I think I'm off to a good start! :D

I just thought of posting some pic's of the mantis I have received in the past month or so..

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I want to thank everyone that help me out!

Thank you to all the breeders that provided the mantis!

odontomantis planticeps (Ant mantis)

2 From, Nick



Male Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergii (#9 mantis)

2 From, Nick



Female Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergii

From, Nick





Mantis religiosa, Found here in Colorado. This is the first mantis I posted here & the first mantis I've owned in America She grew fast!!



hymenopus coronatus (orchid mantis)

From, Rebecca



Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergii, Eating banana!



Moth caterpillar, From a breeder in Colorado.



Chloroharpax Modesta (Nigerian Flower Mantis) eating Banana

2 From, Nick







hymenopus coronatus (orchid mantis)

2 From, Rebecca







phyllovates chlorophaea(Mexican Unicorn Mantis)

From, Yen







hymenopus coronatus (orchid mantis)

From, Nick

Wow must of been expensive!! Now all you need are some Ghost...

beautiful photos!! great job!

Asa,

Hmm about $250 for all the mantis I have received. I try & use the money I get from selling my geckos. Yep, I've been hoping to get a pair of ghosts. I purchased a pair form, Nick. But i'm number 9 on the list :lol: Hopefully I'll get a pair? But for now i'm enjoy the ones I have

buddhistsoldier88,

Thank you! I love taking photographs, It's one of my loves. Hopefully I'll get a little bet updated camera soon. Through this one is nice, But it's a small camera.

You must be having a lot of fun right now!

I think that your off to a good start .

OGIGA,

You have no idea, I'm like a little kid in the early hours of the morning, before I start my studies :lol: Feeding & watching the mantis, The geckos I own are nocturnal so I cannot really watch them.... Through i'm home at night, I'm a morning person. I mean they are doing something all the time... If it's eating, looking like a leaf in the wind or just giving you that cute little puppy dog look (i'm going to eat you look lol ) But whats not to like about pray mantis? Okay maybe they bite if you grab them the wrong way, I would bite to if someone was picking me up the wrong way or if that person looks like food :roll:

Deutschherper,

Thank you! I hope so... I'm trying to start with the fun species? Through I would say that all of the mantis are fun! Plus the thing I love about mantis, is that they are not to high in price, Even the really rare ones are not that bad in price to the geckos I buy.

Talk to you later guy's...

Even the really rare ones are not that bad in price

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You would be very very surprised.

Even the really rare ones are not that bad in price

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You would be very very surprised.

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Very, very very suprised

But u doing great, in the future i may get some ant mantids

oh and it a Texas unicorn mantis(not mexican)

Even the really rare ones are not that bad in price

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You would be very very surprised.

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Very, very very suprised

But u doing great, in the future i may get some ant mantids

oh and it a Texas unicorn mantis(not mexican)

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Yeah, like how much is an Idolomantis pair? :roll:

I saw an adult pair for sale here in the UK for £144 :? and thats $293

That's actually not that much for an adult pair. :lol:

HAHA okay... maybe they can be a little pricey? I've got a friend that has payed $2,000 for a pair of geckos. But it's one of the rare species. I can definitely see some mantis species being that price.

Ben.M,

Thank you for the correction! I'll have to change it on my website as well, Later...

Edit: I got the Texas unicorn mantis from Yen, He calls it a Mexican unicorn mantis & So does Nick? Or is (phyllovates chlorophaea) referred to both names?

Guys, for those not versed in United States geography, Mexico is on the Southern border of Texas. I'm sure the Mantid occurs over both regions.

And um, those aren't their real names either. The common name is just whatever we call them.

And um, those aren't their real names either. The common name is just whatever we call them.

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it's all screwed :?

Edit: I got the Texas unicorn mantis from Yen, He calls it a Mexican unicorn mantis & So does Nick? Or is (phyllovates chlorophaea) referred to both names?

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Yes Mikhails, it can be referred to both names. Nick calls it Mexican, but i like Texas. Whether you received it from Nick or myself they are from the same stock with scientific name of Phyllovates Chlorophaea so no worry of crossing different species.

Yen,

Thank you! I look forward to them becoming adult mantis, You were right they are growing very fast! I love this species!

Edit: I got the Texas unicorn mantis from Yen, He calls it a Mexican unicorn mantis & So does Nick? Or is (phyllovates chlorophaea) referred to both names?

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Yes Mikhails, it can be referred to both names. Nick calls it Mexican, but i like Texas. Whether you received it from Nick or myself they are from the same stock with scientific name of Phyllovates Chlorophaea so no worry of crossing different species.

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I saw an adult pair for sale here in the UK for £144 :? and thats $293

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martin sells them at 120$ or 60£ per pair..him and graham are great breeders with great prices