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Well, as some of you may know, submitting your email on an insect advertisement brings in a wreath of scammers. I have had messages such as them being young girls who have money that want to to get married to you, from fake bank emails(I don't have a chase card...-.-), to winning the lottery. If...

Hi, For my website, I'm trying to make it so that the sub-menus pop-out, instead of just taking up room. However, html I'm okay, but with CSS, I'm totally lost. If someone knows how to do so, please explain in nub(Which I am) terms. The current html for my menu is : <div id="leftside"&gt...

Can someone please describe how you can use photos? As in rules/laws/copyrights. For example, do you need to ask permission on the author, or can you just use them and post who took it, etc. Anyways, please describe the process. Thanks.

Males of C.gemmatus or O.distinctus would be greatly needed!!!!!! Am willing to buy, trade, or set-up a breeding loan. Thanks!

Does anyone know any methods to mate an unreceptive female? She is probably the most nervous mantis ever. She gave me my first winged threat pose, but is pretty willing to do so in any situation. For picture takers, that's great, but for the male, poor him. I'm at attempt number 9. He is pretty...

I am looking for C. gemmatus females or O. distinctus males. I am willing to buy/trade/se-t up a breeding loan. PM me with anything you have. Thanks!

Okay, the ants have found my mantis enclosures. <_< They were first scouts, and then now like 30 are here. I killed most with finger power. Tommorrow, there will be 100. What can I do to ant-proof my containers? Thanks.

Well, I checked my email to day, and I got this: Howdy. I am in the process of puttng together an exhibit of live invertebrates and am interested in all of your mantid species. Will the mantids currently offered be available around the end of January/first of February? Are there any legalities...

Okay, I have L1 Pseudocreobotra ocellata (Spiny Flower Mantis/#9 Mantis) nymphs available now!!! They are 1 for 10$, 3 for 27$, 5 for 40$, or 10 for 60$. I ship using Express, and will ship some extra nymphs. ;) Some pics of mine: (After a couple of molts, the black will go away.)...

Okay, so, it would be great if you guys could help me on this topic. I have 5 C. Gemmatus, and I have been trying to count abdominal segments, but it is difficult because they are around 1 cm long. :blink: For the people who have had more experience counting segments, please post your input...

Okay, I would like to buy/trade/breeding loan of a L5/6 subadult, or newly adult C.modesta(Nigerian Flower Mantis) male. Just pm or post here with any offers you can think of. ;) Thanks!

I would like to purchase or trade for some Ceratomantis saussure(?)(Many different spellings.) nymphs/adults/ootheca. I can purchase or trade for them. Preferably U.S., but if not, we may come to an agreement. Any possibility is great. Thanks! For the above, I'm willing to trade some of my...

I have only a few P.ocellata oothecas availble. Limited availabilty! Only 45 dollars each! I can promise you that they are fertile(Watched them mate with my own eyes! :lol: ). The two shipping options are either Express or Priority.(USPS)(US only) Pm me or post here. My paypal is...

Does anyone have Ceratomantis Saussurii nymphs/ooths/adults/whatever for sale? Does anyone know someone/website/whatever that has them? Preferrably US. Any other country will do fine however, with ooths. Here are some pics. http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6527

Oh, no, one of my boxers has poop stuck to the mantis still, and seems to be connected by a clear string. :blink: I tried removing it, but it seems pretty stuck inside there. Has anyone had this before? I hope it's not constipated or something... :blink: Pretty serious though, so please...

Could a cricket have done this? I began feeding them crickets, since the winter months are coming up, and I fed them crickets yesterday. This one seems to have the top part of the eye gouged out, and a spike missing. Both missing areas are covered with a green liquid, and the eye wound is...

Okay, so from all of the controversal data about legaility and keeping/selling of mantids, I decided to take it into my own hands. I email an APHIS guy, and this is his reply. "Jasper, I can answer any questions you may have about USDA permits. Whether a mantid is regulated depends on the...

Help me please. Whenever I spray my enclosure, some mold seems to like growing in the water droplet really rapidly. They are pink or yellow, and no, the water doesn't stay there for that long, hence the rapidly growing mold. A vid is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh5_ovZREw8 Has it...

Is there like a bug, that could eat mantis waste? Could woodlice do it 9 I heard they ate plant matreial, but digested foor count?)? How about some type of substrate that hosted beneficial bacteria that broke down waste. (No, not mold or fungus. <_< ) If there was a bug, then you can...

Does anyone have Ceratomantis Saussurii nymphs/ooths/adults/whatever for sale? Preferrably US. Here are some pics. http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6527