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yea 90 is still hot. but thats what u get when u live in southern california. it doesnt bother me much but the bugs dont come out on days like this, sucks for macro photography. ps i have red, white, peach, and another that hasent bloomed a friend gave me.

hey, ive never posted a photo yet here. this is one of my bigger mantis out of the group. its iris oratoria as the title says. can anyone tell me how many times this mantis will shed and grow. ive never kept mantis before this. enjoy

hey hibiscussmile (mine are in bloom right now), thanks thats what i wanted to hear. just making sure they will eat other things. i knew they would now i just have to figure out how to catch them alive. its 110 outside right now and not much is flying around! i try to check the forum as much as...

i am closer to LA about 30 mins south, and like i said i go to a store (reptile store) and they usually have some but dont have anymore. i called all the other places near me and all i have to wait at least 3 days. i need food today. well i needed it yesterday they havent been fed for 2 days now...

hi i dont frequent this forum much but i know you are all experts when it comes to this. i have about 25 iris oratoria mantis, i had a fruit fly culture and it ran out no more flies. i went to go buy another at the store and they wont have any for a week or more. i called another store and you...

curious as to what your using them for, i have thousands in the backyard. can i feed them to newly hatched mantis?

great shots as usual, i like the giant Asian teeth one the best.

yea i was surprised, i always look when hiking never find a single mantis. then all of a sudden when im doing yardwork i find one haha. yea im sure it will be cool. i have a lot of other things that take up my time though, probly wont get too far into this mantis stuff(or at least i think) i...

thats great, its deffinitly hot enough and we have very long seasons, we get maybe one or two days below freezing if that every year. lots of nice summer days and there are lots of insects and flies in my backyard. specially lots of flies!

thanks very much, cant wait to see them grow. it wouldn't be possible to use some of these young ones or older ones to use in my greenhouse for pest control? i was going to buy some but if i don't have to that would be great.

ahh this place is great, lots of quick help. it looked like 2 ooths too me but really i was just hoping it was a mantis ooth. andrew - if it comes out to look like Iris oratoria that would be awesome, thanks for the possible id. hibiscus smile - sorry your snowed in, ill go outside and enjoy...

hi a friend told me to join this forum after i found an ooth. i have no clue how to care for a mantis if anyone has any info to help that be great. these are two photos of the egg case, anyone have an id? its on a branch of a tree should i cut it off or leave it or cut above and below the ooth...