Unusual Mantis color. needs I.D. please.

[light7]

I just recieved this wonderful mantis from My favorite LFS.I have no clue what species of mantis it is but apparently it came in on the LR from the gulf of mexico(we think since it was found wondering around the LR holding tank and thats where the stuffs been coming from lately)It is sorta pink sorta orange.I cant put a name to the color ,its so unusual.It is only 1.5 inches long and is quite active.It seems slightly more agressive than my wennerae mantis but might be the same type of mantis.I am very pleased to have it.

Here is some pics of it.The first pic is a true representation of color. no touch ups.The second pic was dark so I lightened it up and adjusted the contrast, but thats it.Enjoy.

 

[light7]

Pic 2

 

[ReneX]

No idea on ID, but that's a beautiful mantis! Looks like a vicious aquatic flamingo

 

[brekurboy1]

Can you take a pic of the telson? The Telson is the very last part of the tail with ridges on it. So if you could take a pic straight on from behind and aboe the mantis that would help with the ID.

 

[light7]

ok I'll try to get a pic up soon.you know how shy they can be.stay tuned.

 

[goblinsharkman]

Ya, its most likly N. wennerae, mines red too, hes cool.

 

[jeepjon]

I thought most Wennerae were green? he's definitely cool looking

 

[brekurboy1]

The problem with identifying N. Wennerae is that there are alot of colormorphs. Red is slightly less common than green, brown or blue. The coloration has to do with background color and exposure to light.

And its telson is similar to other mantis telsons. But 9 times out of ten if you have a small mantis it's a N Wennerae

 

[snookems]

That's a very beautiful Mantis Shrimp, that's for sure. I've never seen a pinkish orange one before.

 

[mantisshrimp]

I have had 2 pink ones,then one turned purple.

 

[Chelsey]

It's so pretty!

 

[Matt Salazar]

Mine was red when I got her and turned green over the next molt.

 

[light7]

yes.I have a green one too that was yellow when i got it.How big do wennerae get?

 

[Hwarang]

wennerae stay small, 2.5-3" at most