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[Jacob D]

I've been wanting a mantis for awhile now and today I found one I couldn't resist. I usually don't buy w/o doing my homework but I couldn't pass on this little 2" mantis for $20.

Sorry about the bad pics, I did my best to capture the tail here for ID:
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This one is the smasher appendage. Are those gonapods below the smasher?
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As you can see he is a cream colored and silverish-green body with pink appendages. He's 2" long and super cool! (so far) I built him a castle in our refugium and he went right into it, found a snall snail carried it around for awhile then found the 'perfect spot' to leverage it in the rock and start smashing it. I named him Ali (float like a butterfly, sting like a bee).

 

[Jacob D]

I think Gonodactylus chiragra?

 

[goblinsharkman]

ooooo...spiffy, looks lik G. chiragra to me too!

 

[pisces77]

chiragra female?

 

[Jacob D]

I think so. In fact, from the pics I have seen researching I'm sure on the species, the sex is probably female it's too small and quick for me to get a good look at the underside now. Looks like I need to come up with a new name for 'her'