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"Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday." #Beatles #PEDT #grabthembythepussy #OrangeJello #MangoMussolini #Cheeto #trumplethinskin #MarmaladeMussolini #AdolfTwittler #TreasonousTrump #TinyHands #YouPlayedYourself

Facts. @donaldglover_ is the only #Donald we acknowledge. El Diablo Naranja can kick rocks in open toe shoes. #MarmaladeMussolini #MangoMussolini #Cheeto #trumplethinskin #NoChinBen #AdolfTwittler #TreasonousTrump #PEDT (at Limetree Beach)

Pedt, and his younger brother, Nit (not pictured) are L4 now.  They're both still really small, and while Nit is starting to get very typical Hierodula colors, Pedt here is still very pink! His markings are quite striking. I hope he never grows out of them, but he's got quite a few more molts left, so I'm not holding my breath. 

Guess which fat-arse ate a whole katydid twice his size?

My mystery mantises have molted to L3!! And I still have no idea what they are :T I thought during their L2 phase that they could very well be Hierodula sp; but their coloration still causes me confusion. Even more so, this little dude popped that pose in the first picture; which really threw me for a loop.  This is a defensive pose in which the mantis attempts to blend in with its environment by mimicking a twig, or blade of grass, etc. I have observed this pose in my Acromantis nymphs, and other species of bark/stick mantises--but never in my Hierodula nymphs.  And this one is Pedt. look at his eyes, they're fusca! The other mystery mantis that molted to L3 (who I've named Nit) has the standard green eyes, but everything else is identical.  Yeah, I'm still at a loss for IDing these little dudes...