Praying Mantis Thread

[DogAndCat36]

Finally the inspiration to finish.this, thank you mantid maniacs!View attachment 2691906

That is so beautiful!

 

[Chickassan]

Yours are the beauties.

That is so beautiful!

 

[Chickeria]

Great news everyone!
Your probably wondering hmm, will the picture now stop being blurry, well the answer is no. Until they get even bigger or I get a phone that costs more than $30!
Yes, they molted just last night! They are now L4 and are growing up too quickly!

Galo
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I noticed that Galo has been getting very green and Anina is brown with a bit of green, Aina is also a bit bigger. They could be the opposite sex, it would be amazing to see the colors as they develop and possibly see gender differences. Also, don't worry, I wouldn't breed them because I am not responsible enough to raise over 100 mantids and they are prone to inbreeding.
One more thing, I might try to make random mantis facts from time to time.

Wow they are growing so fast!
Thank you for the pictures and the update and for writing those special informations - that's a cool idea! I didn't know about the pseudopupills!

 

[Chickeria]

Finally the inspiration to finish.this, thank you mantid maniacs!View attachment 2691906

That's lovely! So vivid

 

[CaroleW]

I had a couple of mantis (one small brown and one large green) in the greenhouse last year. Found an egg case on a tomato plant and then another on the greenhouse wooden structure. I have seen a tiny one this year among the strawberry plants that overwintered in greenhouse. I always love to spot the mantis among the foliage - sometimes very hard to do no matter big, small, green or brown.

 

[Chickassan]

Last year I saw the first male I've ever seen, poor guys look so thin in comparison to the females lol.
My favorite was Belinda a huge brown female that hung out on the mailbox.
She'd box with me everyday unless she was eating.

 

[Chickeria]

Hi DogAndCat36, is there any news from Galo and Aina?

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

That is so beautiful!

Come back for updates!

 

[Tortoise]

Pictures please of their progress.

 

[DogAndCat36]

Sorry everyone, I am back.
I will post updates asap.