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M.religiosa nymphs are able to hatch without any cold period just after about 2-3 months of room-temperature incubation. From ooths that were put to the fridge there was no hatch at all. Maybe it is because naturally temperature changes from 20*C to ~0*C in a couple of months or weeks, but not...

I noticed that black spots appear when mantis is being placed for some time into a small container, which is just a bit larger than the mantis itself.

Don't you think it's a hoax?

Can you take a photo of them placed by the ruler?

I think it just wants to warm from your finger. My hierodulas sometimes do the same, mostly the small nymphs. Looks very cute. :)

And how big Idolomantis diabolica is?

Here are the dates of my female Heteropteryx molts. Once a month till L4, and then once in two months. E(ecdysis) means molting. Born 20.01.2006 E1 04.03 E2 05.04 E3 04.07 E5 02.09 E6 27.10 E7 20.12.

I think it is M.religiosa, because of white margin on the back of it's head.

Wow, looks impressive! And how big the female is?

Crickets eat each other only if they have a lack of proteins in their food. I give them boiled meat, usually twice a week, and they really like it.

My Hierodula membranacea and H.grandis nymphs often do the same, either when sitting on a flat surface or at the potplants. I think this is the act of their protective behaviour, as if they try to mix with the surroundigs using protective colouring. In my opinion, they look scared. I rarely saw...