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This was a great experience learning and caring for a most fascinating insect. All my success -such as it was-came from the fine folks I met here and the former members who left so much info In the old posts. All nine mantis I started with made it to adulthood. They were meant to help me get...

If you had a choice of any wild mantis, which would you most like to collect? I am currently gathering and testing what I need for extended trips around the U.S. There are a few states I have never been in. And most I do not know well. A bit more gear and ready to take off. Local trips at first...

Seeing pictures of P. paradoxia with many different colors I started looking for the reason why. Found a early forum thread about this. Seems may be more than just humidity and temp. Camouflage Analysis Of The “African Leaf Mantis” Phyllocrani Started by chun, 22 Aug 2006 in general...

I am not talking about pheromones. More like a body smell. Doubt I have the equipment to find out. Trying to figure out if a project of mine has a chance to work, but need to know if different mantis have different smell. For example: does a ghost mantis smell like a chines mantis?

I must admit I do not handle my mantis very much. Check on them 5-6 times a day visually but only handle a few minutes each week for cleaning, honey/water and very close inspection. Being a new caregiver for mantis, I have wondered if handling them more as young nymphs would make them "tamer"...

My neighbor was moving a pile of fire wood closer to his house when he found a mantis under one of the logs. Temp was in low 4o's day, below freezing at night. That was the day before Thanksgiving day. I would have thought with all the freezing temps we had had for 2 weeks or so they would have...

While doing first feeding yesterday, noticed one had molted. Figured from what others had shared, not eating, and long walks around container was soon to be but missed seeing it. Later decided to quickly split up the ghosts (2x3) into individual containers. Just as I finished,  Sabaca told me...

Today the first mantis arrived. 6 ghosts and 2 mystery. All look great and are eating. Thanks Rebecca for the great start on my new interest. And so the study begins with live specimens. :clap:

Happy Birthday, Buddy. Sure glad you are still here on forum! Steven

Had an egg case hatch during school in 5th grade. Before inter net and not much care info available. Now 59yrs later I have the time, space, and available knowledge to keep and breed these beautiful insects. Enjoyed breeding and learning about killiefish for 40 yrs or so. But age and weight of...