Calopteryx
Arachnopeon
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- Jan 1, 2017
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Hi everyone,
today I received my 10 assassin bugs (Psytalla horrida). They look pretty impressive on pictures and videos, but seeing them in person they really are stunning and I'm so excited right now.
They came in all different sizes, from 5mm nymphs to subadults. One of the subs must've moulted during shipping, as I found an emty moult and an adult assassin in the box. As soon as I put all the bugs in their tank another sub promptly started moulting as well. Fortunately I had a nice view of the process and was able to take some photos. Their colours after moulting are really spectacular, a shame they don't remain that way.
I'll try to feed them some roaches tomorrow, should be interesting to watch them hunt!
Edit: Those photos came out way bigger than I thought they would.
today I received my 10 assassin bugs (Psytalla horrida). They look pretty impressive on pictures and videos, but seeing them in person they really are stunning and I'm so excited right now.
They came in all different sizes, from 5mm nymphs to subadults. One of the subs must've moulted during shipping, as I found an emty moult and an adult assassin in the box. As soon as I put all the bugs in their tank another sub promptly started moulting as well. Fortunately I had a nice view of the process and was able to take some photos. Their colours after moulting are really spectacular, a shame they don't remain that way.
I'll try to feed them some roaches tomorrow, should be interesting to watch them hunt!
Edit: Those photos came out way bigger than I thought they would.