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    Praying Mantids Keeping Aliens

    Hi, can anyone let me know what species this is please ? and whether it's a pregnant female. Was found in Idaho.
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    Incredibly sad news today, I removed the earth and replaced it with foam and got rid of the bug issue but it now looks like my pregnant female mantis is now dying ! She is almost lifeless but still breathing and there is a wetness at the bottom of the ootheca, is this normal ? and is it usual...
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    Thank you :)
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    Ok, thanks for that, silly question time again but how do i remove the ooth? I dont want to damage it, wont it be stuck firm to whatever she lays it on?
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    Ok, thanks for that, I am using earth for a substrate in a removable tray with leafy twigs planted in the earth and a more solid stump for when she lays her ootheca should she need it. Does that sound ok?
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    Ok, thanks, she did have a couple males in with her that have since died though i did not witness them mating. So what happens now as far as the Ooth is concerned? Do I just leave it be and let nature do it's thang or is there something I should be doing to take care of them? Also, there seems...
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    Thanks for that :)
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    Thanks for that ! I think, lol. B)
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    Wow, are they? Something else I did not know, fascinating, thanks for that.
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    Thanks, lol.
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    Thanks for that, I did not witness her mating but she did have a couple of males in with her that have since died, so what happens now as far as the Ooth is concerned? Do I just leave it be and let nature do it's thang or is there something I should be doing to take care of them? Also, there...
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    Does my butt look fat in this?

    This may be a stupid question but does my New Zealand Mantis look fat or pregnant ?
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    NZ Mantids feeding

    Sorry, is fixed now, for some reason unknowing to me at the time they did not upload, should be there now :)
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    NZ Mantids

    Hi, they are New Zealand Mantids, very small but quite pretty, there is a species here called The African Mantis that was introduced and now becomming a bit of a pest that are brown. Regards, Chaos.
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    NZ Mantids feeding

    Two pics today, one of my larger Mantis eating her first Wasp and another of my smaller Mantis eating a pregnant housefly.
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    NZ Mantids

    Just thought I would put these pics up of my Mantids feeding.
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    My Mantis

    Thanks for that :) How can you tell she is a female please ?
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    My Mantis

    Oh, Ok, I have only seen her have three and she was very young when i got her :)
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    My Mantis

    Just thought I'd share a pic of my Mantis after it's seventh instar, the first sight of it's wings, very pretty :)
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