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    Is there such thing as a hybrid mantis?

    I read of a P. wahlbergi x P. oscellata but I believe the offspring are infertile. Will try and find where I read it :)
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    MALE oR FEMALE?

    As ever, male 8 segments female 6!
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    maximum sizes?

    2 inches of body length on ghost mantids. Males look a bit longer cause of the wings!
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    Do mantids chirp?

    My adult female Pseudempusa made a hissing noise whenever she was upset.... Really worrying :P
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    Open air "enclosures"

    Adult females are very unlikely to move from a plant as long as you keep the food supply up. Just gotta watch for the cat :P
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    Escaped mantis vs Environmental damage

    What about species which could go into diapause in cold months? I know Empusa pennata does, do any others? Though, with -10oC, they wouldn't survive that :P
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    Martin French

    Another great guy, bought lots of stock from him too!
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    Rob Byatt

    Great guy, always really friendly and helpful... Bought most of my mantids from him!
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    Hey there!

    I've been floating around for quite a while now, so I thought I'd pop here and say hello! I got back into keeping mantids again this year, and built up a small collection. Currently keeping Hymenopus coronatus, Sybilla pretiosa, Creobroter Sp. (thailand), Pseudempusa pinnapavonis, Phyllocrania...
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    Why the long horn?

    Sounds really good! Keep us updated :)
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    Why the long horn?

    Beautiful mantis, the projection on the head must serve to increase it's camoflage, or perhaps it has some other evolutionary advantage :) What sort of habitat/conditions did you find it living? And did you find a female, any chance of breeding?
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    Caught

    Is it a male or female? Males don't tend to eat all that much. If it's been in the wild, there's a good chance it's already full anyway hehe.
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