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  1. Deacon

    My first attempt at breeding -Acromantis japonica

    Thank you again. I just "introduced myself." However, I can't get a picture to upload :mad: I will skip the roaches, thank you. I am going to google all the names you gave me though in case I recognize one. Maybe the black beetles I see under the potted plants outside would be okay. I...
  2. Deacon

    New Washington fan

    My grandson, Chris, involved me at the end of the "class project" last May. It's a long story, but I have the only surviving Mantis from that fiasco. Convinced it would not live, I ordered a nymph on-line for him (he's nine.) Learning as we go, both mantids have survived (Chinese.) Deacon (m)...
  3. Deacon

    My first attempt at breeding -Acromantis japonica

    Thanks for the encouragement. I've tried to do the Introduce Myself section but stupidly can't figure out how. I write my intro and can't see where to hit "enter." My Orin McMonigle book is Keeping The Praying Mantis--the hardback, pricey one (although it cost less at Amazon.) It lives on my...
  4. Deacon

    My first attempt at breeding -Acromantis japonica

    This summer, I have raised my first mantids (Chinese) and I just put them together tonight. He is 8 wks old and she is 5 wks so I thought they might be too old but my grandson has been begging me to try breeding them (she hatched in his classroom last May (the only survivor), and I purchased...
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