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I have 4 adult Orchid males, and 5 females that will have their final molt in the next 2-3 weeks. Do you have males that will be adults in 6 weeks? Do you have female adults now?  Interested in potentially swapping mantises or trading a male or two for ooths/nymphs down the line when you get...

@Cole 78Thank you for sharing the post! I'm new here and didn't see that post, and its super helpful.  @Graceface-Thank you for sharing your experience! I will definitely be trying to keep my males cold so that I can mate them before they die.  @MantisGirl13 , @Graceface and @Cole 78 I was...

On a related note, why are the nymphs called L1, L2 etc for each of their instars? Specifically, what does the L stand for? 

Welcome to the forum! Im in the finger lakes region of NY. Hit me up if you are in the area, as i sometimes have various mantises and could help you out. 

Are they D. lobata? What instar are they now?

Hello all, I recently purchased a bunch of L2 orchid nymphs  from Mantis Dictator and I am very excited to rear them. This is my first time raising orchids. What are the average times between instars? How long do they take to reach adulthood, and how long do they live once they are adults?  I...

I have three female D. lobata adults. I am looking to buy a male, trade one of the females for a male, or potentially send a female to someone with males in trade for egg sacks that get produced. PM me if you have a male. 

I bought 24 orchid mantis L2 nymphs from Mantis Dictator. He gave me a great deal since I was buying in bulk. All 24 arrived alive and healthy and Mantis Dictator had included two extra which were also alive and healthy. The nymphs seem robust and were immediately walking around and catching...

Hello, I have three adult female Deroplatys lobata. They had their final molt about 3-4 weeks ago. If I buy some L3 nymphs now,  will my females still be alive and able to breed by the time the new nymphs mature (hopefully some will be male)? Thank you!

Hello, I have 3 adult female Deroplatys lobata that I would love to mate. If you have a couple of males, but no female, I would be down to trade one or to buy an adult or sub adult male. I'm in NY and its starting to get colder, so we would need to be careful with shipping unless you are in the...

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Thanks MantisGirl13! I study plant chemical defenses in tomato and potato plants. Our lab looks at how and when the plants produce poisons to defend them self from insects. I do get to play with tobacco hornworm caterpillars a lot, which is pretty great. Im so happy to find this forum with so...

Hello, I am a 5th year PhD student in Entomology at Cornell. Sadly I don't study Mantids because i made some bad life choices in undergrad :P . I have 3 Giant Golden Hierodula mantids, and 3 Malaysian Dead leaf Mantids. I came here because all three of my Malaysian dead leafs are female, and I...