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I have 3 pennatas l5 and 3 fasciatas l1.

well, you're in better situation than me I have 1 female and two males:D

Ok. I did receive my E. fasciata ooth, some nymphs were hatching while I was opening the package and now I have 3 E.fasciata nymphs. I keep the ooth warm in hope that more will hatch over the weekend and if not, 3 satisfy me just as well.

so I introduced male to the female and the male sits on her since yesterday when he'll get to business?

yeap, male and female:D

what instar are your pennatas?

yeah, at first when I was starting the hobby I read somewhere that there may be one to four hatchings from infertile ooht, but the nymphs will be so weak that they won't live past fourth instar

little diamonds:D

Love truncatas, Whalhberhii are charming and B.mendica is smashing:D

I don't think they're the same species, I see that mantis in the picture has different head than the one in "previous entry" pictures and if you take a better look their thorax also differs from one another.

I've been to greece few times and I could never find adults at that time of the year, where did you look for them?

I'm just asking about their origins, it would be good if they weren't of european origin cause that would mean they don't need a diapause which would make keeping them easier:D

Not necessarily fasciata, genus empusa counts 31 species, but I think that could be either fasciata or pennata. What are origins of those frey?

Pnigomantis is a fine mantis as well:D

damn!! What a offtop!

Off topic indeed, but I always go blind when reading your post:D

I love when mantids play dead, they look dead but you know they're alive it's so funny:D

I love empusa:D I would never thought that such amazing species lives in europe:D

any religious issues should be a taboo topic:D

is it somehow similar to Empusa case where you have the same species, but the european one would require period of diapause and the other would not even though they're the same species?