#heterochaeta

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Heterochaeta orientalis - Cat Eye Mantis

Adult Female - Full Threat Pose

She threw hands at me when I came in to feed her!

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Heterochaeta orientalis 🖤

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Heterochaeta orientalis - Cat Eye Mantis

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WE HAVE MOLTED AFTER OVER A FULL MONTH OF PREMOLT (~1.25m)

Esméralda - Cat Eye Mantis

(Heterochaeta orientalis)

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You have been grabbed.

Cat Eye Mantis (Heterochaeta orientalis)

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Two sides of the camera. Featuring Esméralda, a Heterochaeta orientalis adult female vs a Samsung Galaxy 23+ Smart Phone. She is by far my biggest mantis.

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She molted. She's huge.

Here's Falkor.

Now 6" as an adult. Esméralda should be molting soon and will likely be even longer!

Cat Eye Mantis (Heterochaeta orientalis)

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Heterochaeta orientalis L5

She is so amazingly colorful