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this is why we can't have nice things

ok I'm seeing a disturbing trend on tik tok and a few other social media platforms people going live WHILE DRIVING! for the older folks here, going live means you are basically on video chat with a massive online following. only it's not like a normal phone call or video call, you have to be...

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yes petco and petsmart crickets aren't healthy

oh yes I do!

yes both Nematomorpha

do you want some Compsodes schwarzi?

might as well resurrect this thread, because I'm breeding the FBTs again! I have a beverage chiller that can be between 40 and 50F, which is a game changer. No more random bins halfway out of a window in winter!

I was out in the field hunting for mantids, and I walked deep into this big mowed field in RI (called 5 acre field, but I call it FAF in text lingo and people sometimes think I meant to type "***" and am just TMI-ing them). As I was walking towards the center, I noted a short rose bush with a...

ok y'alls! so here's a general update my former major professor from URI said I need to up my reps, so I'm in the process of getting the n of each trt group to 60. I am at 45 now, and I have subadult pairs of C. apicalis so here's to hoping we will get more of these soon :) he was like "yea, the...

just bought myself a countertop RO water system! wait till y'all see my bog garden this spring! also I am working on changing my doctoral advisor. wish me luck

over the summer I kept my fairy shrimps in a large tank outside in my grasshopper-infested yard well, several Gordius species showed up in that tank of water (I have them preserved in vials somewhere around here...)

me or mystic? if you are a certified business coach or something I'd like to see your credentials, but I still don't see why the word "mantid" needs to be capitalized? do you mean in mystic's business name or logo?

why does "mantid" need to stay capitalized? it's not a proper noun

hello all, so there are several African species that seem to grow at a snail's pace at room temperature. These include Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii (taking about 6 months or more), Popa spurca (over 8 months), and Otomantis scutigera (about 5 months). So I've been thinking about keeping them at...

I need to revise my methods with these dudes they're pretty darn sensitive. A cup setup with hatchlings isn't cutting it. Time to try a net cage! Like the Odontomantis, they are pretty active/neurotic and thus might just need more space relative to their size. I did just have a hatch today

placed an order with Yen this week and it arrived in perfect shape. I asked him for insulation and heat packs (although today was in the 50s so probably not needed, gotta love living in the mountains where temps can swing by 30 or more degrees in the winter in about 12 hours) just to be safe and...

hi Erin, I'm Alex! I did answer your question in your previous thread, but lemme answer it again 1: I do not recommend substrate in a mantis cup. If you want to use it, that's your prerogative, but I find it gets in the way when it comes time for cleaning the cup out. You'll want to clean out...

yes I donated my paypal balance cuz that was the only money i had at the time I feel bad because I promised Joey firebelly toad babies and some new reed frogs when they all bred but he didn't get to see that happen