new mantis id

[lil'salty]

it is small and red it came as a hitch hiker from tampabay saltwater rock
i will try and get a pic later

 

[Gonodactylus]

Almost all red gonodactylids from Tampa Bay are Neogonodactylus wennerae. On rare occasions, they ship a N. curacaoensis or N. torus that can be reddish.

 

[lil'salty]

it is a very bright red, as it is only 1" long it is hard to get a pic but it is a smasher.
i also got a larger like 2 1/2" or 3" one that is green with red highlights
how big should these get?

 

[Gonodactylus]

N. wennerae reaches a maximum size of around 7 cm. N torus is about 3.5 cm. Does the small one have a bit of a white stripe running across the telson?

Roy

 

[lil'salty]

not that i have noticed but i just got them yesterday
i will say that its smashers are a turquiose green color

 

[crafty_50mitchell]

Dr.Roy,
Is the white stripe down the telson indicative of a g.chiragra? I hope so because I just noticed one on mine which Ive been wondering about.
Brian

 

[Gonodactylus]

No, the stripe across the anterior part of the telson extending from uropod to uropod is more often seen in species in the genus Gonodactylellus and in some Neogonodactylus. Most species that display it are small - under 5 cm.

Roy