He’s gorgeous, what species is he?
His eyes are so unusual but pretty!Murderbug was quite excited to come show me how pretty and shiny he is after his molt.
He's such a stud. Watching his eyes move and focus is so interesting.
He's truly a character! I love how much personality he has.
Oh, this was quickly tossed into the garden. The smell that came quickly was reminiscent of my dog who has coprophagia...
Dead snails win so far, in my book.
That looks like a good ID to me - Murderbug has the orange meral spot, the red inter-segmental lines, the blue antennal scales (the feather-looking things by the head; blue means male, in this case - orange/yellow would mean female), and the right overall coloration.
Well friends... It seems as though this was, in fact, not a molt.Murder molt
From what I have been told, I have not done the research to verify, mantis usually eat their molted shells.
Murderbug is still in hiding and I snagged these early this morning before he could gobble them up.
The colors and patterns are so pretty. He's been eating a lot lately, so i am excited for him to come out and show me his shiny new skin And how big hes getting.
