can someone ID mantis....

[yukyuklee]

Hey sorry about the pics but this is the best i can do for now...
can someone ID my baby mantis about 1.5inches
the whole body is maroon with some yellow spots and white antennas

 

[Gonodactylus]

I just can't see enough of it. Try to get a full body shot. I can think of a few species with white antennules, but the rest of the color does not fit. Do you know where it came from?

Roy

 

[yukyuklee]

ok I'm going to try to get a full body shot.
I have to take the Live rocks out and flush him out of his hole
I have noidea where he came from all I know is it came out of someone's tank. I should've asked but I forgot

 

[yukyuklee]

ok i got a some pics

 

[Crawling68]

Wow, looks like a baby O.S.

 

[majestic sea life]

thats what i was thinking lol.

 

[yukyuklee]

O.S. has white Antenna's

 

[30mini]

No, they don't! I don't think it's an O. S. It looks more pink, and the telson doesnt look the same

 

[yukyuklee]

Where's Roy when you need him? lol
his whole body is maroon

 

[iCam]

It's a pretty little thing!

..or handsome.

 

[Gonodactylus]

I can't be certain without seeing the meral spots or dorsal telson, but if I had to guess, I would say it is a juvenile Gonodactylaceus ternatensis male. If so the meral spots should be orange.

Roy