up make themselves really small as if they aren't already small enough. 
They are already L5 but still size of a pea :shock: would be surprised if they ever reach an inch when adult.
Ian
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Great photos there Yen. I never really realise the size of these when looking at picutres, but they really are small!
Thanks! appeared to have 5 spikes from the abdomen, so this is a female I guess.
Yes Ian they are really small, i should take a pic of this species next to a ruler or my finger tip. Blue bottle fly can easily knock them out but that's probably not bad considering they are just the size of D. Hydei when I received them at L1.
robo mantis
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Wait if they are so small how do you feed them without overfeeding?
That's not a problem Robo, they will just ignore food if they have enough. I fed them D. Melanogaster at L1, and some will drop it halfway indicating they are full I guess.
robo mantis
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Well i have had wide arms die that way. :?
The face reminds me of Gremilins!
