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It sounds like the container is sealed shut so he can't do any of that.... The ooth will dry and shrink with in a few days. Then you should be able to open the container carefully and not damage the ooth. What other choice do you have? Scott

Hypoponera, For the central European Mantis religiosa to require diapause while the African M. religiosa does not, tells me that the two are genetically different in a significant way. This is not a simple difference either. For example, if the central European M. religiosa did not require a...

Hypoponera, If the oothecae of Mantis religiosa in central Europe require a period of colder temperatures to break diapause and the oothecae of M. religiosa in Africa do not need a diapause at all, doesn't this adaption imply that the M. religiosa in Africa have evolved into a subspecies (or...

Hypoponera, That is quite fascinating information. I knew that Tenodera sinensis did not require diapause but never heard that about any population of Mantis religiosa that did not. I wonder how a mantid taxonomist would deal with this since some populations of M. religiosa do require a period...

Male or female? I don't have an Orchid mantis at this time but I suspect others would want to know... Scott

Birdfly, Those sure are fascinating mantids. Where are they from? Anyone have them in culture yet? How big do they get? Nice pictures too. Scott

Oops...it's actually "Snake Plissken". I saw that movie in the a theater in Westwood by UCLA when it came out in 1981. Were you even born then? S-

Snake Pliskin! S-

A friend of mine that used to keep Hymenopus coronatus had remarked to me at one point that he noticed a lot of variability in male life span. I seem to recall him saying it was anywhere from 1 to 4 months as adults with 2 to 3 months being most common. I have no personal experience with this...

Kongobatha diademata does look like the mantis in your picture. That's not a well document species on the Internet, that's for sure. Scott

I am sure this will get deleted.... Happy Mantis, If the male has wings, he is an adult and will not molt again. Scott

Everything I have read says Mantis religiosa needs a period of colder temperatures to break diapause. Are you sure you have M. religiosa in Taiwan? Scott

Folks, I am going to be in Hawaii (Oahu) for a little over two weeks visiting my mom over the Thanksgiving holiday. Are there any entomological exhibits or vivariums on the island of Oahu that are worth seeing? Anything else insect-related that I should see? Thanks, Scott

Excellent! That's great to hear! Scott

MantisNation's "personal information" says he lives in Port Richey which is just north of Tampa Bay. From Wikipedia discussing Tampa Bay: "In the winter, the low rarely drops below freezing (32°F , 0°C, 273 K), an occurrence which happens, on average, once every other year. Since the Tampa...

The web site is here: http://spiderpharm.com/feeders/hf/houseflies.htm To order house fly pupae, go here: http://www.shopspiderpharm.com/servlet/Detail?no=26 Scott

Hierodula is derived from the Greek name for a female slave serving in a temple in the service of a deity. That fits a mantid nicely. Scott

Rebecca, It's been a week since you last post in this thread. How is your adult female Hymenopus coronatus doing? Scott

DARKSPEED, My comment about filtered water had nothing to do with its suitability for mantid consumption or for use to increase humidity. My comment was directed at your comment suggesting that filtering the water would reduce the mineral deposits on your black sand. The problem with wet sand...

This link does an excellent job of explaining the proper way to use scientific names: http://www.interaktv.com/articles/scinames.htm Scott