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While it's factual that ghosts are hymenopids and not empusids, it does not change the fact that ghosts are 'communal.' No, that's not a guarantee that you won't see any cannibalism, but there's no guarantee that you won't see cannibalism from empusids. Mantids are blood-thirsty little boogers...

I'd say stick them in a cage together and leave them that way until they mate. Since you've left the two together for a few hours without any cannibalism, I'd say you're probably safe leaving them together for longer. Just make sure they have a fairly large space so the male has room to run...

While I wish you luck, I doubt antibiotics would help, even if your mantid has a microbial infection. I don't think the fore, mid, or hind-gut of a mantid can absorb and disperse an antibiotic the way a mammalian digestive system can. And it would be nearly impossible to figure out an...

You should check out the subforum for breeding and nymph care here, it's full of useful information on mating mantids. The short answer is you shouldn't try to mate them until both have been adults for at least 2-3 weeks, before that and they probably won't be ready. With some aggressive...

I could probably amend my previous statement to be for any species of mantid that has a variety of colors. I think ghosts get brought up more often than other species (except possibly orchid mantids and how to get them to turn pink), since green is a less commonly seen coloration for them, but...

A little of both. Higher heat and humidity is supposed to help, and a branch in the enclosure with green leaves may also help, but it's not necessary to end up with a green ghost. I have two females that were kept in identical conditions and one turned out green while the other turned out...

One of my replacement males did the job. I put them together in a fairly large cage with a handful of crickets last Thursday and let them be. Saturday morning he had climbed on her back and throughout the day he stayed there but did not initiate connection. When I woke up this morning, they...

That was one of the sources I found; that one said 'at least six,' while other sources listed seven species (most notably the book 'Insects of Colorado' which has a google preview here), but those sources only list six specific species.

I've been tentatively planning a mantid-hunting trip for mid-to-late summer next year in the lower, warmer climbs of Colorado so I've been researching the different species of mantid that have been found in Colorado. I have read in numerous sources that there are seven species of mantid native...

I'd arrange them smallest to largest. Maybe if I had ooths from several closely-related species, I'd arrange those together regardless of size to compare/contrast the differences between them. Like, if I had a ton of Stagomantis sp. ooths, I might group those together and have a smallest to...

I was looking for a replacement male Ghost and Paul offered to send me one for price of shipping, and since he was shipping anyway offered me a great price on some spiny flowers. Shipping was fast, he threw in an extra of each species, and packing was perfect; one of the spinies molted in...

Ah, that depends entirely on the theater. Generally speaking, IMAX runs are much shorter than the normal theater run, simply because the next Blockbuster-that-demands-to-be-seen-in-IMAX has come out and the theater decides that it can make more money on opening weekend for Movie B than it could...

If anything, IMAX shows are usually shorter than regular viewings, because they have fewer previews in front of them. Basically, an IMAX theater is just a huge theater with a big, square screen. IMAX film is a large, square-shaped type of film that has a higher resolution than 35mm film. Very...

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There is an interesting article here that compares Avatar (and to some extent District 9) to movies like Dances with Wolves and The Last Samurai,and finds a common vein that boils down to a White-Guilt fantasy. It's a compelling take on the concept.

Cels are definitely a thing of the past, but when I was studying animation everyone used cel as a slang for frame and that stuck with me.

That makes sense, Phil. I had decided to keep them at a slightly lower temperature range to prolong their lifespan some, so it makes sense for them to be late bloomers to a limited extent.

And it's a bouncing, baby ooth! Came home tonight to find this whopper of a 3-4 incher. Couldn't be more proud. :D

ismart hooked me up, no longer looking.