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Ghost mantids (Phyllocrania Paradoxa) L2/L3 for sale $8/each.  $7/each for 5 or more.  They are dark brown to black in color.  Shipping from New York City.  Priority $9 or $35-$50 for quicker shipping (fed ex/UPS) depending on location, etc.   If any are DOA, I'll credit you back the mantid but...

Thanks so much!  So the diagram above is not technically correct then.  

Thanks to all of you!  My wife has allowed mealworms into the house with no problems!  I'm not sure she would approve of "real" maggots but we shall see! 🤣

I'm confused on the usage of L1 vs L2 when the baby nymph mantids are 1st born.  When they first shed out of the ootheca, it seems like certain websites state that they are already L2 because coming out of the egg and expanding on their thin thread is already a molt right at birth.  So when they...

Praying Mantis (Tenodera sinensis) L4 L5 Stage $6 each.  I ship USPS priority.  Quantity discounts.  PM me if interested. I'm located in Tenafly, New Jersey.

Here's a picture of one of the L3/L4s. (Tenodera sinensis) 

Hi, I'm Victor and I have recently restarted keeping praying mantids as a hobby...  I kept them as a kid many years ago.  Now, my two kids, who are 7 and 9, have joined in my passion and we are currently raising many chinese praying mantids that are in their L4/L5 stage.  I forgot how fun these...