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03-11-2011, 05:34 PM
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Praying Mantis Nymph dark patches
Hi all
I bought a wide armed L3 praying mantis a week ago. Last night I was trying to feed it (it won't catch food itself, I have to hold dead flies to it's mouth) and all of a sudden it went crazy, rubbing it's mouth as though in pain. This went on for hours. I left it alone and it has hung in the same place on a leaf and is still there. It's not rubbing or thrashing around anymore, but just still. It has gone from a light green colour to a bit darker and has dark patches on it's back and head. It has not moved all night which is unusual. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks, Jo. 
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03-11-2011, 05:41 PM
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From the top it's abdomen is light, it seems to have gone lighter in the week I've had it. It has a white stripe down the centre.
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03-11-2011, 05:43 PM
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03-11-2011, 05:50 PM
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Oh no
I thought it might be getting ready to molt or something, I've never had one before. What could have caused this? Is it in pain?
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03-11-2011, 05:52 PM
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03-11-2011, 05:55 PM
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I don't have a great camera but I will try my best to get a good one. It's also developed dark stripes on it's legs. Poor little Winston
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03-11-2011, 06:31 PM
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Okay these are the best I can get with my camera phone. It also has developed dark stripes on it's legs over the last week. It has been hanging vertical from a leaf until I disturbed it to take photos!
    
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03-11-2011, 07:03 PM
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Ate you sure its a wide arm mantis the pics dont make it look like one!
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03-11-2011, 07:35 PM
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I bought it from ebay and that's what the listing said: "Cilnia humeralis * wide arm* praying mantis small nymph". Which species do you think it is?
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