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I have not seen a shield mantis yet. I have seen a small black leaf like mantis, a large grey/brown one as well as several different sized bright green. I am just now learning about them, so I will have to start taking more photos to try and identify. I live in a rural area on a river so we have...

Thanks for the information! We do have fruit flies year round. Right now it is actually what is considered "winter", the temperature doesn't change much but we get daily rain. The nymphs sound like a lot of work since we can't purchase good. I think we will just capture another type of full...

The one on the orange wall is wild. She just hangs out and has laid eggs on the wall, so she eats what she finds. The small one we have in a jar with climbing sticks and lined with paper towels. I give it a little must daily. (Should I be misting less?) When we found her she had a small black...

Hi everyone, We live in Costa Rica at about 4,000 ft. Altitude. My son found a mantis on our outside wall with an injured front arm. We took it in and have had her for about a month. I never thought I would have an insect pet, but here I am! Even with only 1 good arm she catches everything! I...