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Ronald_loulan
post Aug 18 2010, 12:01 PM

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Hi guys,i juz notice this thread.
I found 1 Mantis 2 weeks ago when im having breakfast at Mamak.
So i catch it n raised it.
Last week she incredibly make an egg case n lay eggs.
Dunno when will the egg hatch.
Btw,can any1 identify my Mantis type?


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Ronald_loulan
post Aug 18 2010, 12:28 PM

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The ootheca might b infertile.
But i took the pix right after she's done.
Now after 1 week+ it looks like brown colour.
Btw how do u tell the fertility of the egg?
Really wanna learn.
TQ
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post Aug 18 2010, 12:47 PM

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Ohh,i c..
Btw the rear left leg (2nd pix) of my mantis always stay up like tat.
B4 it wont but dunno since when it started like tat..
It didnt use the leg at all.
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post Aug 18 2010, 02:14 PM

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Haiz,need gv her a good time b4 the time comes...
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post Aug 30 2010, 10:51 AM

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My Mantis 2nd Ootheca.
Around how many Oothecas they can lay b4 they die???
Btw my Mantis look like goin to die soon coz it looks so tired n lazy to move.


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post Aug 30 2010, 11:05 AM

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A few months bac,my colleague found 1 Mantis lay Ootheca on a door.
N it hatched on 21days later.
Now i noe why the call this species Ant Mantis.... biggrin.gif
Look at those cute little nymph,they got hand(wat u call them)....


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post Aug 30 2010, 11:34 AM

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Ohh,i mean wat u call their hand?/
Claw??
Btw i really hope those ootheca r fertilize....
Still waiting for them to hatch...
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post Aug 30 2010, 03:38 PM

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RyoKenzaki,u mean the pix my fren took?
My fren didnt keep it.
Sorry,but if mine hatchs,i can give u for free since u r the sifu of Mantis...
Ronald_loulan
post Aug 30 2010, 08:43 PM

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When wanna go catch some wild mantis??
Lets go together....
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post Oct 3 2010, 06:36 PM

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Haiya,if say earlier i would b able to join us guys to get some mantis today...
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post Oct 3 2010, 09:30 PM

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next week outstation...sad.gif
really hope to get some soon as my mantis died last 2 weeks....sad.gif
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post Nov 19 2010, 07:06 PM

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Very nice....
Too bad they hv max 1yr lifespan....

 

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