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yes it has eye spots on th front claws, and from research i have done it would appear to be mantis religiosa - european mantis

OK fair enough.. i just wanted to know what to do as there are conflicting responses here... and if there is even a 'small chance' i needed to know what to do with it in terms of moving it etc because as you can see in the pics, it is on a vent and i could do without nymphs crawling all over...

Can anyone confirm the species from the photographs above? or is there another topic someone could suggest that i should podt them in for the purpose of identification? John

Cool i will do that. thanks. I am based in England, theres quite a few reptile centres that order in Mantids if you ask. :-)

Is there any way to properly identify what species she is? i have attached some photos. assuming she may have propogated without mating, and the ooth may be viable, should i move it into another tank, keep it in different conditions etc? any info appreciated. Thanks

As far as i know it is an Egyptian Mantis. This is what i was told in the shop though they didnt seem to be experts by any means.

ah, ok cool. Thanks for the info man. John

um, wasnt expecting this to happen! didnt even know it was a female to be honest. This is my 1st mantis and today i came home to discover it has made an Oothecae (looks looks like a cocoon). i have no idea what to do here.. The mantis was fairly near adulthood when i bought it (it had one molt...

Cheers! :D

Thanks Rick! its my 1st mantis so im a bit of a noob. forgive any daft questions i might ask... hehe

Thanks Ogiga :-D yeh he's on here i just done know his alias yet. He owns a stick/twig mantis and has been fairly active on here i believe asking questions. John

Hi, my names John. Just signed up to the forum on recommendation of a friend. Recently purchased an egyptian mantis after 2 friends have had mantids for a while now. He's called Moriarty and he's well greedy! ;-) John