As a new forum supporter I took up Rebecca's offer from her site MantisPlace, for a free mantis (as seen at the banner on the bottom of every page) for the cost of shipping.
My package arrived today and as you can see I received two Ghost nymphs (Phyllocrania paradoxa), which was the species I was hoping for! Also included were 100 house fly pupae to feed them with, which I promptly put several in a container to hatch and the rest in the refrigerator.
They arrived safely and are very active. The first thing they wanted was water, as they tried to drink from my hand, so I put some water on my hand and they drank. They are both in their new homes and hanging from the lids.
On another note the nymph in the first photo, only has one raptor foreleg - it is missing completely all the way up to the shoulder. It hobbles around but has no problems moving around or hanging from the lid. I will feed them first thing tomorrow once they rehydrate and rest up, and will see if I will have to help feed it until it molts and repairs the foreleg.
My package arrived today and as you can see I received two Ghost nymphs (Phyllocrania paradoxa), which was the species I was hoping for! Also included were 100 house fly pupae to feed them with, which I promptly put several in a container to hatch and the rest in the refrigerator.
They arrived safely and are very active. The first thing they wanted was water, as they tried to drink from my hand, so I put some water on my hand and they drank. They are both in their new homes and hanging from the lids.
On another note the nymph in the first photo, only has one raptor foreleg - it is missing completely all the way up to the shoulder. It hobbles around but has no problems moving around or hanging from the lid. I will feed them first thing tomorrow once they rehydrate and rest up, and will see if I will have to help feed it until it molts and repairs the foreleg.
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