Search results

Hi, I use to be on this forum in the past and I inquired about orchid mantis care. Now I live with my friend and we are getting a devil's flower mantis. I've got a few questions: What would be the proper enclosure size for a nymph (unknown instar) What would be the optimum food source? I...

Me and my friend were geeking it out last night and looking at insects under a portable scope with a light source when I had an idea. We use microscopes in lab with camera attachments, there's gotta be a portable scope out there for insects that can take pics right? Can you guys point me in the...

I've got some time between classes right now and I thought I'd post some basic info on these little creatures. In my introduction I stated that I migrated over from mantis shrimp to praying mantids and I got some questions/responses about these guys. So here it goes for those of you who are...

Now that I've dived into the world of the mantid (again kind of...) I've taken a renewed interest in entomology! I'm spending hours on end browsing the Internet and reading about pet terrestrial inverts (think that encompasses the general group well instead of saying "insects"). Anyway, one day...

Ok so, if anyone has read my introduction, you know this will be my first mantis and I'm set on an orchid. I went through and read the threads on this section from the last year but I want to make sure everything is in place before the animal is shipped. I'm planning on buying most of this...

Hello there! I actually visited this site a few months ago but I was recently reminded of this place when I asked my friend what her favorite insect was and she told me it was the orchid mantis. And I thought "hey I was looking into keeping a mantis earlier, now I have a motivating factor!" Im...