Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]

Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#223774

By tish -  Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:16 pm
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- Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:16 pm #223774

wOW, That is so beautiful!

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Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#223856

By kcbugs -  Sat Feb 21, 2015 4:00 pm
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- Sat Feb 21, 2015 4:00 pm #223856

I feel so dirty...

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Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#223859

By Dionae -  Sat Feb 21, 2015 5:39 pm
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- Sat Feb 21, 2015 5:39 pm #223859

Wow! Never knew mantids could be so gorgeous.

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Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#251062

By Darkrai283 -  Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:11 pm
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- Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:11 pm #251062

[02.01.14]

New year portrait.

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Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#251063

By Darkrai283 -  Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:11 pm
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- Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:11 pm #251063

[23.12.15]

Another pic of her first ooth which I forgot to include in one of the previous posts. Here are also two pics of the male eating a BBF while still on the female's back.

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Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#251064

By Darkrai283 -  Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:13 pm
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- Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:13 pm #251064

[16.01.15]

She laid her second ooth today... with the male STILL on her back.

He still has not gotten off since he first mounted and connected with her. I have also witnessed him mate a couple of times since the last ooth as laid as well.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vM711kIzCU[/youtube]

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Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#251065

By Darkrai283 -  Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:14 pm
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- Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:14 pm #251065

[21.01.15]

They make a lovely trio... LOL

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Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#251066

By Darkrai283 -  Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:14 pm
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- Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:14 pm #251066

[14.02.15]

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!! It's so ironic that this had to happen on this special day. xD

The male is now a goner... but he lasted for 85 DAYS (almost 3 months) on the female's back without getting off once since he first mated with her. He was a dedicated lad.

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Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#251067

By Darkrai283 -  Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:14 pm
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- Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:14 pm #251067

[28.02.15]

The female flapping her wings.

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Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#251068

By Darkrai283 -  Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:15 pm
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- Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:15 pm #251068

[03.03.15]

Here she is with her freshly laid 3rd ooth.

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Re: Orchid Mantis, HYMENOPUS CORONATUS [pic hvy]#251069

By Darkrai283 -  Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:15 pm
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- Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:15 pm #251069

[20.03.15]

The first ooth hatched after 90 days in incubation at cool temperatures around 19-22C. About a fifth of the ooth didn't hatch but I still got a whopping 98 nymphs! Very happy and surprised considering this was the first ooth... which usually has lower hatch rates than others laid subsequently.