2 NEW mantis today PICS included help ID??

[ace1204]

so the first im pretty positive is Odontodactylus havanensis the second one im not sure i was thinking maybe Tiny Pseudosquilla ciliata?? He is only about a inch long and not even as big around as an earthworm lol

 

[TrappedMetal]

is the second one a smasher or a spearer? i cant tell from the photos.
i think it could be a n. wennerae - it dosnt look to be "carrying" itself like a spearer.

 

[Wildinside]

that little guy is awesome haha

 

[Gonodactylus]

The first one is O. havanensis. The second is a N. wennerae that has lost both raptorial appendages.

Roy

 

[ace1204]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13012516#post13012516 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gonodactylus
The first one is O. havanensis. The second is a N. wennerae that has lost both raptorial appendages.

Roy

What should i feed the Wennerae who has lost both appendages, since he is soo tiny and has no appendages?

 

[Gonodactylus]

The other maxillipeds and mandibles are quite functional and can rip up soft food. I would use frozen mysids, adult brine shirmp, small bits of frozen shrmp, etc. At this size, if it gets enough to eat, it should molt three times and regenerate the rapts in 4 months or so.


Roy