Assassins Laid Eggs :D

[Peter_Parker]

I noticed one of the red-spot's sticking it's abdomen in the soil When I first got it about 2.5 weeks ago, but didn't think much of it. Then I noticed there were little round things in there, and I recovered 16 eggs! Does anyone know the hatchout rate/ incubation time? I'll post some pics if I can get high enough resolution

 

[Peter_Parker]

lol, that was fast

Here's the best pic I could take:

 

[Brian S]

So thats what they look like

Thanks for posting that. Been wanting to know what to look for

 

[Gigas]

They look like stick eggs, all the best with them

 

[Ecilious]

I started out incubating eggs from my white-spots and I had a 100% hatch rate, I just kept them warm and damp on vermiculite and I think it took about six to eight weeks, can't remember exactly.

Since then though I've started just leaving the eggs in their tank. Soon after I got them they covered their water dish (a coffee jar lid with gravel in it) with vermiculite which I keep damp and they lay their eggs in there. I rarely see the babies but if I want to I can take about their bark-pile and see them. I also see them on occasion joining in the eating with their larger siblings and parents.

 

[Peter_Parker]

I started out incubating eggs from my white-spots and I had a 100% hatch rate, I just kept them warm and damp on vermiculite and I think it took about six to eight weeks, can't remember exactly.

Ok its good that they have such a short time in the egg, as apposed to phasmids. I was going to leave them in with the parents but I wanted to count and see how many they laid. Is there any way to tell the genders of the adults?

 

[Brian S]

Were the eggs actually under the substrate or on top of it?

 

[RVS]

Ok its good that they have such a short time in the egg, as apposed to phasmids. I was going to leave them in with the parents but I wanted to count and see how many they laid. Is there any way to tell the genders of the adults?

I believe you can count the abdominal segments, sexing assassins is kind of difficult though. Also, most of them are female hence the parthogenetic reproduction.

 

[arachnocat]

Thanks for the pic. I too had been wondering what assassin eggs looked like!

 

[Platymeris]

Were the eggs actually under the substrate or on top of it?

The eggs are on or 2-4mm under the substrate.
Sometimes i saw like a female made a little bit substrate with her legs on the eggs but not a lot of.

 

[Peter_Parker]

Were the eggs actually under the substrate or on top of it?

Some were on top, some were a little bit under. After I removed these she laid 4 more! I think I'm going to leave those in there though.

 

[ilovebugs]

thats cool. thanks for posting the pic.

they look kinda like little acorns.

i need to catch some assasins, I've been seeing them around my house.