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Okay...I'll get a pic tomorrow. But this is the first time I've seen these wing like designs, which is what made me believe they were getting close. After they molt into an adult, How long do they typically live after that? I mean, from what I've read, chinese mantis can live about 14mos in...

So my chinese mantis has molted for the 7 or so time and this time around they have two pairs of what look like wings on their backs, except they aren't really wings, just the design of wings. Is this the last nymph stage before adult? I'm assuming that is where the wings are developing...

One of my very varied looking chinese mantis. Some are green, some are brown and some are both. This one only has green in his eyes.....

Darn. I belong to alot of forums for various things and I get all of those messages? There isn't a spam folder in Outlook Express. Not the way mine is set up anyway.

Outlook express and it's a microsoft anti virus program.....I'm not aware I have a spam folder...

I'll try that, but if I start the topic I should automatically get notified when there is a response. That doesn't happen. Just checked.....it tells me I am following the topic already...

Hmmm...Thanks Tammy. I have all of them selected correctly but am still not emailed when someone responds to my posts?

Can anyone tell me how to turn on email notifications when my posts are answered etc? I can't for the life of me seem to find it in my profile.....

So I noticed that all of my critters have on them what look like two sets of little wings on their backs. Is this the last nymph stage before adult? When they molt next will there actually be wings there?

Thanks!!

Yesterday she ate two meal worms and a large half dead cricket. Her appetite is ravenous. She's also trying to move around alot more.

So it's summertime and my house is always getting filled with house flies from all the in and outs. I bought a butterfly net and can easily scoop them out of the air. Already fed one to my matis'. My question is what is the best way to get them out of the net and into the mantis enclosure? I...

So do you guys think it's necessary to have anything else in the enclosure such as decorations, sticks etc? When I had stuff like that in there they never perched on it and it just got in the way. They are always on the sides of the cage.....

She's definitely in better shape from a couple days ago. She moves around, she keeps herself upright instead of just hanging upside down. And she is trying to use her not so disabled right hand raptorial which she gripped the wiggling end of the second meal worm with this afternoon. I'm just...

Two meal worms and some water.......I'm actually optimistic she'll make it to the next molt.

She's actually getting around the enclosure instead of just hanging there now. Progress.....time to feed her....

So I just successfully fed her a meal worm. I cut it in half and gave it to her guts first. She got her mandibles in that mess and didn't let go until it was gone. I'll feed her another one tomorrow if she takes it. We'll see if I can get her to the next molt.

I keep watching videos but cant see how it's done. I want to know exactly where the skin splits first and the whole process from there....

She made it thru the night. She looks a little more mobile but she's still bent. I did put her in with the next biggest male I have, but she's bigger then him, so he stays away. I'm not going to finish her off. I'm just going to let things play out.

So I'm looking for pictures and videos of molting mantids and it seems that their head doesn't molt? Am I correct or am I just not seeing it?