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Thanks for the info! "Manti" is a Carolina Mantis... I just rescued her from outside before deep winter set in (going on about a month now). Her limbs were like that when I brought her inside. At first, I had wondered if they could get frost-bite.

Once they lay the ooth's, generally how long does the female mantis live on?? "Manti" has produced two ooth's over the last few weeks, but she seems to be getting a lot weaker. Can't really climb sticks or the little shrub I have in the cage without a lot of difficulty. Most of her limbs are...

Awesome, thanks for the help Rick!

Thanks for the help Danny!

Hey there.... I had asked this in a different forum, and I am fairly certain now my answer to Dethcheez's question is To Diapause. I have a Carolina mantis (from what I've found in research). She has just laid two ootheca. Now that it is winter, I want to know if I have to keep them indoors...

Thank you for the welcomes! :0) This has been the best website for information.

Hi everyone, I'm Janelle from Northern icy Virginia :0) I recently acquired (female Carolina?) praying mantis from my balcony. She had been hanging out on my screen door for a couple of weeks (that I noticed anyways). We went from 70 degree days with a call for 32 degree weather... so I...