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New to this mantid business. But, they're sure not hard to photograph! H. membranacea, female: H. membranacea, female, again: P. cholorphaea: And from the back: Our dear friend, H. coronatus: Closeup. Unfortunately, it looks like she sustained a bit of damage during her last...

Thanks for providing a summary of your conditions. Very helpful! Sounds like your environment is pretty good. Direct fluorescent light should be fine, say 20 to 30 cm from lights. If the leaves burn a bit, you'll know you're using too much light, but anything up to the point of burning...

Ordered two sexed sub-adult pairs, and some mesh enclosures from Becky, and got some freebies! All superbly packed and shipped promptly. I could not be more impressed! In addition, she is a very nice person, and a reliable source of information! Hope to do business with her again. Thanks...

You're welcome! Perhaps something to keep in mind for next winter?

Just saw this today.... You can purchase thermostats which are for 120 V appliances. I use them for a number of purposes. Just hang one where you wish to monitor the temperature, and then plug your heater into it. It will automatically shut off when the desired temperature is reached. Hope...

Sure! Members of genus Drosera, also known as sundews, are carnivorous plants that capture their prey using an adhesive. The upper surfaces of their leaves are covered with red-tipped tentacles, each of which is surmounted with a large droplet of sticky mucilage. When prey touches them, it...

Hi, I'm new here. Have been interested in mantids since I was a kid. Remember reading a book about keeping them way back when I was in grade school, several decades ago. Was always fascinated by them, but the area in which I live has few, if any, of them since it is very dry and has very...

I'm new here, but thought I would share with you some images of a few of my carnivorous plants. Have been growing them for quite a long time, and now hope to begin a new hobby: cultivating mantids! Tuberous Drosera have been coming up. Here is Drosera erythrorhiza: A closeup shot of D...

N. campanulata is really not that tough. Please describe the growing conditions (light level, humidity, photoperiod, day/night temps, compost, water quality, watering frequency). I'll bet we can figure out how to help you!

You might find this website to be of interest. It's one I wrote about ten years ago. Mostly intact, but it is being hosted by a buddy of mine, and some of the links may now be broken. It features members of the genus Nepenthes, tropical carnivorous plants which are from SE Asia. I'm new to...