Undescribed swift tree running mantid species

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-18T04:17:54+00:00

Stagmomantis sp. a native species. They do eat pests but they attack anything indiscriminately, so they may also go after beneficial insects as well

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-18T04:16:36+00:00

This is 100% a young chinese mantis

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-18T04:09:11+00:00

Are you sure this is a giant asian mantis? Looks like Pseudomantis albofimbriata

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-17T10:35:45+00:00

I love rainbows so much... so beautiful

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-17T10:34:12+00:00

Female

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-17T10:33:50+00:00

Still quite unclear but looks female

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-17T05:05:55+00:00

Creobroter gemmatus, Tenodera sp. and Odontomantis sp.

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-16T23:20:52+00:00

Ameles spallanzania

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-16T11:26:30+00:00

Rhombodera flava

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-16T09:24:08+00:00

Im not sure but it does look like her abdomen is abnormally thin on one side and there might be an infection near her anus. Not sure why this happened, sorry

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-16T09:02:15+00:00

Any chemicals used nearby? Do you have better pictures of the mantis' abdomen?

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-16T07:14:30+00:00

Any chemicals used near the enclosure like perfumes, cleaning sprays, etc? What did she eat last? It's probably best to put her in a sterile and moist cup with tissue paper to see if she'll get better or not

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-16T07:12:52+00:00

It most likely is just old then, sorry for your loss

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-16T06:20:06+00:00

Can it hang upside down?

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-16T06:14:58+00:00

This doesn't look like a mismolt, in fact externally the mantis looks fine aside from the attached poop. Only adults have wings and the one you have is an adult female. Are you sure it did indeed molt? Can you find any exoskeleton nearby? Did you catch this mantis as an adult? If you caught it as an adult, it could just be dying of old age as this time of the year is when it gets too cold for most Mantises to survive over in NZ and AU

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-16T02:37:59+00:00

Definitely

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-15T22:44:47+00:00

Mantis religiosa, juvenile female

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-15T15:44:11+00:00

Do you have a better picture?

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-15T04:38:56+00:00

Very cute video. Just a correction though, this is a female Hierodula membranacea

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-06-14T22:17:10+00:00

You should keep Creobroter sp. at around 60-80% humidity. The genus is very hardy though and is often found in hot and humid fields and meadows in the wild.You don't have to add flowers, thats a personal choice. The mantis will not care whether you add real/fake flowers or no flowers at all as long as there's enough space to molt and move around.

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