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Wow you guys are amazing! Thanks for all of the great ideas. So I am going to research the ideas, ie. Find out what they look like and make a choice. I'll let you know thanks for all the input.

I teach a summer school class for elementary school children all about insects. Last year we purchased two Chinese mantis and a ghost. They were a huge, huge hit with the kids. I would like to add a new species to our class that isn't too difficult, but I am willing to put in the effort. Any...

Thanks for the advice. I do have another Chinese that is doing well. I have been catching insects from outside, small moths and small flies but he doesn't seem interested. He always goes for the cricket though. I just don't want to starve him. I'll keep trying with the outdoor insects. I...

I teach in Ringle, it is near Wausau.

Thank you so much for the kind offer! I am going to try and see how it goes with the other two mantises. I don't want any more deaths in the family. Hopefully I will gain some confidence!

Thanks for the welcome and support. My family thinks I've gone off the deep end with the tales of the mantis! It is nice to be able to share with people that understand. I do think something was wrong with her, she kept falling down. Didn't know the cricket would turn on her!

Hi, I am an art teacher and live in Wisconsin. I teach a summer school class in insects to first and second graders. I ordered two Chinese mantis and today one was attacked by a cricket! I was devastated, I feel terrible about it. The cricket was not that big, but perhaps the mantid had just...