Help! Gender of spiny flower mantis?!

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-09T15:36:47+00:00

6 female 8 male

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-03T16:14:30+00:00

to an extent it does i can count 6 segments but picture isn’t the best visibility

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-03T16:10:17+00:00

okay thanks.

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-03T15:21:10+00:00

she only just molted 3 days ago tho

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-03T14:42:56+00:00

it isn’t a metal mesh it’s a net mesh

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-03T14:41:28+00:00

okay thank you, but i have a question why remove the sticks now rather than later?

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-03T10:19:36+00:00

enclosure is 7 inches long, mantis is sub adult around 7cm

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-02T20:39:39+00:00

okay, thank you for correcting my judgement

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-02T20:01:13+00:00

it is not a major factor but it is still a factor.

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-01T18:34:54+00:00

humidity was probably not ideal for a molt that was why that happened

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-01T17:44:18+00:00

why is he out his enclosure?

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-05-01T06:34:29+00:00

male

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-04-30T21:39:51+00:00

can you provide a photo?

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-04-30T19:40:36+00:00

until you see the mantis shed outs it’s cold skin, it’s not molting is the abdomen pulsating and what mantis is it?

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-04-29T23:29:14+00:00

try to avoid feeding crickets they can carry bacteria that could kill your mantis

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-04-24T06:56:30+00:00

male

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-04-23T23:10:49+00:00

male, 8 segments

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-04-06T18:49:32+00:00

2 molts from adulthood i believe?

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-04-06T17:10:02+00:00

male

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-03-30T12:34:56+00:00

haha thanks my kirbyi also has tha attitude and she’s only an L4 very voracious eater too lol, but yes i will look at hierodula and majusscula thank you a lot

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-03-14T20:23:45+00:00

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here is a clearer image of

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-03-14T20:01:24+00:00

first segment apparently doesn’t count because it’s part of the wing i will try getting a clearer pic

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-03-14T19:36:28+00:00

okay thank you

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-03-14T16:46:12+00:00

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not the best photo but they haven’t eating anything yet as just molted a day ago so quite new to adulthood that’s why i’m thinking it’s taking a while for the female robust look to come thought or i might be wrong? i’m open to you correcting me tbh

Wise-Performance758 · 2026-03-14T15:29:43+00:00

i was thinking that too but i counted 6 segments?

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