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  1. Synapze

    Wing problem after final molt..

    I see your post.
  2. Synapze

    Well shoot….

    I understand the loss first hand. I was once into salt water reef specimens. I had some beautiful setups. Very expensive specimens of jelly fish and other exotic specimens. I paid $600 for some coral reef fragments. Everything was perfect. However, the apartment I was living at the time sent in...
  3. Synapze

    Well shoot….

    What a loss. I'm so sorry this happened to you. 😕
  4. Synapze

    Mantis macros!

    These are awesome!
  5. Synapze

    Wing problem after final molt..

    Certainly. Use the Attach files option and select the pic you want to share. :) Crumpled wings can happen even if environmental conditions are spot on. Does she have plenty of molting space and adequate hanging areas?
  6. Synapze

    Hello from Coquitlam, BC!

    Welcome 👋
  7. Synapze

    Hi from So. Calif.!

    Welcome 👋
  8. Synapze

    Field trip bust

    I thought it would be a perfect place. Large property with 3 large ponds, a small river with lots of tall grass running along the banks, rotten logs and tons of moss and bamboo. 1 acre was mostly pine. This was all within 4 acres of property. I probably should have waited until more flowers were...
  9. Synapze

    Field trip bust

    I was overly optimistic and took 10 32oz cups and other assorted containers and bags. All I forgot was mosquito spray. 😄
  10. Synapze

    Mantids For The Florida Garden

    As long as I have permission or on public property I don't care if someone is watching me. 😂
  11. Synapze

    Mantids For The Florida Garden

    We supposedly have lots of Gonatista here, but I've never found a single one. We have lots of lichen and oak trees and their camouflage is almost perfect.
  12. Synapze

    Field trip bust

    I spent five hours with friends on a field trip looking for mantids, beetles, plants and moss specimens. A sunburn and 200 mosquitoes bites later, all I found were these lousy snails and their eggs everywhere... and possibly Dengue fever. 😕
  13. Synapze

    Mantids For The Florida Garden

    I recommend Stagmomantis carolina. Chinese mantis are not great for the garden. I wish people would stop releasing Tenodera for pest control. They are a bigger threat to your pollinators than the smaller Stagmomantis species. Tenodera are great for pets... not for the garden.
  14. Synapze

    Hello from South Florida!

    Welcome from NE Florida. 👋
  15. Synapze

    FL species ID help needed

    I'm going to catch as many as possible so hopefully I'll get at least one female. Then again, with my luck I may catch 20... all males. 😂 I'm hoping to also find some Chinese females... one of my favs.
  16. Synapze

    FL species ID help needed

    Thanks! If it is indeed Thesprotia graminis maybe I'll only have to catch one. 😁 I believe they are parthenogenic. I'll do more research. If I find other specimens, beetles, orange isopods, I'll post my catches.
  17. Synapze

    FL species ID help needed

    If I don't get eaten by an alligator I will. 😂
  18. Synapze

    FL species ID help needed

    Thanks! That's kind of what I was thinking. Something about the eye shape throws me off. I'll be going on a "safari" this Saturday to see if I can find any more. She has a huge wildflower and woodland grass field about a acre. Hopefully I'll find something interesting. If I catch a bunch I'll...
  19. Synapze

    FL species ID help needed

    One of my neighbors in NE Florida sent me a pic of this dead specimen she found on her property. She's seen more in her bushes. I'm certain it's not a Heterochaeta orientalis... any ideas? It's approximately 2-3 inches. The picture quality may not be clear enough to be useful.
  20. Synapze

    Large, hard black/green lump about orifice (Hierodula Membranacea)

    Judging by this photo and the fact she's not able to use her hind legs, she's probably going to die and there's nothing you can do to help. So sorry. 🙁
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