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I recently made an emergency fruit fly culture because I am running low. I transferred a screen mesh from the old culture to the new culture and about two days later I discovered mold. The mold grows thickly and is white to a green tint. I assume this mold is not harmful and a dark black mold...

I just discovered this evening while feeding my collection that my recently molted C. Gemmatus female has an arm injury. The left RAPTORIAL arm is bent slightly to the left so only the right arm is active and flexible. She is extremely skinny because of this injury. I have to hand feed her each...

I got maggots in my culture but I see them climbing up the walls and the next day i see brown dried up maggot like things. This is the first time I am creating my own cultures. Are the dried up things dead maggots or are thy just like that before they turn into flies? EDIT: Never mind I just...

I am running a bit low on D. melanogaster. I have a fountain that has a bunch of mosquito larvae in it. I was wondering if I can use these to feed my L2-3 gemmatus? I have already feed two of my gemmatus with the larvae and they are under observation for me to see any adverse effects. Thanks

From one male I was able to inseminate two females. I have both females housed in comfortable places. how long before she lays an ooth? It doesn't seem like any of them are getting any bigger. The females might just be a couple days into their maturity so can that be a problem? She was willing...

Yesterday out in my yard I saw a male and female limbata mating. So I carefully picked them both up and guided them to my net cage. This morning they wre finished and I was surprised to see that my male survived. I am planning to keep the male and use him again in a couple days. My question...

My black light in the yard attract this fella. I am assuming it is a "he" based on his shape and behavior ie flight. I am attempting to pair the male up with this also assumed female Limbata. Could anyone please confirm the genders of these two mantids and the species?If what I am assuming is...

Nothing is better than coming home and seeing a bunch of my local mantids in the garden becoming sub adults. I incubated the eggs awhile back now and released them after a couple molts and now I find them everywhere in the garden. It is just so pleasing to see these magnificent creatures roaming...

Well it is my first time trying to mate a mantis. I have a male and a female that is mature for about 1 month now and looks like they are ready to mate. The problem is that they won't. I put the two in a net cage and following the directions at the top of this forum precisely. THe male can see...

I have this one Limbata 4th instar that deformed its two hind legs during a molt. The legs are bent upwards and cannot grip. The center pair and raptoral legs work fine though. All and all the mantid is a good big size and seems healthy. What should I do about the deformed legs? Thanks

Well I went to feed my mantis today and found that one of the hind legs lost a tarsi. It is properly feed and housed. I have no idea what happened. It cannot be feeder crickets because I hand feed my mantises. Any ideas? Thanks

Hello My Name is Alexander and I am 15 years old. I live in southern California in the Valley. I have been collecting insects since I was 6 years old. I collect dry specimens. The more I learn about them in their death the more I want to study about them in their living form. Mantises are one...