Our Green Mantis Molting - One Hour Condensed into 2 Minutes

We caught the very last of our second mantis molting on the afternoon of June 25. This video is sped up 4x and condenses the hour-long final push of our green mantis freeing her abdomen from her previous exoskeleton into a little less than two minutes.

It was only after both of our mantises molted that we began to see that one was turning brown and the other green and both were developing distinct personalities. We've affectionately named them Brownie (aka Chill Jill) and Greenie (aka Sassy Sally) for the time being, but they need permanent names. That's where you come in. We need your help to name these sweet little girls! Send us your suggestions through our online form at https://www.ohiocountylibrary.org/pro....

On July 15 at our final PU Livestream Bugs & People (view details at https://www.ohiocountylibrary.org/cal..., we will choose the winners! In addition to the honor of naming the first two OCPL Mantis-Cam Mantises, the winners will receive a fabulous Mantis-Themed gift and a gift certificate to a local restaurant!

Learn more about our mantises and mantises in general at our July 6 Lunch With Books (   • The World of the Mantis & Mantis-Cam!  ), a special edition supplement to our ongoing PU Livestream Bugs & People series. OCPL staff member Nayt Knapp will tell all about the World of the MANTIS & Mantis-CAM where you can watch our mantises 24-hours a day at https://www.ohiocountylibrary.org/pro....