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Catchy: A size comparison

I will be going away in a few days - a weekend break to Amsterdam with my partner. I'm not worried about the critters at all, as I plan on spritzing them before I leave, and then that's all they should need until I get back. The biggest task is making sure that whoever wants to eat has eaten before I leave, so that none of them are too hungry. This is more important for the smaller ones, the slings and the smaller mantises, etc, as I'm assuming that their metabolisms are faster and that they can't go as long between meals as the larger ones. This is a big assumption based on mammals, mind. I am trying to get some decent feeding photos in the process, so hopefully there will be plenty to post over the upcoming few days.
Unfortunately, Catchy wasn't at all interested in food on this occasion. She's pretty well fed and growing nicely, so it's not a cause for concern. But I was able to get this photograph, and when compared to a photo taken four months ago during the science outreach session and the local school (above) you can really see just how much she's grown in just a few molts.
It's hard to believe that she's the same insect. My other mantises - different species - have molted a number of times, but none of them are much bigger than they were when I first got them. Catchy is growing FAST.
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