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Omg since I last posted so much happenned! 2 lineola and 2 laticollis ooths hatched so I spend all my time feeding them and trying to sell them (really small market here). Plus my stick insecs also hatched its insane! I exchanged some ooths but lineola doesn't go very well :(  Laticollis is...

Beautiful pics! Love the colours on the inner arm!

Hello there! I have a bit different problem... My stupid work interferes with my care for the mantids!  I don't have nearly as much time as I'd love to for caring of these amazing insects! I don't get enough sleep and I'm depressed that I can't always be there when they need me the most like if...

Very pretty!

Congratulations!

Does the nymph have black markins on inside of arms? I found some pics and it looks similar from the top  http://mantodeenforum.de/index.php?page=thread&postid=33892&highlight=prohierodula

Nah just put your hand they walk right back on it lol

Yup I'm gonna do that very soon for the first time with my babies wish me luck

Wonder if its p. picta I only have P. laticollis wonder if they act similar

Depends on species :) Those aren't even the biggest ones :D  I was at expo and saw one twice as big and it still wasn't the biggest species lol. 

Stick insects also wanna clumb on my face 

Another mantis on face pic lol 

I really hope I can get my hands on the wide-arm beauties one day!  Now some more pics fron me ( lol my laticollis boy Sunny is tickling me) he also flew on my head lol. This is my truncata and desicata . Also Cosby u should try the mantis on face thing its really funny makes good photos and...

aaww so cute!! Some of my mantis ( especially p. Laticollis ) did this stress pose when my boyfriend showed up I was like ###### did u do to them lol. But I guess they are just used to me and nobody else. They love me lol :D

I can't choose 1 favourite that's just impossible!   Species I have:  1. Sphodromantis sp. - as some ppl above said I also love big, green and friendly mantids :)  Also easy to care for! 2. Prohierodula laticollis - super fun species, extremely active, friendly and those colours! I mean blue...

So I saw this kind of mantis on the internet and fell in love. But I can't find any info on it at all! Anybody of u experienced guys know anything About it? Probably not in culture either right? Also there was another Tisma that was yellow. Wow :)  will be glad for any info :)

Here are some more pics one is of my babies of Prohierodula Laticollis, then Hierodula majuscula eating a cocroach and Lineola boy when he was little

I an thinking of the fly trap but no idea where to put it I live in an appartment and don't have a balcony. Maybe I could put it like on a string out of a window or something :D   I only use dubia roaches cause they don't run away (i have quite an issue with runaway crickets lol those little...

Truncatas are like L4-5. They are so awesome that shield is amazing! Also love their eyes! Desiccata's too they look like sonething out of anime with those huge eyes :D I hope the idolo will not die I know they are hard to raise and that sucks because they are so cool! Same goes with...

I will have to start a fcb site lol