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Sometimes when nymphs "just die", it can be a result of bad genes, but it's usually because of the conditions. 1st instar nymphs are the most fragile and if certain conditions aren't being met, they will quickly tell you by dropping dead. To help figure what could have been the cause for such a...

This idea/topic has been brought up and discussed across many forums and breeders. From my personal husbandry experience and reading discussions (similar to what happy1892 posted) it is predominantly environmental. While genetics may play a role, the environment plays a bigger role. However...

Please follow this link to find the Florida Guidelines for Importing Exotic and Non-Florida U.S. Arthropods. Here is the link to the original page on the Fresh From Florida website. The actual permit application can be found on the right side of this screen under "Online Resources" (it's the...

I can first-hand confirm that these can and will survive periods of "extreme" cold. Within the past few weeks it has gotten below freezing here in Gainesville, FL and on multiple occasions I have found nymphs of both of these species. 

Sorry to hear about the little escape artist :( But they are generally easy to care for (as adults)... as aforementioned they wont tackle prey much larger than a fruit fly (depending on the Mantisfly species). When I was in Massachusetts a few years back I caught 3 of them (I think they were...

Thanks for the answer (and congrats ;) ) ...it seems like behavioral ecology is a rewarding path to go down, regarding mantids. You get to both study them as a profession and care/raise/observe mantids all day long (and the papers you have to write too, I assume :) ) Hopefully I can find one...

This question isn't directed toward me Arvada, but I did...ever since I could crawl...I had a love for animals. While it still holds true, there is a slight preference towards insects. And now I'm on my way towards becoming one (after saying it all these years) :) Back on topic...

I think species in the Empusidae family have the shortest incubation times; ~two weeks (Empusa fasciata).

I have four male I diabolicas and one female (ages range from pre-pre-sub to pre-sub). I would like to trade one of my males for one of your female of similar age. If you are able to help me out, it'd be greatly appreciated. U.S. only please. Cheers, Andrew

I would highly discourage sending them to Cali (or other states outside of their native territory) without the proper permit as Ranitomeya stated. To due the facts that they can and will eat just about anything and have very few predators (most are parasitic) is usually the ideal setup for a...

Few options... 1.) some species in the Family: Bombyliidae 2.) some species in the Family: Syrphidae 3.) some species of fly that has predatory larvae....a few years back, I was culturing blow flies and something similar to what you're holding also appeared with the blowfly maggots....so I...

Also, they'll eat just about anything...they are rather omnivorous and have seen them eat pre-killed crickets and roaches to your usual buffet of veggies.... pretty easy to raise and keep.

They are black as juveniles and turn that bright yellow as adults...although there are some rarer individuals that can be dark colored as adults. It appears yours are normal for now, we can only tell at adult :)

Congrats on the new hatches! :)

Im interested in acquiring some of these, if you have any available please send me a PM, thanks :)

Sorry to hear :blush: Don't put this on yourself...if anything, I'll take the blame, as I mentioned it in the first place... they didn't have much longer to live, and they would've just died from the sickness and it would've prolonged their suffering. They wouldn't have died in peace. They...

Congrats!!! :)

the ooth should be fine (should being the key word) however its difficult to tell "bad" food from good food.... if this is any help, I've never had black death from feeding roaches, plus they are pretty easy to culture. There really is not much else to do. Most cases of black death kill the...

Update: Two preserved adult Acontista sp females are currently being ID'd by Dr. Gavin Svenson. None of the nymphs that hatched parthenogenetically, made it :( ...nonetheless, still a unique find, but I believe they are a known species (just not documented in FL before) probably from a...