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They do not need any special care to be exact. These mantids that you have is Statilia maculata and I have breed them. They may only be attracted to flying bugs like flies or damselfies. They could also eat some non flying insects like a Grasshopper nymph (Pull out one of the grasshopper's and...

It looks like a sub-adult Tenodera fasciata Looks a lot like my female...

Yes it is :D ! Statilia maculata are often called ko-kamakiri meaning small Mantis in Japanese :)

Really loved you Pictures :D

Thanks for the compliment :)

I think it is Statilia maculata, they look exactly the same. And also, I do not read Chinese, I'm Kadazan you know :lol: I can read Hiragana...

Great pics. The green hurt my eyes :lol:

Lovely pictures, Liked the last one, seems to be that he is enjoying the meal :lol:

Really nice close ups :) . Diabolica seem to do the threat display very often...

Impressive pictures ;) . Really loved the edited picture. The last pic is the threat display. To make them go in Threat mode, touch the head or the thorax, the will be annoyed by moving away. If you annoy it enough, it will attach your hands :P

Very nice!!! I like the 3rd picture best :D

I am still figuring out the ID. And the reason of the dirtiness on it's head and Raptorial legs is because he just killed a moth :)

This species can be found in Malaysia, some occurred in Borneo but most of them occurred at the Peninsular of Malaysia. Hopefully I wil be able to find them at ranau near Mount Kinabalu :)

I found this Statilia at the kitchen. Is he trying to catch flies or something? Does anyone knows what Statilia is he? Anyways, here are some pics of him :) I know it is not that good :( Special Pics :D I used a Canon Ixus 80 in macro mode.

Impressive work ;)