Finally Idolomantis diabolica

[Debbie]

They were supposed to arrive on Wednesday, but due to some unknown problems they arrived today.... We were afraid they would all be dead, but 10 out of 12 made it alive.

We have 1.1 L4 and 10 unsexed L3.

L4 male:

L4 female:

We will make more pictures in the morning.

 

[Justin]

These are great mantids, but I always lost a lot while molting.

 

[Debbie]

They tend to do that. We hope our will molt okay when the time comes.

 

[Debbie]

Here are some new pictures, they are so cool!

Female:

Male:

This are 3 from the smaller ones. It's so cool that they all look different.

Most of them look somewhat like this one.

We have a few that are a bit more brown.

And there is 1 that's really dark.

 

[Hannibal]

They are absolutely gorgeous Deb!

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

They're simply awesome! I've never seen them before!

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Incredible, Debbie!

 

[Debbie]

Thanks all!

 

[Palor]

Those are impressive, very cool.

 

[Debbie]

This will be their new viv. We intent to put some of them in on Sunday.

 

[chazaliae]

Those mantids are just adorable and that is a great camera you have there! Good work on the viv, it looks amazing.

 

[gizmo143]

WOW...:yikes:

 

[Sinosauropteryx]

Idolomantis diabolica? Wow...

Those are some of the most impressive looking insects I have ever seen. How many of them do you have, and how big do they get?

 

[Debbie]

Thanks all!
We have 8 at the moment. In the range of L3-L5. A full grown Idolo will be around 13 cm long.