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I doubt it hid in cracks in the stump. Mantids can take surprisingly cold temps and will slow down like a reptile.

Nothing looks wrong with the ooth in the picture. That is how Idolomantis ooths look.

I did not find any ooths, but the two stagmomantis layed ooths while I was there.

Yes I found these mantids myself. The choeradodis were by far my best find and my dream mantis.

Choeradodis are very difficult to breed. They have been brought into the hobby many times and most cultures die off pretty quickly. They are tricky because they need really high humidity, but still a lot of ventilation and even with that many die unexpectedly. If the humidity drops under a...

I recently took a trip to Osa Peninsula Costa Rica. Here are some of the mantids that I saw while I was there. Choeradodis rhombicollis Angela sp. Stagmomantis theophila Stagmomantis theophila and unkown Stagmomantis Liturgusa sp. Acontista sp.

Do you have a Facebook account that I can contact you on?

You should post this information on some of the facebook mantis groups like Mantis Keepers so even more people can see your research. https://www.facebook.com/groups/MantisKeepers/ I am very interested in the research you do on mantids of the US and I have a lot of information on localities...

Last year here in NY my sister found an adult female Tenodera sinensis in mid December. This was after several snows and many freezing days!

Welcome! I traveled to Puerto Rico last March. I was able to find many Callimantis antillarum.

Your description sounds like Mantis religiosa which can be white in color and has black spots on the inside of the forearms. http://bugguide.net/node/view/323165

Sorry for responding to that quote too that was an accident. I only wanted to respond to when he said, " The Ant Mantis and Asian Ant Mantis subadults look really similar." The thing is that both Odontomantis and Myrmecomantis are asian haha.

Both of these are just common names that can be used for any species of mantis worldwide that mimics ants, or Asian ant mantis for any ant mimicking Asian mantis. Scientific names are always better to use to prevent confusion, especially when there are many species that could have the same...

Definitely not liturgusa. This is odontomantis sp.

Almost every female mantis lays an ootheca regardless of whether they are fertile or not. Every once in a while the ooth with hatch, but usually a single nymph

I have tried beating bushes before and have only found a few nymphs of stagmomantis floridensis in Tampa FL, Callimantis nymphs in Puerto Rico, and an adult male Acanthops centralis in Costa Rica(Spotted then hit into net.) I have found that sweep netting works by far the best for me. The thing...

I have noticed around this time of year I find them in the most random places. I do not think they survive past fall even if kept warm. Check the bottom of the container for ova that will hatch in the spring!

The farm sites that work best are the cocoa plantations because they are usually built into a tropical forest and are surrounded by forest. The mantids like macromantis and pseudoxyops are commonly found on the trees in the plantations. In savanna habitats you should be able to find some...

Craig is from NY