Some new stuff

MacCleod

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Today I bought a few new insects :)

A mantis. It's probably a male, but I don't know yet what species it is :?


On the pictures he's eating a small cricket. The other cricket (which was almost dead) was eaten too.
 

MacCleod

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The other crawlers...an adult white spotted assassin bug with a nimph (which I already had a few of)

Some more adults. I bought 4 of this species.


Another species...red spotted assassin bug. I also bought 4 of this species :)


This one was very thirsty, and was taking water out of the coco humus :)


And...after a few minutes I found the first egg of this species =D
 

Steven

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very very nice pictures dude =D (goe bezig!)

my guess is a Sphodromantis species on that first picture,....
a Lineola or Viridis,.... but not sure!!!

can anybody ID that one,... it's a bit small for an ID but what do the other mantiskeepers think this little guy specie is?


have fun with your new pets


greetz out of the tropical region of Belgium :p
 

Valael

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Just out of curiousity, are those things aggressive? Would they bite/sting/whateveritisitheydo if you tried to handle them?
 

fatbloke

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Valael the ones i got will try to sting with their snout which will cause and infection also they are capable of squirt noxious fluid from their rear end but ive not seen this yet


fatbloke
 

Jesse607

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The mantis looks like a Tenedora sp. or maybe a Heirodula sp. Sphodromantis nymphs usually if not always hold their abdomens over their heads and/or pointing forward, and/or raised above the rest of the body.
 

Steven

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if my information is correct, it's def. an African species.
Tenedora sp are of chinese origin and also common in the U.S.
Hierodula sp. are asian,.... but hey,.... i don't know if those species can't be found in Africa.


greetz:D
 

MacCleod

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Originally posted by jezzy607
The mantis looks like a Tenedora sp. or maybe a Heirodula sp. Sphodromantis nymphs usually if not always hold their abdomens over their heads and/or pointing forward, and/or raised above the rest of the body.
I think it is a Sphodromantis, cause when he hangs upside down, or walks around, the abdomen (that's the end of the body, right :confused: ) is raised above the rest of the body.
 
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