Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii L3 - video

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii, L3
With the tail held up, the BL is about a cm.

[video=youtube;Em_rLcQpOCw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em_rLcQpOCw[/video]

Very cool! What's care like on these guys?

Well, that does it. I'm changing my computer background.
...The Idolomantis diabolica was getting a bit old anyway.

Absolutely love this species.... They're always moving, but they're so tiny that sometimes it's difficult to see what they're doing. But thanks to this incredible video, now I know. Keep these pictures and videos coming! If I had the money, I'd totally send you mantises each time I got a new species just so you could take pictures and video. Amazing work....

pannaking22 said:

Very cool! What's care like on these guys?

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Thanks pannaking! All of the mantids I've kept so far have been super easy, only problem I'm had is losing two to cannibalism, which was really my own fault ... I should have separated them even as nymphs.

Micrathena said:

Well, that does it. I'm changing my computer background.
...The Idolomantis diabolica was getting a bit old anyway.

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LOL!

McGuiverstein said:

Absolutely love this species.... They're always moving, but they're so tiny that sometimes it's difficult to see what they're doing. But thanks to this incredible video, now I know. Keep these pictures and videos coming! If I had the money, I'd totally send you mantises each time I got a new species just so you could take pictures and video. Amazing work....

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I wouldn't object to that!

This is such a spectacular species but you're totally right, I can only really experience them with macro.



In comparison to the 1 cm L3 wahlbergii, here's one of my L5 Idolomantis diabolicas.

Idolomantis diabolica, L5

She's gigantic!! I believe mine is L3 moment. I hope you don't mind me bringing down the otherwise sterling quality of this thread a little with a picture of my own little guy haha. Pretty sure it's female. Fingers crossed!

McGuiverstein said:

She's gigantic!! I believe mine is L3 moment. I hope you don't mind me bringing down the otherwise sterling quality of this thread a little with a picture of my own little guy haha. Pretty sure it's female. Fingers crossed!

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Of course I don't mind! Idolos do grow extremely quickly, seems like I just got the little nymphs.

I'm not sure of the sex of my two, I sent some pics to Rebecca ... she wasn't sure but thought that at least one was male. She needs good ventral shots of the abdomens to be sure, but I haven't gotten around to sending those to her. She only kept five for herself, only one was male and it died in a bad molt. If mine are both male (as far as I can tell they look identical) I'll ask her if she wants to trade one of my males for one of her females. I'd love to have a go at breeding these, and more importantly she certainly needs to breed the next generation of these in order to have more to offer on her site.

I believe mine will be mature at the next molt, can't wait to see those wonderful colors which adults have!

Awwwwww. That is cuter than a puppy stuffed in a kitten.