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Penh the Mantis!
This is my Penh. :D Finally, some proper photos of her!
She hasn’t molted yet, nor does she show any signs of doing so any time soon. So she’s still only about an inch in length. She eats and eats, and is quite the firecracker in terms of energy! I love her so much, she’s so CUTE (I just want to shove her in my mouth, that’s how cute she is. I’ll eat her up)!!
Is any one here savvy about IDing mantis species?
I have very strong suspicions that she’s an hierodula membranacea (giant asian). She’s a stalker and a stone cold killer, typical of the species. I have no idea what instar she’s at, either—but as I said, she’s about an inch in length if you were to flatten her out... (here's a photo of another girl, the same species, who was on the same tree and was at least one moult ahead of my girl. And here’s a size comparison between the big girl pictured in the previous link, and another nymph at the same instar as my girl.)
For the record, she’s wild caught, right here on Phuket Island, Thailand (where I currently live).
I hope you like the photos :D <33!!
She hasn’t molted yet, nor does she show any signs of doing so any time soon. So she’s still only about an inch in length. She eats and eats, and is quite the firecracker in terms of energy! I love her so much, she’s so CUTE (I just want to shove her in my mouth, that’s how cute she is. I’ll eat her up)!!
Is any one here savvy about IDing mantis species?
I have very strong suspicions that she’s an hierodula membranacea (giant asian). She’s a stalker and a stone cold killer, typical of the species. I have no idea what instar she’s at, either—but as I said, she’s about an inch in length if you were to flatten her out... (here's a photo of another girl, the same species, who was on the same tree and was at least one moult ahead of my girl. And here’s a size comparison between the big girl pictured in the previous link, and another nymph at the same instar as my girl.)
For the record, she’s wild caught, right here on Phuket Island, Thailand (where I currently live).
I hope you like the photos :D <33!!
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nice! i caught a Mantis off of my front door in like November here in NC, before it got cold and figured we'd keep her overnight and release her so my kids could observe her for a day and the next morning she was laying eggs on one of the sticks in her little environment we made. she was released and we ended up giving the eggs to my son's preschool for them to release in the garden area when they hatch this spring :D love Mantis <3
also check out the artist 
whitemantis she does all things bugs and has an awesome mantis character. I think you'd like her stuff if you aren't already watching her :)
whitemantis she does all things bugs and has an awesome mantis character. I think you'd like her stuff if you aren't already watching her :)
What a little cutie ^_^ Im no expert on identifying species, but I think you are probably right.
I used to have a little male, Hierodula grandis :3
http://ultravioletnet.com/Zimwings.jpg
I used to have a little male, Hierodula grandis :3
http://ultravioletnet.com/Zimwings.jpg
oh my goooshhh, what a cutie!! He's quite a bit larger than my little girl though! Do you know how many times he had molted since hatching in that photo? Though I imagine an h. grandis must get quite a bit larger than the membranacea! (are they native to Austrailia?)
I have a feeling my girl is quite young--but someone tells me that they can see her wing buds too visibly, and that it's a sign she only has two molts left to go. If that's the case, she's certainly faaar too small to be an h. membranacea and probably won't get much larger than two inches. But she looks so identical to the photos of the nymphs I've seen, and they're so common to the island I live on. I'm confused haha! I guess I'll know for sure when she reaches adulthood, though! hehehe
I have a feeling my girl is quite young--but someone tells me that they can see her wing buds too visibly, and that it's a sign she only has two molts left to go. If that's the case, she's certainly faaar too small to be an h. membranacea and probably won't get much larger than two inches. But she looks so identical to the photos of the nymphs I've seen, and they're so common to the island I live on. I'm confused haha! I guess I'll know for sure when she reaches adulthood, though! hehehe
oh no, this little lass is quite young, I think--and very non aggressive towards hands. Most of the mantids I've come across this past month (and I've come across SO MANY @ U@) have been really charming, gracious guests. So I suppose it depends on the species, I am not sure! I've only come across nymphs, and one subadult so far, no adult. So maybe, if they're not familiar with hands, they might grow more aggressive as adults? But I actually kind of doubt it :]
It really depends on how you handle them! But they're generally pretty fearless, well mannered critters in my experience!
It really depends on how you handle them! But they're generally pretty fearless, well mannered critters in my experience!
Caterpillars and moths have and always will be my favorite bugs, but mantis come pretty darn close!! I always liked that they seem more 'interactive' than most bugs, like you can actually SEE them turning their head around to look at things, whereas most bugs have little to no head movement at all. And generally aren't brave enough for you to just grab 'em up and they don't care, like mantis. XD
Also man that thing's gonna get biiiig! When I lived in california ( west side of united states ) we had quite a few mantis around there but they were all pretty small. The bigger ones were maaaaybe two inches long? But still fun. :D
Also man that thing's gonna get biiiig! When I lived in california ( west side of united states ) we had quite a few mantis around there but they were all pretty small. The bigger ones were maaaaybe two inches long? But still fun. :D
AHHH mantid!
I think you might be right about the species. It can be hard to tell when theyre still nymphs like that, at least for amateur mantid appreciatiors like myself haha!
If you would like to encourage molting make sure there is enough room vertically in the mantis enclosure (about 3x the length of the mantis) because they molt upside down. If a clear space for molting isnt available, the may refrain from molting, or have a bad molt and you could lose your mantis. Also be sure to mist the cage nightly, it not only helps with molting, but its how mantids get their water!
Also if you want to give her a treat, mantids really like honey, if you get a tiny bit on a toothpick and offer it its likely shell take it with gusto!
I think you might be right about the species. It can be hard to tell when theyre still nymphs like that, at least for amateur mantid appreciatiors like myself haha!
If you would like to encourage molting make sure there is enough room vertically in the mantis enclosure (about 3x the length of the mantis) because they molt upside down. If a clear space for molting isnt available, the may refrain from molting, or have a bad molt and you could lose your mantis. Also be sure to mist the cage nightly, it not only helps with molting, but its how mantids get their water!
Also if you want to give her a treat, mantids really like honey, if you get a tiny bit on a toothpick and offer it its likely shell take it with gusto!
haha I have a lot of anxiety about her molting, and have been reading up on it since I got her. I've been molt-prepping her cage (which is really quite a large aquarium for such a small mantis) for the event. I really hope she has a successful molt! I want her to grow, but I know it's going to make me fret and fret and fret when she finally does go into molting.
I never knew about the honey though!! I love honey, too, so maybe I can share some with her, some time :D that's so cool!!
I never knew about the honey though!! I love honey, too, so maybe I can share some with her, some time :D that's so cool!!
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