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Now that I think about it, I know where my thoughts about them always looking like they're disappointed in you comes from: the pointy glasses of those sassy aunts or old mothers in cartoons and movies that are never satisfied with the accomplishments of their relatives.
Two, big lined mantis "Luciano." Decided to dry himself out near the bottom of his tank though, and his wings are now bent funky
Shadow of what was: S. lineola molt by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
And the lug now: Sphodromantis lineola by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Also couple days ago, got an ooth from one of the grass mantids. Supposedly they are often parthenogenetic (despite having males in the species), so we'll see in a few weeks if I get a hatch.
And oh so many of these guys...a lot are reaching L6, and will soon outgrow most of the containers I could keep them in... H. membranacea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Been a while since I updated in here; the Giant Asian females are finally maturing, so in a couple weeks I'll choose one to try and mate with (I don't need to mate them all, since I don't need thousands and I can't bring myself to throw unwanted ooths away...and they don't sell quickly enough it seems) H. membranacea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr H. membranacea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
The third generation of Elmantis are growing fast, and I once again have too many nymphs (from the same problem as noted above) Elmantis sp. by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Found a European mantis outside that should soon be large enough for me to determine the sex; now I just need a mate Mantis religiosa by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
2nd generation of grass mantis, parthenogenetically produced as I had no males. Thesprotia graminis by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
This is perhaps the most exciting though: orchid mantis egg case! Hopefully in about a month and a half I'll have a hundred or so baby orchids running around. H. coronatus ooth by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Success continues too; don't have the picture up yet, but the Giant Asian Shield female that I managed to mate (before she chomped the surviving male, ruining my chances for the second female) just laid her first ooth too.
100% untrue; females will only eat the males if they haven't been fed enough to keep them sated. There are exceptions, like particularly aggressive Elmantis females that seem intent on chewing up simply anything that goes in their containers no matter how much they're fed, but then that's not them specifically targeting the males... the orchid male has actually been riding around on the female's back for the past 2 weeks without incident, their natural behavior.
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