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My Heterochaeta orientalis recently completed his first molt since I received him, but I'm not sure what instar he is. Would anyone who's familiar with this species like to offer an approximation for what instar he is? He is about 4 cm long right now. I would guess that he's an L3 but I'm not...

I have been feeding my young Heterochaeta orientalis D. Hydei fruit flies but have just run out of adult flies. I see that several of the larvae have entered the pupae stage. I've noticed that my mantid seems to enjoy eating the larvae. Is it okay to feed him the larvae until the adult flies are...

Hello everyone, I'm a 26 year old brand ambassador for a brewery who recently decided to get into the mantid hobby. I have a young Heterochaeta orientalis who successfully completed his molt a couple of days ago. I'm very excited to join the hobby and meet the community. Cheers!