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I was told by a member here about the difference in Yersiniops collected when i posted some pics on FB. I didn't pay much attention at first but when I set the Yersiniops up at home I started to see differences. This is the pic taken when both Yersiniops are being fed. Placing it side by...

I assumed most if not all the adult females should have been mated in the wild this time of the season. Yea AZ unicorn eluded me again. But then there'll be something for me to hope for the next time I go :)

Yea I hope so. I didn't collect all the adult females I came across though, and so as the adult male, but I might be regretting it soon after a closer look at Yersiniops that I collected might appear to be of two different species. It's alright to collect in the national forest, but not...

More S limbata female spotted This place probably has the highest population of Yersiniops and Litanuetria I have ever seen, but unfortunately the same go to rattler snakes as well so always have to watch our steps. A beautiful place worth visiting. I end up spending most of my time on the...

So Madera Canyon never disappoint me. Following species spotted Bactromantis mexicanus F Yersiniops sp (2 different species i think), F/M S. limbata M/F L. minor M/F S. californica M On my last day, My wife and I went to Molino basin campground. I was told Arizona unicorn mantis have been...

Will do very soon.....

No name sorry. It was on Ruby road next to Pena Blanca lake. A big sign showing campground.

ABout half a dozen each species.

Half way on Madera Canyon and i had a flat tire....bummer. Got a new car.... but lost half a day and missed out the trip to Florida Canyon Get my energy back hehe Went back to hotel to and check out some of the insect collected Aphaenogaster queen? Wolf spider with babies...

There were also plenty of adult male Stagmomantis sp. But sometimes i can see small Stagmomantis nymphs..... wonder if these ever get a chance to reach adult before winter Beautiful cactus flower Bactromantis mexicanus? with beautiful marking..... found near a fallen tree bark...

Madera Canyon is my favorite spot for mantis. I can always see some mantis there. So that is where we went on the third day. Surprisingly the first thing I found was an ooth. Fresh too. Still light in color. This mantis was found near by on short grass An adult female ground mantis...

I have seen them hiding underneath log or rock. They appear to be active at night or during cloudy day. I don't remember seeing river or pond anywhere closeby they probably get their water source from prey or morning dew.

Wonderful set up Rick. That's the type of plant where I found B borealis too. How big is the crowd this year?

Another S limbata female spotted There are also other venomous critters too...... My wife holding a Arizona vine snake. Apparently this is the only type of vine snake in the US. Apparently that is a pretty popular location for herpers and bug hunters, meet a few more people there...

So the first day wasn't so bad. Saw the following mantis - Bactromantis mexicanus, F - Stagmomantis limbata, M - Yersiniops sp., M/F - Litanuetria minor, F The second day we decided to meet up with two bug friends at Sycamore Canyon Campground, which is very close to Pena Blanca Lake close...

Yea I collected some. Would be cool if these could reach Heterochaeta sp. size.

Has been a while since my last trip to AZ. 4 yrs to be exact. Summer is almost over and with free time in hand I decided to go back and enjoy Arizona nature. My wife decided to join me as well. We were there for about 5 days but didn't spend as much time out in the wood as I was hoping for. I...

Received a well packed shipment from Mikhails with extras and species i didn't even order for. Wonderful person to deal with and great mantis breeder. Thanks!

Received a wonderful parcel full of healthy mantids. Thanks Dave!

They will then move on to kill the mantis.... just kidding. They will then turn into cannibal and eat each other or starve to death.