Fig. 3. Model B in A new device to autonomously feed individualized mantids on extended periods of time

Fig. 3. Model B autofeeder in operation. (A) Overall view; empty rearing chambers have a cardboard disk blocking the entrance of flies. (B) Four 4th and 5th instar M. aptera Giglio-Tos, 1917 in the rearing cups along with some Drosophila Fallén, 1832 flies. (C) Front view of one end of the equipment, showing the prey cup with culture medium, and Drosophila larvae and flies; note central compartment with prey freely circulating, and the rearing cup with a 4th instar M. aptera hanging in the Tulle fabric. (D) Rearing cup seen through its cover lid, with a 4th instar M. aptera and some prey. (E) Side view of the rearing cup, with a 5th instar M. aptera feeding on a freshly caught Drosophila fly.