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[06.06.14]

Some pics

IMG_7788 by Darkrai283, on Flickr
IMG_7803 by Darkrai283, on Flickr
IMG_7844jpeg by Darkrai283, on Flickr
IMG_7847jpeg by Darkrai283, on Flickr
IMG_7816jpeg by Darkrai283, on Flickr

Male
IMG_7855jpeg by Darkrai283, on Flickr
IMG_7859jpeg by Darkrai283, on Flickr

Ovum
IMG_7880jpeg by Darkrai283, on Flickr

[04.07.14]

The 3 females are laying around 200-250 ova a week inbetween them and here's a pic of one of them with a subadult Sphodromantis viridis.

Untitled by Darkrai283, on Flickr

[09.08.14]

Here's an Eurycantha calcarata nymph that's hiding on the underside of one of the females. LOLOL

Untitled by Darkrai283, on Flickr

[17.09.14]

The largest female passed away.

Untitled by Darkrai283, on Flickr
Untitled by Darkrai283, on Flickr

[20.12.14]

So... 3 months since the last pics and the 3 laid me over 2,000 ova which I have sold almost half of.

Anyway, they have started hatching and the oldest is now 4th instar. She lost a leg though in her previous moult and isn't looking that pretty so here are two pics. One of a 1st instar and the other of a 2nd instar.

1st instar
IMG_1672 by Darkrai283, on Flickr

2nd instar
IMG_1659 by Darkrai283, on Flickr

Interesting stuff you have here!!


I actually found one of these in my exploring days but it camo itself so well I could not make out what was it, I've only managed to photograph the face and still didnt know what it was until much later.

What do you think?

tish wrote:Interesting stuff you have here!!


I actually found one of these in my exploring days but it camo itself so well I could not make out what was it, I've only managed to photograph the face and still didnt know what it was until much later.

What do you think?

The structure of the head and the one hind leg I can see suggests that it's a Gryllidae (family consisting of crickets). Don't take my word for it though lol. I'm not really good at identifying anything other than Mantids, Phasmids, or beetles. hehe :p

Thanks for trying, I forgot to mention this was on a tree branch. It's been a long time ago and I left it at being either a cricket or a stick insect lol.