Lx is the molting state. The nymphs before the first molt (directly after hatching from the oothek) are L1, then in a very short time they molt and turn L2, then after a week or two they molt again and turn L3 etc. During each molt they grow and change proportions. L3 is still very small.
awww what a nice baby-mantis, and LOL at the huge monster finger XD
ZirkusponyBonnie 3 months ago
Lx is the molting state. The nymphs before the first molt (directly after hatching from the oothek) are L1, then in a very short time they molt and turn L2, then after a week or two they molt again and turn L3 etc. During each molt they grow and change proportions. L3 is still very small.
MegamantisBlog 7 months ago
what does L3 and L4 mean?
macrossjs 7 months ago