my mantis

[bichir-dude]

hey this is my mantis i have gad it since November and it still hasn't molted and how do u sex them

 

[bichir-dude]

well that didnt work well heres a vid

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb275/pewarchuk/?action=view&current=001.flv

 

[Pea-brain]

Around the third pair of walking legs you should be able to see a couple of gonopods (2 uhh...sticks..) or gonopores (2...ahem...holes...)

Based on the lighter color of the specimen it might be a female.....

Dan

 

[bichir-dude]

thanks pea-brain

mine is a male

thanks again

 

[yankeereefer]

that video moves like Cloverfield

I'm gonna go barf now

JK - nice mantis - fast!