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Thank you, very helpful!

My first ooth (T. sinensis) just hatched yesterday. I gave them a few fruit flies to see if they would eat, but they are afraid of them! They rear up, as if ready to strike, and when the fruit flies come too close they just jump over them or run away. I have them all in a bin together, with...

Thanks for the info on biting :) :lol:

Thanks for all the welcomes everyone :D I've read that somewhere before, quite unfortunate. I figured I would keep around 10-15 and see how many reach adulthood. Thanks, made it myself :) :lol:

Hello! I have been catching and raising bugs my whole life. I never wanted a praying mantis, though. My grandpa used to give them to me in deli cups as gifts. He told me that mantises bite when you touch them, and the only way to get them to release their grip is by cutting off the body. I...