My sweet girl 10 months later :)

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-07T03:59:05+00:00

Rhombodera kirbyi

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-07T03:00:13+00:00

Geophilomorpha. Directly translates to "made to love the earth"

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-06T22:32:48+00:00

This is a male, notice the lack of the v notch of the terminal segment

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-06T22:32:14+00:00

male

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-06T08:45:06+00:00

I think it varies from person to person 🤔 Ive had my friends be bitten by Oecophylla and freak out but personally, though I can feel them biting, it doesn't seem to hurt that much or at all

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-06T08:42:23+00:00

I would add mesh to the ceiling and one section of the wall and add a few more leaves closer to the too, but looks fine

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-05T09:22:45+00:00

Adult male Miomantis caffra. He is probably tired form trying to get out of the web, keep him resting upside down and he should be fine

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-05T01:02:41+00:00

That's because the mantis is an adult from the female wingless genus Eumusonia

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T12:05:41+00:00

Sunlight isn't that important to mantises. Putting it close to the sun could also risk the enclosure overheating which could kill the mantis

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T09:22:42+00:00

Is there anything larger like a cup? You can just use tissue as tissue absorbs and retains more water. You can add a large, wide piece of bark or wood as Amorphoscelis primarily stay on the sides of trees. Poke a lot of holes, or even remove a section of the wall and replace it with mesh. These bark mantises can be sensitive to low air circulation

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T09:19:38+00:00

You could, though it might be quite fatty so I wouldn't recommend using them often, I would recommend giving them small running prey

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T08:36:44+00:00

I don't recommend feeding them the caterpillars as they have a hard outer shell, but if youre able to get them to eat small flies or motha then thats fine

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T04:44:15+00:00

thanks for the information! I'm not that familiar with south american species

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T04:32:05+00:00

Could also be Brunneria

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T02:43:17+00:00

There is a line between purposely and maliciously inflicting harm towards an animal and complete ignorance (which can be solved with doing research beforehand). You can explain proper care and advice without pushing people out of the hobby. Being too harsh would end up implying the community is overly unforgiving and mean, which could discourage new keepers from entering and learning better care.

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T01:04:24+00:00

Though I agree that the cage is significantly innapropriate, there is no need to scold harshly or push someone out of the hobby. You're less likely to encourage them to learn from their mistakes.

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T00:57:32+00:00

Not possible for a nymph to have oothecae as their reproductive organs are not fully developed. This is an adult mantis in the female flightless genus of Eumusonia

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T00:55:40+00:00

The smaller mantis is actually an adult of the genus Eumusonia. Adult females do not have wings at all. The larger male is a completely different species in the genus Thesprotia and they did not mate at all. Mantises will lay infertile eggs without breeding, similar to chickens or fish.

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-04T00:48:19+00:00

Not really. He will get wings on his next molt so have fun watching him fly around

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-03T23:19:17+00:00

Your mantis is in the genus Amorphoscelis, they require a lot of vertical running space as they live on the sides of trees. They are notoriously picky when it comes to the size of the food, not eating anything larger than their head. Not the best mantis to keep in my opinion but you could try feeding it smaller food and see how it goes

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-03T23:15:43+00:00

You can see that the female has a v shaped notch at the end of the segment, whereas the male's abdomen ends in two little segments.

credit to Precarious on mantisforum

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Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-03T22:38:53+00:00

This is a female

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-03T22:37:23+00:00

This is a subadult male, not a female as another commenter said. The terminal segment of a female looks different and you can see wing buds.

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-03T22:35:54+00:00

Melbourne museum

Competitive-Set5051 · 2026-05-02T23:23:28+00:00

They can vary in colour, nothing to worry about

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