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Hi everyone! I know it's been ages since I posted, but I wanted to share some pictures of my girly, Umbra, chillin' on my hand. She's very docile and fun to watch. Such an awesome little creature, I love her to bits, hehehe. That's all for now!

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've posted. I've been busy with work and college. Yesterday, when I woke up and checked on Umbra, my mantis, she had finally done her last molt! She's a beautiful mottled brown color, with cream-colored wings. I tried to take some pictures with my phone, so...

Hey everyone! Do you guys ever name your mantids? Or do you simply call them by their scientific names? I wanna hear some creative or goofy names. ^_^ Currently, I have a single ghost female named Umbra. I like naming them because I almost feel like they have their own personalities, even...

I recently ordered a single l5 ghost nymph from GreenOasis as well as a couple of BB pupae. I don't really have much experience raising the flies, and I'm a little clueless as to "activate" the pupae. :huh: So I have a couple questions regarding them How long does it take for the pupae to...

My nymph is too small for crickets, and I'm awaiting my fruit flies to come in. In the meantime, would it be okay to feed my nymphs some ants? I don't want the ants to sting/hurt them, I could hold them by the head with tweezers but my mantises are way too skitish and won't take eat it from the...

Well hey everyone! I'm Karen, a college student from Texas and I've just recently been fascinated by mantids in particular after a certain zoology class. So, of course, I had to get one myself! After a bit of snooping around the internet, I decided to get myself a Chinese mantis from...